News & statements

8/31/10
Appeal to the EU: Help ensure that Kyrgyz human rights defender is given fair, impartial and safe trial
Read more » 7/11/10
Uzbekistan: A briefing note to the EU-NGO Forum on Human Rights on "Repression and Exploitation of Farmers and Rural Communities in Uzbekistan"
Read more » 7/6/10
Open letter to the Belgian EU presidency: Action needed to ensure protection of endangered Kyrgyz human rights defenders
Read more »

News & statements

8/31/10
Appeal to the EU: Help ensure that Kyrgyz human rights defender is given fair, impartial and safe trial
Read more » 7/11/10
Uzbekistan: A briefing note to the EU-NGO Forum on Human Rights on "Repression and Exploitation of Farmers and Rural Communities in Uzbekistan"
Read more » 7/6/10
Open letter to the Belgian EU presidency: Action needed to ensure protection of endangered Kyrgyz human rights defenders
Read more »

Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan)

The IPHR is implementing a small-scale project in 2010-2011 to assist and empower local human rights groups from Central Asia and other parts of the former Soviet Union to reach out to and engage the international community in their struggle for human rights. We work together with local groups on the preparation and distribution of publications, as well as the conduct of advocacy to raise international awareness, mobilize international support and promote international action to improve respect for in particular the rights of vulnerable groups such as civic activists, journalists and others who challenge government policies; ethnic and religious minorities; people in prison and detention; and women and children.

Publications prepared in the framework of the project:

  • 31 August 2010 - Kyrgyzstan: With Kyrgyz human rights defender Azimzhan Askarov set to go on trial this week, the IPHR and the Human Rights Center "Citizens against Corruption" (CAC) today issued an appeal to the EU to help ensure that he is given a fair, impartial and safe hearing. Read more...

  • 12 July 2010 - Uzbekistan: A briefing note to the 12th EU-NGO Forum on Human Rights on "Repression and Exploitation of Farmers and Rural Communities in Uzbekistan". Read more...

  • 6 July 2010 - Open letter to the Belgian EU presidency: Action needed to ensure protection of endangered Kyrgyz human rights defenders. Read more ...

  • July 2010 - Human Rights Center (Tajikistan): Legal Relations in the Area of Family and Marital Matters in Tajikistan: Problems and Perspectives.
    Download summary as Word or as PDF
    Download the full report     (in Russian, unedited by IPHR) here.   
         

  • 17 June 2010 - Appeal to the EU: Use human rights dialogue with Turkmenistan as opportunity to insist on end to intimidation and harassment of civil society.            Download as Word or PDF
  • 11 May 2010 - Five Year Anniversary of Andijan Tragedy: The International Community Should Insist on Accountability. Read more...


  • 6 May 2010 - Appeal to the New Authorities of Kyrgyzstan:Work with the International Community and Local Civil Society on Implementing Recommendations of the UN Human Rights Council. Read more...

  • 6 May 2010 - Contribution by Initiative Group of Human Rights Defenders of Uzbekistan to EU-Uzbekistan Human Rights Dialogue on 6 May 2010. Download as Word or as PDF

  • 3 May 2010 - Summary of Concerns and Recommendations of a Coalition of 13 Kyrgyz NGOs for the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review of Kyrgyzstan on 3 May 2010
                                                     Download as Word or as PDF

  • 23 April 2010 - IPHR Open Letter regarding Kazakhstani Supreme Court Hearing on the Admissibility of the Case of Human Rights Defender Yevgeni Zhovtis, 23 April 2010 (in English and Russian). Read more...

Five Year Anniversary of Andijan Tragedy:

The International Community Should Insist on Accountability