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Uzbekistan human rights
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.
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.
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.
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.
Uzbekistan Needs a Navruz for Human Rights
By Steve Swerdlow
Tashkent’s continued authoritarian habits undermine positive steps.
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.
Reality Check on Human Rights in Uzbekistan
By Hugh Williamson
Tashkent needs clear goals for a Human Rights Council term.
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.
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?
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.
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.
A Post-Karimov Uzbekistan
By Cholpon Orozobekova
What does the future hold without the only leader Uzbekistan has ever known?