Tag: Kyrgyzstan
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersSeptember 2022
Kyrgyzstan: Joint NGO report for UN Human Rights Committee review
The United Nations Human Rights Committee will review Kyrgyzstan’s human rights record at its upcoming session in Geneva, which starts on 10 October 2022....
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersSeptember 2022
Kyrgyzstan: Widening campaign against free speech – strong & clear EU message needed
The EU will hold human rights focused talks with Kyrgyzstan’s government in Bishkek this week. As the meeting comes at a time when the...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesMay 2022
Kyrgyzstan: Corruption-busting journalist facing prison after new punitive charges
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR), the Norwegian Helsinki Committee (NHC), the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (HFHR) and Civil Rights Defenders (CRD) condemn...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesMarch 2022
Kyrgyzstan: Release wrongfully detained lawyer
IPHR is seriously concerned about the detention of well-known lawyer Nurbek Toktakunov in Kyrgyzstan following critical remarks he made about the judicial system in...
KyrgyzstanReports & Briefing PapersFebruary 2021
Kyrgyzstan: Civil society flags threats to democracy, human rights and the rule of law...
This is an update on the protection of the freedoms of expression, association and assembly in Kyrgyzstan from October 2020 to January 2021. International...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesOctober 2020
Kyrgyzstan: Civil society appeals for dialogue, respect for human rights and the rule of...
We, members of the Civic Solidarity Platform (CSP) – a network of human rights NGOs from across Europe, the former Soviet Union and North...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesJune 2020
Kyrgyzstan: Drop charges against human rights defender
In Kyrgyzstan, human rights defender Kamil Ruziev is facing forgery charges that appear to have been brought in retaliation for his human rights work,...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersMarch 2018
The danger of standing up for justice and rights in Central Asia – New...
A new report jointly published by seven NGOs documents the increasing risks facing those who stand up for justice and human rights in Central...
KyrgyzstanReports & Briefing PapersDecember 2017
Kyrgyzstan: Will the new president break with his predecessor’s troubling human rights legacy?
On 24th November 2017, Sooronbay Jeenbekov was inaugurated as Kyrgyzstan’s new president. He follows Almazbek Atambayev who led the country for six years but could...
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...