Monthly Archives: November 2017
KazakhstanReports & Briefing PapersNovember 2017
Kazakhstan: Problematic draft laws and politically-motivated imprisonments
Civil society fears that draft legislation on communications, lawyers and religious practice currently under consideration in Kazakhstan may result in new restrictions on fundamental...
TurkmenistanReports & Briefing PapersNovember 2017
Turkmenistan: No end to repression after the Asian Games
Turkmenistan hosted the fifth Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, or the so-called Asiada, in its capital Ashgabat from 17th to 27th September 2017....
AzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesNovember 2017
EU: Press Azerbaijan on rights at summit – Detaining critics at odds with Eastern...
(Brussels, November 23, 2017) – Leaders of European Union member states should press visiting Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev to end the crackdown on critics...
TurkmenistanStatements & Press ReleasesNovember 2017
Turkmenistan: Activists threatened – Space for freedom of expression shrinks
Two outspoken women activists were threatened and harassed in recent days in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan’s capital, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, International Partnership for Human...
AzerbaijanCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsNovember 2017
Azerbaijan: Open letter to EU member state heads and leaders ahead of Aliyev’s Brussels...
A coalition of 37 human rights NGOs has sent a letter to the EU member state heads and EU leaders ahead of Azerbaijani President...
AzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesNovember 2017
Azerbaijan: Legislative amendments raise alarm
The Azerbaijani government’s proposed amendments to the Code of Civil and Administrative Procedure and the Bar Act were approved by parliament on 31 October...
TurkmenistanStatements & Press ReleasesNovember 2017
Turkmenistan: Attack on activist’s mother highlights unrelenting pressure on critical voices
The campaign of the Turkmenistani government against civil society activists, journalists and others who criticize the current state of affairs in the country shows...