TajikistanStatements & Press ReleasesSeptember 2023
Tajikistan: Release independent human rights defender – civil society appeal on Independence Day
With Tajikistan marking its Independence Day on 9 September 2023, global civil society alliance CIVICUS and the Brussels-based International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR)...
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...
TurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesEventsSeptember 2023
Spotlight on Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan ahead of global UN human rights review
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and partners have carried out advocacy ahead of the upcoming reviews of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan in the framework...
KazakhstanReports & Briefing PapersJuly 2023
No real space for opposition activities in “new Kazakhstan”
This is an update on developments affecting the freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Kazakhstan from March to June 2023. It has...
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...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesEventsJune 2023
Kazakhstan: exhibition in support of “Bloody January” torture victims
On 26 June - the UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture – Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of...
UzbekistanReports & Briefing PapersJune 2023
NGO briefing for EU-Uzbekistan Human Rights Dialogue
Despite some limited and much publicized steps by the Uzbekistani authorities in recent years to address human rights concerns, monitoring carried out by International...
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...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsJune 2023
Join our campaign: Collecting letters in support of the impartial and effective investigations into...
In January 2022, thousands of people gathered across Kazakhstan demanding social and political change in predominantly peaceful protests. In response to that, President Kassym-Jomart...