KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersNovember 2023
EU dialogue with Kyrgyzstan: Raise unprecedented threats to civic freedoms
The EU will hold its annual human rights dialogue with the government of Kyrgyzstan in Brussels this week, at a time when unprecedented threats...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersSeptember 2023
Civic space under attack in Central Asia: NGOs document key trends as region sees...
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and its partners draw attention to the widening attack on civic space and freedoms seen in Central Asia...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesSeptember 2023
Kyrgyzstan: Civil society network calls on Parliament to reject controversial draft legislation on Constitutional...
Members of the Kyrgyzstani Civil Society Network for Monitoring the Justice Sector “Akyikat Karegi”, which was established under an EU-funded project jointly carried out...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesSeptember 2023
Kyrgyzstan: Stop pressuring leading independent news portal, withdraw lawsuit to shut it down
We, the undersigned human rights organisations, are alarmed at the move of Kyrgyzstani authorities to close down the Kloop Media Public Foundation, which manages...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesJuly 2023
Kyrgyzstan: Ensure fair and transparent trial in the Kempir-Abad case
We, the undersigned human rights organizations, urge Kyrgyzstani authorities to ensure strict compliance with due process and fair trial guarantees set out by national...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesJune 2023
Justice for Torture Victims in Central Asia
“I want justice. A sniper bullet damaged my optic nerve. Later - in pretrial detention, I was beaten so severely over the head that...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesJune 2023
Kyrgyzstan: Reject repressive Russian-style draft law on non-profit organisations
We, the undersigned human rights groups, call on the members of parliament in Kyrgyzstan to reject the dangerous and ill-conceived draft law on non-commercial...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsJune 2023
NGOs urge the EU’s Charles Michel to press for accountability for rights violations during...
This week Charles Michel, President of the European Council, will attend a high-level meeting with the heads of the Central Asian States, which will...
KyrgyzstanReports & Briefing PapersMay 2023
Kyrgyzstan: Tightening the screws on free speech and civic engagement
This is an update on the protection of the freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Kyrgyzstan from November 2022 to April 2023....
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesApril 2023
Court rules to close down Kyrgyz service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Today’s court decision to close down the Kyrgyz service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), Radio Azattyk dealt a serious blow to media freedom...