October 2012 ойлик архив

Tajikistan: Secret behind the bars

29.10.2012   Central Asia, Human Rights, JARAYON   No comments

There have been many stories during recent years about torture of prisoners and inmates’ death cases as a result of ill treatment in prisons of Tajikistan. These stories are usually widely discussed in international arena.

According to Tajik authorities, including officials of judicial system, conditions in prisons in the country are satisfactory. Officials claim that reports of international organizations about torture and ill treatment in prisons of Tajikistan are merely “fabricated empty accusations”.

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Kazakhstan: Witness in Zhanaozen Riots Case Murdered

29.10.2012   Central Asia, Human Rights, JARAYON   No comments

Winess Aleksandr Bozhenko, who gave scandalous testimonies in Zhanaozhen trial, was killed, according to head of NGO “Liberty” Galym Ageleulov.

Aleksand Bozhenko had made an open statement that he was forced to give anonymous testimonies against defendants during the trial on riots happened in Zhanaozen city of Kazakhstan in December 2011.

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Human rights activist and her grandmother was detained by police for several hours

29.10.2012   Human Rights, JARAYON, Uzbekistan   No comments

On October 13, law enforcement authorities in Karshi detained the human rights activist Gulshan Karayeva and her 100-year-old grandmother, and kept them for several hours in police department.

Gulshan Karayeva herself told about their detention to Mutabar Tadjibayeva, head of the international human rights organization “Fiery Hearts Club”, during the phone conversation.

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Uzbek human rights activist and her 100-year-old mother detained by police

29.10.2012   Human Rights, JARAYON, Uzbekistan   No comments

Law enforcement authorities in Karshi city detained human rights activist Gulshan Karayeva and her 100-year-old grandmother on October 13, 2012.

Relatives of the detained human rights activist contacted Mutabar Tajibaeva, head of “Fiery Hearts Club”, via telephone and told about the incident that happened at about 9:00 am.

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Dear Reader

21.10.2012   JARAYON   No comments

Starting January 2013, in order to increase legal awareness of human rights defenders and ordinary citizens, for their review and further professional use, “Jarayon” will be publishing manuals of OSCE and UN, international conventions and laws, and legal documents of Uzbekistan on human rights and freedoms. All documents are translated into Uzbek language.

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Web application on detained human rights Defenders in Uzbekistan

16.10.2012   FEATURED   No comments

An “Insignificant State” called “Ubeki-beki-beki-beki-stan-stan” or a highly repressive regime torturing human rights defenders?

Spread the word about imprisoned Uzbek human rights defenders to secure their release!

Last October 21 2011, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) launched a new web application to bring attention to the situation of the human rights defenders still incarcerated in horrific conditions in Uzbek prisons.

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Web application on detained human rights Defenders in Uzbekistan

16.10.2012   FEATURED   No comments

An “Insignificant State” called “Ubeki-beki-beki-beki-stan-stan” or a highly repressive regime torturing human rights defenders?

Last October(2011), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) launched a new web application to bring attention to human rights defenders still incarcerated in horrific conditions in Uzbek prisons.

US Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain stated on 8 October 2011 “When they ask me who’s the president of Ubeki-beki-beki-beki-stan-stan, I’m going to say, ’You know, I don’t know. Do you know?” Cain added that it was not a priority to know “the head of one of those small, insignificant states around the world”.

 

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Petition to the UN Human Rights Committee (Salijon Abdurakhmanov)

01.10.2012   CAMPAIGNS, Complaints to UN   No comments

 

Communication

to the United Nations Human Rights Committee

In the case of

Salijon ABDURAKHMANOV

against

Republic of Uzbekistan

submitted for consideration under the First Optional Protocol to the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

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