Monthly Archives: March 2016
RussiaUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesMarch 2016
Russian citizen at risk of torture in Uzbekistan
Thirty-four-year-old Bakhtiyor Takhirzhanovich Khudayberdiev has been held in detention in the basement of the Uzbek National Security Service (SNB) building in Tashkent on charges...
Campaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsMarch 2016
Check out inspiring video with civil society voices!
What is civil society and why does it matter? Check out this thought-provoking and inspiring video, where civil society voices from different countries share...
AzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesMarch 2016
Azerbaijan: Solidarity movement relieved about the release of member
Renewed international pressure needed to secure freedom for all political prisoners
We, members of the Civic Solidarity Platform (CSP), are extremely relieved that our colleague...
KazakhstanReports & Briefing PapersMarch 2016
Kazakhstan: Report documents key rights trends ahead of elections
At the end of this week, early parliamentary elections will be held in Kazakhstan. These elections are taking place in an increasingly repressive climate...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsMarch 2016
Newsletter: Legal Aid Groups of the Central Asian Coalitions against Torture
In recent years, the NGO Coalitions against Torture in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have set up Legal Aid Groups to strengthen their work on...
TajikistanReports & Briefing PapersMarch 2016
Spotlight: Fundamental rights in Tajikistan
These are challenging times for human rights in Tajikistan. Freedom of expression, freedom of association, non-discrimination and other fundamental rights and freedoms have recently...
TurkmenistanReports & Briefing PapersMarch 2016
Spotlight: Fundamental rights in Turkmenistan
A new report based on monitoring by Turkmen Initiative for Human Rights (TIHR) highlights recent developments regarding freedom of expression, freedom of assembly and...
KazakhstanReports & Briefing PapersMarch 2016
Kazakhstan: Follow-up to the UN Committee against Torture’s Concluding Observations
The NGO Coalition against Torture in Kazakhstan, Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, International Partnership for Human Rights and the World Organisation against Torture submitted...
AzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesMarch 2016
Azerbaijan: Another human rights lawyer at risk of disbarment
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) has joined the Norwegian Helsinki Committee and other members of the Sport for Rights coalition in raising concern...