AzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesOctober 2021
Azerbaijan: Rule 9.2 communication to the Committee of Ministers of the CoE (Muradova group...
International Partnership for Human Rights filed a Rule 9.2 submission with respect to the Muradova (no. 22684/05), Mammadov (Jalaloglu) (no. 34445/04) and Mikayil Mammadov (no. 4762/05) group of...
UzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesJune 2021
Eighth time lucky? Human Rights House to apply for official registration again
Later in June 2021 Agzam Turgunov, human rights defender and former political prisoner, and his colleagues will submit an application to register their human...
TurkmenistanReports & Briefing PapersMay 2021
Turkmenistan: new internet restrictions, new cases of persecution of outspoken activists
This update covers developments relating to the freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Turkmenistan from December 2020 to March 2021. International Partnership for...
GeorgiaStatements & Press ReleasesJuly 2021
Far-right and religious extremist groups attack activists and journalists in counter-protest against the March...
The “March of Dignity'' planned for 5 July 2021, as part of Pride week organised by the Tbilisi based LGBT+ organisation ‘Tbilisi Pride’ was...
UzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesDecember 2021
Uzbekistan: Prisoner Kadyr Yusupov transferred to an open prison colony
Association for Human Rights in Central Asia (AHRCA) and International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) welcome the news that the Uzbekistani authorities have finally...
UzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesAugust 2021
Uzbekistan: Forced Anal Testing in Homosexuality Prosecutions
President Should Immediately Prohibit Torturous Exams
Authorities in Uzbekistan have subjected at least six men to forced anal examinations between 2017 and 2021 in order...
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...
UzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesApril 2021
Uzbekistan: authorities must end reprisals against blogger Miraziz Bazarov for exercising his right to...
Miraziz Bazarov, a blogger from Uzbekistan, is an outspoken critic of government policies and the human rights situation in Uzbekistan. In March Bazarov complained...
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...
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...