April 2013 ойлик архив
Front Line Defenders has launched a new advertising campaign to highlight “Stories of Courage”
Front Line Defenders has launched a new advertising campaign to highlight “Stories of Courage” a series of 6 short films on the life and work of the 6 finalists for the Front Line Defenders Award 2013. Each of these 6 finalists from Iran, Cambodia, Kenya, Uzbekistan, Colombia and Mauritania has dedicated their lives to defending the rights of others
without thinking of the risks they themselves might face.
State employees in Uzbekistan forced to learn English
Employees of several state organizations in Tashkent complain that their leadership is forcing them to learn English at their own expense.
Nilufar (name changed for source’s safety), who works at the Children’s Dental Clinic #2 in Tashkent, told to “Jarayon” the following:
– During a recent meeting, the chief doctor of the clinic said to all employees that we must learn English language for dentists. However, the most outrageous thing in this order is that doctors must learn the language at their own expense, as the management of the clinic is not going to provide the employees any financial assistance for learning English. Our doctors give “shares” to the chief doctor from their salary every month… Moreover, prices are rising, today it is very hard to support the family. And now we will have to spend money from our own pocket to learn English language, – says the doctor.
Writer Mamadali Mahmoudov freed from prison
On April 19, 2012, Uzbek authorities released the famous writer Mamadali Makhmudov from prison. The writer, familiar to readers under the pseudonym Evril Turon, for many years leaded the list of Uzbek political prisoners.
Wife of the writer, Gulsara Makhmudova, also confirmed the news about the release of the political prisoner, which has been published by many online media covering events in Uzbekistan.
Eager to ask many questions, “Jarayon” called Mamadali Mahmudov, but the interview did not happen as the writer was having a rest at home.
Turkmenistan/Uzbekistan: Abuses in International Spotlight
UN Reviews Should Urge Concrete Improvements
(Geneva, April 22, 2013) – Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan’s highly repressive policies are coming up for rare international scrutiny on April 22 and 24, 2013, Human Rights Watch said today. United Nations member countries gathering at the Human Rights Council in Geneva under the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) procedure should seize the opportunity to expose and denounce the ongoing repression in both countries and press for concrete steps to end abuses.
Joint Statement
International Human Rights Organizations “Fiery Hearts Club” and Committee on the Protection of Refugees
As it is known, on April 22-24 at the UN headquarters in Geneva Human Rights Council will discuss the human rights situation in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan for last four and a half years.
June 1, 2012, the UN Committee against Torture at its 48th session adopted a decision on the extradition of 29 persons to the Republic of Uzbekistan by authorities of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the General Prosecutor’s Office’s request. As is known, in its decision, the UN Committee against Torture has obliged the authorities of the Republic of Kazakhstan to secure the return of all 29 persons extradited from Kazakhstan to Uzbekistan and pay compensation.
Dear reader
On April 12th of this year in mass media there was news that the International Committee of the Red Cross is stopping work in prisons of Uzbekistan.
About this the Director-General of ICRC Yves Daccord has reported in his blog on Twitter.
According to him, the management of committee came to such decision because of non constructive treatment of the Uzbek authorities.
Cases of Azam Farmonov and Alisher Karomatov to be reviewed at the UN 65-th session
Miguel de la Lama, the Secretary of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention informed Human Rights Society of Uzbekistan “Ezgulik” that the Working Group has prepared the case of two Uzbek human rights defenders Azam Farmonov and Alisher Karomatov for consideration during the 65th session of the organization. Their case, having 44 paragraphs, collected objections and conclusions which will be included in the annual report of the UN Human Rights Committee and reviewed as appropriate.
No crime found in Tadjibayeva’s “attack” on Gulnara Karimova’s house in Geneva
The prosecutor’s office of the Geneva Canton found no grounds to initiate a criminal investigation against Mutabar Tadjibayeva, an Uzbek rights activist, and her colleagues, reports the Jarayon.com website, the Tadjibayeva – led Fiery Hearts organization’s media arm.
The prosecutor’s office underlines in the statement that there is no proof or evidence that the visitors “attempted to illegally penetrate into the house and infringe upon private space and property of diplomats.” Mr. Makarov’s complaint was therefore found ungrounded. The statement reads the complainant can appeal the decision within 10 days.
Background: On 2 Mar. 2013, Ms. Tadjibayeva, the Dutch journalist Michael Andersen, ex-UK Ambassador to Uzbekistan Craig Murray, ex-Chairman of HRW in Uzbekistan Igor Vorontsov, and the journalist Andre Lorche went to the vicinities of the house of Gulnara Karimova, Uzbek President Islam Karimov’s elder daughter, which is located in the upscale district of Colony.
Mr. Denis Makarov, filed a complaint the next day, in which he accused Ms. Tadjibayeva and her friends of attempting to illegally breach the house perimeter and infringing upon private space and property of diplomats. Geneva law enforcing agencies questioned both Mr. Makarov and Ms. Tadjibayeva, and concluded no alleged crime was actually committed in said case.
Ms. Gulnara Karimova also accused Craig Murray and Mutabar Tadjibayeva of “planting strange objects” in her mailbox. According to Ms. Karimova’s blog entry, “an army of PR experts, lobbyists and provocateurs” is working against her.
Swiss authorities did not find elements of crime in the actions of Mutabar Tadjibayeva, who visited Karimova’s house
Prosecutor’s Office of Switzerland decided that there is no reasons for opening a criminal case against Mutabar Tadjibayeva, head of the International Human Rights Organization “Fiery Hearts Club”, and her colleagues on the basis of the complaint of Denis Makarov, officer at the mission of Uzbekistan to the UN Geneva office.
This is stated in the notification of the law enforcement agencies of Switzerland to Denis Makarov, representative of Uzbek diplomatic mission, sent on April 9.
