KazakhstanReports & Briefing PapersJanuary 2020
Kazakhstan: A tightening grip on civil society: ongoing persecution of activists across the country
This update covers developments on the freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Kazakhstan from August to October 2019 and was prepared for...
AzerbaijanReports & Briefing PapersDecember 2019
New report: Freedom of religion and belief in Azerbaijan
New report by International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and Human Rights Club analyses the existing national legislative framework regulating the exercise of the right...
TurkmenistanReports & Briefing PapersDecember 2019
Turkmenistan: the state reinforces propaganda campaigns following rumours of the president’s death
This report reviews the protection of freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Turkmenistan from the beginning of July to the beginning of...
UzbekistanReports & Briefing PapersNovember 2019
Uzbekistan: Submission to the UN Committee Against Torture
On Tuesday, 12 November, the UN Committee against Torture will review Uzbekistan's fifth periodic report on the implementation of the UN Convention against Torture...
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...
UzbekistanReports & Briefing PapersOctober 2019
Uzbekistan: reforming or redecorating?
This special issue prepared for the CIVICUS Monitor by the Association for Human Rights in Central Asia (AHRCA) and International Partnership for Human Rights...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanReports & Briefing PapersSeptember 2019
Torture and ill-treatment in Central Asia
Torture and ill-treatment continue to be of widespread concern in all Central Asian countries. Methods of torture which were recorded in Central Asia in...
TajikistanReports & Briefing PapersSeptember 2019
Persecution of independent lawyers in Tajikistan
This briefing was prepared by International Partnership for Human Rights for the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw, Poland in September 2019 and...
TajikistanReports & Briefing PapersSeptember 2019
Tajikistan: International bodies alarmed at pressure on media and civil society
This update covers developments relating to civic space and the freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Tajikistan from April to July 2019. International...
TurkmenistanReports & Briefing PapersAugust 2019
Turkmenistan attacks the credibility of independent news sources and locks up critics
The authorities of Turkmenistan strictly control the dissemination of information about the situation in the country. State media focuses on the supposed well-being of...