Tag: protests
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,...
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...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersMay 2017
Shrinking space for civil society in pre-election Kyrgyzstan
With growing tensions between pro-presidential and opposition forces ahead of the autumn 2017 presidential elections, the space for free speech and civil society engagement...
TurkmenistanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersMarch 2017
Human rights situation still appalling in post-election Turkmenistan
The CIVICUS Monitor has published the following new update on the situation in Turkmenistan on the basis of information and analysis provided by the International...
KyrgyzstanReports & Briefing PapersFebruary 2017
Kyrgyzstan: Current trends regarding freedom of association and peaceful assembly
A special report published by CIVICUS Monitor on the basis of information from International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and the Legal Prosperity Foundation...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersFebruary 2017
Threats to civic space in Kazakhstan: Peaceful assembly
On the basis of information provided by International Partnership Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of...