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...
KazakhstanCovid-19Reports & Briefing PapersNovember 2020
Key human rights concerns in Kazakhstan: Briefing papers for the EU-Kazakhstan Human Rights Dialogue
On the occasion of the EU-Kazakhstan Human Rights Dialogue, International Partnership for Human Rights together with partners issued two briefings of concerns about ongoing...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsNovember 2020
Trial Monitoring Training in Central Asia: Call for Applications
The Clooney Foundation for Justice (CFJ) and International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) are calling for applications from human rights defenders, activists and practitioners...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesCovid-19Reports & Briefing PapersNovember 2020
Central Asia: Tightening the screws on government critics during the Covid-19 pandemic
The Central Asian authorities have used the Covid-19 pandemic as a pretext to suppress criticism of government policies and tighten the screws on independent...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanMoldovaTajikistanTurkmenistanStatements & Press ReleasesCovid-19Reports & Briefing PapersOctober 2020
Central Asia: Civil society monitoring documents growing rights restrictions during Covid-19 pandemic
The global Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in growing restrictions on fundamental rights in Central Asia, as the authorities of the region have limited such...
KazakhstanReports & Briefing PapersAugust 2020
Kazakhstan: Massive restrictions on expression during Covid-19; sudden banning of peaceful opposition
Introduction
This report covers developments on the freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Kazakhstan from April to June 2020, and was prepared for...