26.03.2014 кунлик архив

Torture victims from Uzbekistan organized “For Life without Torture” initiative group

Uzbek human rights activists state that annually, hundreds of people become victims of torture, and most of them die in Uzbekistan’s prisons.

The initiative group “For Life without Torture” was organized following an initiative of three families, torture victims from Uzbekistan: the Tadjibayevs from France, the Ortikovs from the U.S.A and the Ruzievs from Holland.

The Group will operate under “Fiery Hearts Club” International Human Rights Organization. They timed the establishment of the group to 24 March, the International Day of the Right to Truth about Gross Human Rights Violations and Dignity of Victims.

Mutabar Tadjibayeva: Briefing on human rights situation in Uzbekistan

Presented to the EU – Uzbekistan meeting, Brussels, 14 March 2014.

The EU is preparing for the next series of discussions of the situation in Uzbekistan. International Association Human Rights“Fiery Hearts Club” takes this opportunity to analyze in this paper the current trends and development in the human rights situation of Uzbekistan, its relations with the European Union as well as draws the bloc’s attention to the major human rights problems and their solutions.

While focusing on the perspectives of human rights situation in Uzbekistan probably it will make a good entry point to mention that today human rights issue is perceived by the Uzbek authorities first of all as a political issue, the flow of which can have significant influence on the Uzbekistani internal and external politics.