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Uzbekistan human rights

March 02, 2022
Uzbekistan Should Stop Harassing, Jailing Bloggers
By Svetlana Vorobyeva
Several bloggers have been deprived of their liberty because they used social media platforms to air criticisms in Uzbekistan.

October 14, 2021
Who Are Uzbekistan’s Remaining Religious Prisoners?
By Catherine Putz
Despite thousands reportedly released since 2016, an estimated 2,000 remain jailed in Uzbekistan for political and religious reasons.

September 22, 2021
A Look at Punitive Psychiatric Detention in Uzbekistan
By Catherine Putz
A new report catalogues the use of forced psychiatric detention to repress human rights activists in Uzbekistan, laying out the cases of six individuals to illustrate the abusive practice.

September 08, 2021
Uzbekistan Should Do More to Help Afghans
By Mihra Rittman and Hugh Williamson
Tashkent has assisted Western countries in evacuating some Afghans, but Uzbekistan can and should do more.

July 01, 2021
All Style and No Substance? Uzbekistan’s Rebranding Is Hollow Without Human Rights
By Matthew Schaaf
A U.S. trip by Uzbekistan’s foreign minister highlights the gap between Tashkent’s rhetoric and reality on human rights.

June 17, 2021
UN Working Group Finds Kadyr Yusupov’s Detention in Uzbekistan Arbitrary
By Catherine Putz
The working group called on Uzbek authorities to immediately release the former diplomat.

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.
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