KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesMarch 2015
EU: Use Brussels visit of Kyrgyzstan’s president to secure human rights commitments
Brussels, 26 March 2015. The EU leaders should prominently address human rights issues with Kyrgyzstan’s President Almazbek Atambayev, who is in Brussels for meetings...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesJune 2014
Local and international civil society organizations call on Central Asian states to end impunity...
Issued by the NGO coalitions against torture in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan; Turkmenistan's Independent Lawyers Association; Turkmen Initiative for Human Rights; the International Human...
KyrgyzstanReports & Briefing PapersFebruary 2021
Kyrgyzstan: Civil society flags threats to democracy, human rights and the rule of law...
This is an update on the protection of the freedoms of expression, association and assembly in Kyrgyzstan from October 2020 to January 2021. International...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanEventsSeptember 2014
Statement to OSCE conference: Trends regarding torture and ill-treatment in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
Statement to 2014 OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, Working Session 4, Wednesday 24 September 2014: Rule of Law 1
An overview of positive developments and...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsJuly 2015
“Action for Freedom from Torture”: An overview of activities
Since the project “Action for Freedom from Torture” started in December 2013, the coalitions against torture in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, the Helsinki Foundation...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanReports & Briefing PapersOctober 2015
The situation of civil society in Central Asia: Key concerns and recommendations
Briefing for human rights seminar organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 22-23 October 2015
As...
KyrgyzstanReports & Briefing PapersMay 2015
Kyrgyzstan: Civil society under pressure
During much of the post-Soviet period, Kyrgyzstan has had a more enabling civil society environment than other countries in the Central Asian region. However,...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesMay 2015
Address torture in EU-Kyrgyzstan Human Rights Dialogue
Brussels 18 May 2015. Torture and ill-treatment including electric shock, suffocation, rape and beatings continue to be widely used in Kyrgyzstan and impunity is...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsOctober 2016
Obtaining compensation for moral harm sustained through torture: Progress and challenges
A new newsletter published by the NGO coalitions against torture in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights and International Partnership...
KyrgyzstanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesAugust 2020
Kyrgyzstan: No forced return to Uzbekistan for Bobomurod Abdullayev
On 9 August, Uzbekistani journalist Bobomurod Abdullayev was arrested in Bishkek by officials of the State Committee for State Security (SKNB) of Kyrgyzstan. Amnesty...