Tag: HRDs
UzbekistanReports & Briefing PapersMarch 2018
Uzbekistan: Some public criticism of security services surfaces but open public debate remains far-off
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and the Association for Human Rights in Central Asia (AHRCA) prepared this update for the CIVICUS monitor covering...
TurkmenistanStatements & Press ReleasesDecember 2017
Turkmenistan’s authorities must ensure the safety of abducted animal rights defender and release her
Turkmen Initiative for Human Rights (TIHR) and International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) are alarmed at yesterday’s abduction of animal rights defender Galina Kucherenko...
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...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersSeptember 2017
Kazakhstan: UN decisions set important precedents in view of unrelenting rights violations
UN human rights bodies recently announced two important, precedent-setting decisions with respect to the exercise of fundamental freedoms in Kazakhstan. At the same time,...
UzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersSeptember 2017
Human rights changes in Uzbekistan: more piecemeal than systemic
This update covers developments affecting civic space in Uzbekistan from July to September 2017. It has been prepared by International Partnership for Human Rights...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesEventsSeptember 2017
The danger of speaking out – recent trends in Central Asia
The following written statement has been prepared by International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR, Belgium); Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersAugust 2017
Kazakhstan: Litany of abuses continues, even under EXPO-2017 spotlight
On 9th June 2017 EXPO-2017, a specialised international exhibition, opened with great fanfare in Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana. The Kazakh government invested considerable resources into...
KyrgyzstanReports & Briefing PapersJuly 2017
Kyrgyzstan: President slams criticism
This update for the CIVICUS Monitor, prepared by International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and the Legal Prosperity Foundation (LPF) provides information on developments...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersJune 2017
Justice advocates and government critics continue to feel the heat in Kazakhstan
Following a spate of attacks, harassment and prosecutions Kazakhstan's embattled civil society continues to be targetted for exercising fundamental rights. A recent court ruling...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersMay 2017
Kyrgyzstan: Briefing paper highlights worsening free speech and civil society climate
A new briefing paper prepared by International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and the Legal Prosperity Foundation (LPF) draws attention to the worsening climate...