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Report
Annual Report: Uzbekistan 2013
Republic of Uzbekistan Head of state Islam Karimov Head of government Shavkat Mirzioiev Freedom of expression was curtailed as human rights defenders and journalists continued to be harassed, beaten, prosecuted and detained. Two human rights defenders were released early from prison on humanitarian grounds, but at least 10 others remained in prison, some in cruel, inhuman and degrading conditions. Concerns remained over the frequent use of torture and other ill-treatment to extract confessions, in particular from those suspected of links with banned religious groups. Freedom of expression Human rights defenders and journalists continued to face harassment and pressure from the…
May 29, 2013
Report
Annual Report: Uzbekistan 2011
Head of state: Islam Karimov Head of government: Shavkat Mirzioiev Death penalty: abolitionist for all crimes Population: 27.8 million Life expectancy: 68.2 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 63/53 per 1,000 Adult literacy: 99.3 per cent Reports of torture or other ill-treatment continued unabated. Dozens of members of minority religious and Islamic groups were given long prison terms after unfair trials. Human rights defenders continued to be imprisoned after unfair trials. The authorities forcefully rejected all international calls for an independent, international investigation into the mass killings of protesters. Torture and other ill-treatment Despite assertions by the authorities that the practice of…
July 11, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Demands the Release of Ethnic Uzbek Activist Jailed for Life on Fabricated Charges
Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseWednesday, September 15, 2010Amnesty International Demands the Release of Ethnic Uzbek Activist Jailed for Life on Fabricated ChargesContact: AIUSA media relations office, 202-509-8194(Washington, D.C.) -- Amnesty International is calling for the immediate and unconditional release of an ethnic Uzbek human rights activist convicted of involvement in the murder of a policeman during the June violence in Kyrgyzstan. “The charges against Azimzhan Askarov were fabricated to target him for his legitimate work as human rights defender and he must be released immediately,” said Andrea Huber, Europe and Central Asia deputy program director at Amnesty International. Azimzhan…
March 27, 2011
Press Release
Uzbekistan: Authorities must halt forcible return of refugees to Kyrgyzstan
The Uzbekistani authorities must stop forcibly returning refugees to Kyrgyzstan while fears persist of continuing...
March 27, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Demands the Release of Ethnic Uzbek Activist Jailed for Life on Fabricated Charges
Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseWednesday, September 15, 2010Amnesty International Demands the Release of Ethnic Uzbek Activist Jailed for Life on Fabricated ChargesContact: AIUSA media relations office, 202-509-8194(Washington, D.C.) -- Amnesty International is calling for the immediate and unconditional release of an ethnic Uzbek human rights activist convicted of involvement in the murder of a policeman during the June violence in Kyrgyzstan. “The charges against Azimzhan Askarov were fabricated to target him for his legitimate work as human rights defender and he must be released immediately,” said Andrea Huber, Europe and Central Asia deputy program director at Amnesty International. Azimzhan…
March 27, 2011
Press Release
Uzbekistan: Authorities must halt forcible return of refugees to Kyrgyzstan
The Uzbekistani authorities must stop forcibly returning refugees to Kyrgyzstan while fears persist of continuing...
March 27, 2011
Report
Annual Report: Uzbekistan 2010
Head of state Islam Karimov Head of government Shavkat Mirzioiev Death penalty abolitionist for all crimes Population 27.5 million Life expectancy 67.6 years Under-5 mortality (m/f) 65/63 per 1,000 Adult literacy 96.9 per cent The authorities persisted in their refusal to allow an independent, international investigation into the mass killing of protesters in Andizhan in 2005. Human rights defenders and journalists continued to be targeted, and some were sentenced to prison terms after unfair trials. Dozens of members of minority religious Islamic groups were given long prison terms after unfair trials. The space for freedom of religion and belief contracted…
March 19, 2011