01.04.2014 кунлик архив

On the occasion of European Union – Uzbekistan dialogue

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,

We are well aware that earlier this week Mr. Abdulaziz Kamilov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, attended the European Dialogue – Uzbekistan dialogue. We write to inform You on the serious, systematic and ongoing human rights violations of the Uzbek people, including the situation of civil society activists, religious prisoners, transparency and openness in the EU-Uzbekistan dialogue, the recent undemocratic initiatives of president Karimov to amend the Uzbek Constitution, and state-orchestrated forced labour of children and adults during annual cotton harvesting season and encourage You to urge the Uzbek government to sincerely address those issues.