AzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsFebruary 2015
Azerbaijan/EU: Use Official Visit to Free Activists. No more business as usual in the...
(Brussels, February 23, 2015). The European Union special representative for human rights should use his visit to Azerbaijan beginning February 23, 2015, to insist...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesMay 2014
Central Asia: New NGO briefing papers on protecting human rights defenders and counteracting torture
Two new briefing notes prepared by IPHR and partner groups highlight challenges facing human rights groups and defenders, as well as problems of torture...
AzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesAugust 2016
Azerbaijan: Renewed human rights crackdown ahead of referendum
Less than six weeks ahead of a constitutional referendum, the Azerbaijani authorities have unleashed a new wave of repression to silence critical voices. The...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesDecember 2016
Kazakhstan: Ruling against civil society activists sets dangerous precedent
We, members of the Civic Solidarity Platform (CSP), condemn the prison sentences handed down against Kazakhstani civil society activists Max Bokayev and Talgat Ayan...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesOctober 2015
Central Asia: US Secretary of State urged to speak up in support of region’s...
In the next few days, US Secretary of State John Kerry will visit the five Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesDecember 2019
In Kyrgyzstan, Reporting on Corruption Leads to Attacks and Threats Against Media and Lawyers
Authorities in Kyrgyzstan should immediately cease the harassment of, and investigate threats and attacks against local journalists, lawyers, and activists whose reporting and statements exposed high...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesFebruary 2015
Kazakhstan: Court upholds newspaper’s closure over Ukraine coverage
Statement issued by International Partnership for Human Rights, the Norwegian Helsinki Committee and Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law, 27...
TajikistanStatements & Press ReleasesMarch 2015
Tajikistan: Findings of UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights should serve as...
Statement by the Tajikistani NGO coalition on promoting economic and social rights*, the Netherlands Helsinki Committee and International Partnership for Human Rights
After reviewing...
TajikistanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersSeptember 2017
Tajikistan: UN rapporteur sounds alarm over worsening environment for civil society
This update covers developments affecting civic space in Tajikistan from June to August 2017. It has been prepared by International Partnership for Human Rights...
Statements & Press ReleasesSeptember 2018
Torture and ill-treatment in Central Asia: Statement within the framework of the OSCE Human...
Together with the NGO Coalitions against Torture in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, the Uzbekistani NGOs Association for Human Rights in Central Asia and Restoration of Justice,...