12.08.2013 кунлик архив
Communication to the Committee Against Torture
FREEDOM NOW – COMMUNICATION TO THE COMMITTEE
AGAINST TORTURE FOR THE EXAMINATION OF
UZBEKISTAN’S FOURTH PERIODIC REVIEW
August 12, 2013
I. Introduction
Freedom Now submits this report to assist the Committee Against Torture (the ―Committee‖) in its review of Uzbekistan‘s record of compliance with the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (―CAT‖ or the ―Convention‖, during its fourth periodic review of the country. Freedom Now is a non-governmental organization (―NGO‖) based in Washington, D.C., that seeks to free prisoners of conscience through focused legal, political and public relations advocacy efforts.1 Since 2008, Freedom Now has worked on cases of arbitrary detention in Uzbekistan.
