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...
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...
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...
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 ReleasesCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsJune 2023
NGOs urge the EU’s Charles Michel to press for accountability for rights violations during...
This week Charles Michel, President of the European Council, will attend a high-level meeting with the heads of the Central Asian States, which will...
TajikistanStatements & Press ReleasesMay 2023
Tajikistan: Independent journalist handed seven-year sentence in widening crackdown
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) regrets the conviction of journalist Khurshed Fozilov in Tajikistan on charges initiated in apparent retaliation for his journalistic...
TurkmenistanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersMay 2023
Turkmenistan: NGOs submit joint report for women’s rights review
Turkmen Initiative for Human Rights (TIHR) and International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) have submitted a joint report to the UN Committee on the...
UzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesApril 2023
Uzbekistan: Blogger Otabek Sattoriy denied transfer to less harsh prison conditions for allegedly violating...
Imprisoned Uzbekistani blogger Otabek Sattoriy has been denied a transfer to less harsh prison conditions after being found guilty of violating prison rules, stated...
UzbekistanReports & Briefing PapersApril 2023
Key concerns for UN Universal Periodic Review of Uzbekistan
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and Association for Human Rights in Central Asia (AHRCA) have submitted a joint report for the UN Universal Periodic...