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Uzbekistan human rights
May 05, 2021
Uzbek Blogger Bazarov Under House Arrest Facing Libel Charges
By Catherine Putz
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.
April 13, 2021
Europe Adds Uzbekistan to GSP+ Trade Scheme
By Catherine Putz
The benefits -- zero tariffs on a range of goods -- come with rights monitoring requirements of shortcomings Uzbekistan may have difficulty improving.
March 01, 2021
Uzbekistan Needs a Navruz for Human Rights
By Steve Swerdlow
Tashkent’s continued authoritarian habits undermine positive steps.
December 17, 2020
Can Uzbekistan Stay on Track in Improving its Human Rights Record?
By Nodirjon Kirgizbaev
Uzbekistan undoubtedly needs to continue implementing recent initiated reforms, but its progress is promising.
September 16, 2020
Reality Check on Human Rights in Uzbekistan
By Hugh Williamson
Tashkent needs clear goals for a Human Rights Council term.
September 01, 2019
Charting Progress in Mirziyoyev’s Uzbekistan
By Steve Swerdlow
Three years of frenzied reform activity have certainly made a difference, but much work remains to be done.
December 01, 2018
Can We Call It An Uzbek Spring Yet?
By Bruce Pannier
Over the last two years, Shavkat Mirziyoyev has certainly changed Uzbekistan. But how much and why?
December 05, 2017
A Death and a Question: What Does The Future Hold for Uzbekistan's Political Prisoners?
By Catherine Putz
Murod Juraev, 65, was released in 2015 after 21 years in prison. His death underscores the continued issue of political prisoners in Uzbekistan.
July 06, 2017
The Next Chapter in Uzbekistan’s Opening
By Catherine Putz
Human Rights Watch and the BBC’s Uzbek service are getting access to the country again.
September 03, 2016
A Post-Karimov Uzbekistan
By Cholpon Orozobekova
What does the future hold without the only leader Uzbekistan has ever known?
October 09, 2015
UN Committee Obliges Uzbekistan to Investigate Accusations of Torture
By Catherine Putz
Mutabar Tadjibayeva says she was subject to torture, gang-rape and forced sterilization at the hands of Uzbek authorities.
June 19, 2015
Uzbekistan and the ‘Illusion of Stability’
By Zabikhulla Saipov
A recent visit by the UN secretary general focused attention on human rights issues in Uzbekistan and the region.
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