December 2012 ойлик архив
To new 2013 year with new wishes and expectations!
Dear readers, fellow countrymen, supporters!
International human rights organization “Fiery Hearts Club” sincerely wishes you a happy new year and all the best in coming 2013!
The year 2012 was not different from the previous years for the Uzbek civil society in terms of human rights. Authoritarian regime in Uzbekistan continued to exist and strengthen. The government continued to violate the fundamental human rights, especially political rights of Uzbek citizen.
Uzbekistan: Where law is now a tool of repression
Nikki Sinclaire
Twenty years ago this week, Uzbekistan adopted its first constitution as an independent republic creating the legislative framework for human rights and democracy. Yet, two-decades later, the democratic government and individual liberties enshrined in the Uzbek constitution bear little resemblance to today’s autocratic government which systematically tramples on its citizens’ most fundamental rights. What is even more regrettable is the EU’s apparent failure to have any genuine impact on the improvement of the rule of law and democracy in Uzbekistan. This fact underlines the concerns expressed by many on the effectiveness of EU policy, and of the External Action Service.
Mutabar Tadjibayeva: I believe that there will be a day, when Uzbekistan becomes a country free of torture
For 20 years, Uzbek women, along with men, have been struggling against the authoritarian dictatorship of Islam Karimov, long-serving president of Uzbekistan.
These women are politicians, journalists, human rights activists, and ordinary women, who care about their nation.
As a result of their active citizenship, many of them were thrown into prisons, colonies and basements of detention facilities, and interrogated under torture, abused and humiliated by the regime. However, due to corruption system in Uzbekistan, these perpetrators are not punished.
Uzbekistan: Free Political Prisoners on Constitution Day
(Paris, December 6, 2012) – The Uzbek government should unconditionally release all of its political prisoners on the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the country’s constitution on December 8, 2012, human rights groups said today. Freeing the country’s many political prisoners would demonstrate a genuine commitment to Uzbekistan’s much-touted reform process, the groups said.
The nine groups are Human Rights Watch, Freedom Now, the Committee to Protect Journalists, the Association for Human Rights in Central Asia, the International Partnership for Human Rights, the International Association for Human Rights Defense “Fiery Hearts Club,” PEN American Center, ACAT-France, and the International Federation for Human Rights.
Uzbekistan: Free Political Prisoners on Constitution Day
For Immediate Release Uzbekistan: Free Political Prisoners on Constitution Day Use Anniversary to Advance Real Reform
(Paris, December 6, 2012) – The Uzbek government should unconditionally release all of its political prisoners on the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the country’s constitution on December 8, 2012, human rights groups said today. Freeing the country’s many political prisoners would demonstrate a genuine commitment to Uzbekistan’s much-touted reform process, the groups said.
Murdered journalist Saipov’s brothers attacked in Bishkek
In the evening on Sunday, December 2, slain journalist Alisher Saipov’s three brothers were attacked by a group of men in Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzstan.
Shohruh Saipov, journalist and one of the beaten brothers, told about it to “Jarayon”.
According to him, on Sunday at 9:30 pm, Ozodbek, his younger brother, and his friend went to the store.
Representative of Kazakhstan visited 29 Uzbek refugees in prison of Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan authorities sent a special envoy to Uzbekistan, who visited 29 imprisoned refugees extradited from Almaty to Tashkent in 2011.
Meeting in Tashkent prison
The international human rights organization “Fiery Hearts Club,” based in France, closely monitors the fate of 29 Uzbek refugees, who were extradited last year from Almaty, Kazakhstan, to Tashkent.
Gulnara Karimova and film: Gerard Depardieu as the latest whim of the Uzbek princess
World famous film star Gerard Depardieu has visited Uzbekistan. The actor visited Tashkent, Bukhara and Samarkand from 26 to 29 November. It seems that the visit made a bright impression on the sixty year old actor. He noted the “unbelievable scenery, richness and a sort of calm in everything” and called Uzbekistan a “country with a great nation.” At least, this is how the Tashkent media quotes Depardieu.
