UzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesApril 2012
New case of harassment of independent Uzbek journalist
Brussels, The Hague 10 April 2012. International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and the Netherlands Helsinki Committee (NHC) deplore the conviction of Uzbek journalist...
TurkmenistanStatements & Press ReleasesMarch 2012
Turkmenistan: Damning UN report shows need for urgent action EU, US should renew push...
New York, 30 March 2012. The Turkmen government should urgently heed the calls by the UN Human Rights Committee to improve its abysmal rights...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesMarch 2012
Appeal to the EU: Push for follow-through on Kazakhstan’s human rights promises
Oslo, Brussels, The Hague 20 March 2012. With negotiations on a new EU-Kazakhstan cooperation agreement about to enter a new phase, the Norwegian Helsinki...
TurkmenistanStatements & Press ReleasesEventsMarch 2012
UN review to spotlight Turkmenistan’s dire human rights record
Vienna, Brussels, New York 14 March 2012. The upcoming review of Turkmenistan by a key United Nations human rights body is expected to spotlight...
KazakhstanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersMarch 2012
Fundamental freedoms under serious threat in Central Asia twenty years after Soviet collapse
Brussels, The Hague, Vienna, Almaty, Tashkent 7 March 2012. A new 36-page report published today by a coalition of five human rights groups from Europe and...
KazakhstanCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsFebruary 2012
Human rights defender Yevgeni Zhovtis finally free!
17 February 2012. The International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) welcomes the long-awaited release from prison of Kazakhstani human rights defender Yevgeni Zhovtis.
“It...
KyrgyzstanCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsFebruary 2012
Kyrgyzstan: Open joint letter on behalf of Azimjon Askarov
IPHR has co-signed letters on behalf of Mr. Azimjon Askarov, a Kyrgyz human rights defender, to Mr. Almazbek Atambaev, President of Kyrgyzstan; Ms. Catherine...
TurkmenistanStatements & Press ReleasesFebruary 2012
Intimidation of Turkmen civil society activist
Brussels, 3 February 2012. International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) is concerned about new acts of intimidation against a well-known Turkmen civil society activist...
TurkmenistanReports & Briefing PapersJanuary 2012
Turkmenistan: Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee
At its 104th session on 12-30 March 2012, the United Nations Human Rights Committee will review Turkmenistan’s compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesDecember 2011
Kazakhstan: Ensure thorough and impartial investigation of recent unrest, uphold human rights
20 December 2011. International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) supports the appeal made by Kazakhstani human rights organizations for a transparent, thorough and impartial...