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Annual Report: Kyrgyzstan 2013

KYRGYZ REPUBLIC Head of state Almaz Atambaev Head of government Zhantoro Satibaldiev (replaced Omurbek Babanov) Torture and other ill-treatment remained pervasive throughout the country and law enforcement and judicial authorities failed to act on such allegations. The authorities continued to fail to impartially and effectively investigate the June 2010 violence and its aftermath and provide justice for the thousands of victims of serious crimes and human rights violations, including crimes against humanity. Ethnic Uzbeks continued to be targeted disproportionately for detention and prosecution in relation to the June 2010 violence. Torture and other ill-treatment Torture and other ill-treatment persisted, despite…

May 21, 2013

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Kyrgyzstani Authorities Fail to Investigate Human Rights Violations

A year since ethnic violence in which hundreds of thousands were displaced, crimes against humanity, including torture, rape and murder of civilians have gone unpunished in Kyrgyzstan.

June 8, 2012

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Amnesty International Warns Lack of Justice in Kyrgyzstan Could Fuel New Violence

Failure to deliver justice for the killing, rape and torture of civilians could lead to further clashes, Amnesty International warned ahead of the first anniversary of the violence that shook southern parts of Kyrgyzstan.

June 8, 2011

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Lack of justice could fuel new violence in Kyrgyzstan

In June 2010, four days of violent clashes between ethnic Kyrgyz and ethnic Uzbeks in southern Kyrgyzstan left thousands injured, hundreds dead and hundreds of thousands displaced. The Kyrgyzstani authorities are obliged to establish the truth about what happened. They must provide justice for the thousands of victims of the serious crimes and human rights violations, including crimes against humanity. However, one year on from the June violence, justice is no closer to being done.

June 7, 2011

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Kyrgyzstan must deliver justice to victims of crimes against humanity

Kyrgyzstan’s authorities must urgently investigate and prosecute those responsible for human rights violations during unrest in June 2010, Amnesty International said today after an international commission of inquiry found that the violence amounted to crimes against humanity

May 10, 2011

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Kyrgyzstan must deliver justice to victims of crimes against humanity

May 10, 2011

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Kyrgyzstan Must Deliver Justice to Victims of Crimes Against Humanity, Says Amnesty International

Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseWednesday, May 4, 2011Kyrgyzstan Must Deliver Justice to Victims of Crimes Against Humanity, Says Amnesty InternationalContact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194(Washington, D.C.) -- Kyrgyzstan’s authorities must urgently investigate and prosecute those responsible for human rights violations during unrest in June 2010, Amnesty International said today after an international commission of inquiry found that the violence amounted to crimes against humanity. Four days of violent clashes between ethnic Kyrgyz and ethnic Uzbeks in the south of the country left around 470 people dead, thousands injured and hundreds of thousands displaced. Despite having cooperated with the commission’s investigation,…

May 6, 2011

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