La UE amplía sanciones contra Uzbekistánposted on: 2007/05/15

El 14 de mayo del 2007, los ministros de Relaciones Exteriores de la Unión Europea hicieron un llamado para la inmediata liberación de los defensores de los derechos humanos encarcelados en Uzbekistán y ampliaron el alcance de las sanciones impuestas sobre este país luego de la masacre de Andiján, en mayo del 2005.

El Consejo trató la situación de los defensores de los derechos humanos –en contínuo deterioro-- en los últimos meses y, en particular, la de Gulbahor Turayeva, defensora de los derechos humanos sentenciada a una larga condena en prisión. El 25 de abril del 2007, un tribunal de Uzbekistán condenó a esta defensora de los derechos humanos de cuarenta años, patóloga y madre de cuatro niños a seis años de prisión. Se la acusa de intentar derrocar el sistema constitucional, de difamación, producción y distribución de materiales que amenazan el orden público.

Campaign for Gulbahor Turayevaposted on: 2007/04/27

Gulbahor Turayeva, pathologist and human rights activist, 44, from Andijan. On 14 January 2007 Gulbahor Turayeva was arrested while she was crossing the Uzbek-Kyrgyz border at the Dustlik post. Uzbek customs officers found press material published by the opposition Erk party in her bag. Her husband Farid Yangildin has said that Gulbahor Turayeva was carrying 123 books, some of which written by the chairman of the Erk party, Muhammad Solih. After the detention Turayeva spent two days under arrest at the Andijan Region customs department and was sent to a National Security Service detention centre on 16 January. Gulbahor Turayeva’s house in Andijan was examined the same day and her family members were told that a criminal case had been launched against her under Article 159 of the Criminal Code (attempting to overthrow the constitutional system). The chairman of the Erk party, Muhammad Solih, has said that he is very disappointed by what happened to Gulbahor Turayeva, but stressed that she is a human rights activist sympathising with opposition and sharing its views. Gulbahor Turayeva, a pathologist, is a mother of four.

Campaign for women human rights defenders in Uzbekistanposted on: 2007/03/07

TAKE ACTION Call on the authorities to stop the unlawful detention and ill treatment of three Uzbek women human rights defenders who are currently imprisoned; Mutabar Tadjibaeva, Gulbahor Turayeva and Umida Niyazova.

Simply print the letter below (or you can use it as a guide for composing your own correspondence) and send to the recipients below.

Dear,

I am writing to express my grave concern about the continued detention of Mutabar Tadjibaeva, Gulbahor Turayeva and Umida Niyazova. I urge you to release Mutabar Tadjibaeva Gulbahor Turayeva and Umida Niyazova immediately and unconditionally, as it is clear that these sentences constitute an attempt by the Uzbek authorities to prevent these women from carrying out their activities in defence of human rights.

I call on the authorities to ensure that Mutabar Tadjibaeva, Gulbahor Turayeva and Umida Niyazova and all human rights defenders detained in Uzbekistan are given regular access to family, lawyers, and medical attention if required while in detention.