Turkmenistan: Ashgabat to Face United Nations Review on Use of Torture
Copyright show: No Turkmenistan’s dismal human rights record will soon be the subject of a review by the UN Committee Against Torture (CAT). Watchdog groups rank Turkmenistan’s government as one of...
View ArticleUzbekistan Weekly Roundup
Copyright show: No A powerful earthquake registering 6.2 on the Richter scale struck Ferghana Valley early July 20, affecting Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. The epicenter of the quake was...
View ArticleUzbekistan: Tashkent Manipulates Justice to Throttle Dissent – Report
Copyright show: No Uzbek leaders have enhanced their arbitrary powers in recent years by eviscerating the country’s independent bar associations. A recent report prepared by Human Rights Watch details...
View ArticleKazakhstan: Rights Activists Urge Halt to Zhanaozen Trial amid Torture Claims
Copyright show: No An attempt to render justice is quickly turning into a PR debacle for Kazakhstan. Troubling allegations that torture was employed to obtain incriminating statements is engulfing the...
View ArticleTurkey: Denying Prisoners Medical Access as Disciplining Tool?
Copyright show: No Democratic Turkey may at times be touted as a model for the Middle East to follow, but, when it comes to Turkish prisons, there is little that ranks as exemplary, rights watchdogs...
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