TajikistanStatements & Press ReleasesJune 2016
NGOs urge Tajikistan to follow through in practice on anti-torture measures
The NGO Coalitions against Torture in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (Poland), and International Partnership for Human Rights (Belgium)...
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...
TurkmenistanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersMay 2016
Brussels talks to take stock of human rights in Turkmenistan
Today the EU’s annual Human Rights Dialogue with Turkmenistan will be held in Brussels to discuss the state of human rights in this Central...
ArmeniaAzerbaijanBelarusGeorgiaKazakhstanKyrgyzstanMoldovaRussiaTajikistanTurkmenistanUkraineUzbekistanOther countriesEventsDecember 2014
Speech at Council of Europe event: Human rights challenges facing Europe
At its meeting in Paris on 10 December 2014, the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council...
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...
UkraineCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsJanuary 2014
Council of Europe: Insist on international investigation of police brutality at EuroMaidan
Members of the Civic Solidarity Platform have addressed the letter below to Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland in view of the current...
KazakhstanCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsJune 2015
Kazakhstan: Open letter to Prosecutor General on cases of alleged torture
Today the NGO coalitions against Torture in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (Poland), International Partnership for Human Rights (Belgium), ...
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...
KyrgyzstanReports & Briefing PapersNovember 2019
Kyrgyzstan: Journalists and media face threats, attacks as ex-president is arrested
This update covers developments concerning freedom of association, peaceful assembly and expression in Kyrgyzstan from the beginning of July to the beginning of October...
TajikistanReports & Briefing PapersMarch 2020
Tajikistan: Joint NGO submission under the Committee against Torture’s follow-up procedure
This joint NGO submission summarizes the state of implementation of the recommendations issued by the Committee under the relevant paragraphs and provides case examples where...