KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersNovember 2021
NGOs urge the EU to insist on more space for criticism in Central Asia,...
At the beginning of next week, the European Union (EU) will hold a high-level meeting with the Central Asian governments in Dushanbe, the capital...
KazakhstanReports & Briefing PapersOctober 2021
Kazakhstan: Silenced dissent, sentencing of opposition activists, and still no right to peacefully assemble
This report covers developments on the freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Kazakhstan from April to July 2021 and was prepared for...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesJune 2021
Stop Torture in Central Asia: It does not matter who our children are...
Tomorrow, 26 June, is the United Nations (UN) International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. And on this day the Coalitions against Torture...
KazakhstanReports & Briefing PapersJune 2021
Kazakhstan: Muffled protests and persecution of opposition movements, NGOs and trade unions
This report covers developments on the freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Kazakhstan during February and March 2021 and was prepared for...
KazakhstanReports & Briefing PapersApril 2021
Wave of political repression: witch hunts for activists, marred elections and scores of arrests
This report covers developments on the freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Kazakhstan from July 2020 to January 2021. It was prepared...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesCovid-19February 2021
Central Asia’s COVID-19 Crisis
The global COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated Central Asia’s pre-existing patterns of censorship and repression. The governments of the region have used this public health...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesJanuary 2021
Kazakhstan: End Campaign against Human Rights NGOs – Joint Civil Society Appeal
We, the undersigned human rights organisations condemn the current, coordinated attack on leading, independent human rights NGOs in Kazakhstan. In a campaign carried out...
ArmeniaAzerbaijanBelarusGeorgiaKazakhstanKyrgyzstanRussiaTajikistanTurkmenistanUkraineUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesJanuary 2021
Human Rights Impact Hub sanctions programme – Call for applications
The Human Rights Impact Hub is calling for applications from lawyers and human rights defenders from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, the South Caucasus and Central...
KazakhstanReports & Briefing PapersJanuary 2021
Far from free and fair – An overview of violations of fundamental freedoms during...
As voters went to the polls on 10 January 2021 for a parliamentary election offering a meager selection of pro–government candidates, dozens of peaceful...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesDecember 2020
Kazakhstan: Human Rights Groups Under Pressure. Tax Officials Should End Harassment, Withdraw Their Notices
Kazakhstan tax authorities are targeting over a dozen human rights nongovernmental organizations working in the country with fines and possible suspension for alleged financial...