UzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesNovember 2021
Uzbekistan: Arbitrarily detained former diplomat Kadyr Yusupov attacked in prison (UPDATED)
Former diplomat Kadyr Yusupov, who is serving a prison sentence for treason, was subjected to violent attacks by fellow prisoners in September and October...
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...
TajikistanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersSeptember 2021
Tajikistan: Informing the UPR Working Group prior to the review of Tajikistan
Ahead of the review of Tajikistan by the Universal Periodic Review’s (UPR) Working Group at its 39th session in Geneva that is scheduled to take...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesJuly 2021
Kyrgyzstan: A Year On, Demand for Justice for Azimjon Askarov’s Death
Human Rights Defender Died in Arbitrary Detention
(Brussels, July 23, 2021) – Kyrgyzstan authorities have yet to conduct an independent investigation into the death in...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesJune 2021
Stop Torture in Central Asia: It does not matter who our children are...
Tomorrow, 26 June, is the United Nations (UN) International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. And on this day the Coalitions against Torture...
UzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersJune 2021
Key human rights concerns in Uzbekistan: Briefing paper for EU-Uzbekistan Human Rights Dialogue
On the occasion of the EU-Uzbekistan Human Rights Dialogue taking place today, International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and Association for Human Rights in...
UzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesJune 2021
Uzbekistan: NGOs join the UN WGAD in calling for the immediate release of former...
On 31 May 2021, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UN WGAD) informed the applicant of its conclusions that the detention of...
UzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesJune 2021
Uzbekistan: authorities must investigate allegations of torture against Alexander Trofimov
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and the Association for Human Rights in Central Asia (AHRCA) are concerned about recent allegations that Alexander Trofimov,...
RussiaOther countriesStatements & Press ReleasesApril 2021
Statement on France’s deportation of Chechen asylum seeker Magamed Gadaev to Russia despite risk...
Chechen police abducted Magomed Gadaev, an asylum seeker from Chechnya, in the Russian Federation, and a key witness in a high-profile torture investigation against...
BelarusStatements & Press ReleasesFebruary 2021
IPHR condemns a new wave of repression against NGOs in Belarus
Early on 16 February 2021, the Belarusian authorities launched a new wave of repression against civil society organisations and independent media across the country.
Police...