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Report for the United Nations Human Rights Committee’s Task Force for the adoption of the list of issues on Uzbekistan
Introduction
“Fiery Hearts Club” was founded by Mrs. Mutabar Tadjibayeva – a prominent human rights activist and independent journalist – in Uzbekistan. Currently the organization is based in and registered as an international human rights association in France. Mrs. Tadjibayeva herself was a victim of torture and other ill-treatment during her imprisonment under a trumped-up criminal case in Uzbekistan, which was brought against her after she was arrested in October 2005.
On May 15, 2008, when she was still in prison, Mutabar Tadjibayeva was awarded with the Martin Ennals Award. Shortly after this she was released. For the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 2008, the “Fiery Hearts Club” was awarded with the French Republic’s “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity” Prize. Earlier this year Mrs. Tadjibayeva was included by Reporters Without Borders on a list of the 100 information heroes of the world.
The International Human Rights Association “Fiery Hearts Club” works on the protection and promotion of core civil and political rights and freedoms through monitoring, documentation and reporting; provision of legal aid; and awareness-raising and advocacy. The organization focuses in particular on freedom from torture or other ill-treatment and the right to a fair trial and is recognized as one of the leading human rights NGOs addressing problems in these areas in Central Asia, particularly in Uzbekistan.
