Uzbekistan human rights

A U.S. trip by Uzbekistan’s foreign minister highlights the gap between Tashkent’s rhetoric and reality on human rights.

The working group called on Uzbek authorities to immediately release the former diplomat.

A month after being brutally beaten, Bazarov was released from the hospital and swiftly charged for insulting his old school in an October 2020 TikTok video.

The benefits -- zero tariffs on a range of goods -- come with rights monitoring requirements of shortcomings Uzbekistan may have difficulty improving.

Tashkent’s continued authoritarian habits undermine positive steps.

Uzbekistan undoubtedly needs to continue implementing recent initiated reforms, but its progress is promising.

Tashkent needs clear goals for a Human Rights Council term.

Three years of frenzied reform activity have certainly made a difference, but much work remains to be done.

Over the last two years, Shavkat Mirziyoyev has certainly changed Uzbekistan. But how much and why?

Murod Juraev, 65, was released in 2015 after 21 years in prison. His death underscores the continued issue of political prisoners in Uzbekistan.

Human Rights Watch and the BBC’s Uzbek service are getting access to the country again.