Yearly Archives: 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...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersOctober 2017
Kyrgyzstan: Media and free speech restrictions cast a cloud over presidential election
Opinion polls predicted a tight race for the presidential election in Kyrgyzstan held on 15th October 2017. However, Sooronbay Jeenbekov from the ruling Social...
Campaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsOctober 2017
The Prague Appeal for Democratic Renewal
The Coalition for Democratic Renewal (CDR) is a global initiative of a group of intellectuals, activists, and politicians, concerned with the expansion of power...
TajikistanStatements & Press ReleasesOctober 2017
Tajikistani authorities keep track of LGBT people
Last week the journal Konuniyat (Legality), issued by the Prosecutor General’s Office, published an article by Interior Minister Ramozon Rahimzoda stating that the names...
TajikistanReports & Briefing PapersOctober 2017
Tajikistan: Concerns over lack of transparency on draft NGO law and restrictions on social...
This update covers developments affecting civic space in Tajikistan from August to October 2017. It has been prepared for the Civicus Monitor by International...
RussiaReports & Briefing PapersOctober 2017
Unprecedented deterioration in human rights protection in Russia: joint submission to UPR
Human Rights Watch and International Partnership for Human Rights have prepared a submission for the third cycle review of Russia in the framework of...