In Uzbekistan, there are wide scale violations of virtually all basic human rights including; freedoms of religion, freedom of speech, free association and assembly. There is no independent judiciary, and torture is widespread in both pre-trial and post conviction facilities. In 2003, the U.N Special Rapporteur on Torture characterized torture as “systemic” in Uzbekistan. The government routinely controls, intimidates, arbitrarily suspends and interferes with the work of human rights defenders, the media and opposition political parties. More on Uzbekistan

Mutabar Tadjibaeva

Mutabar Tadjibaeva is the chairperson of the human rights organization, Fiery Hearts Clu. She has been detained for seven months in the psychiatric unit of a women’s detention center and reportedly her health is rapidly deteriorating. The persecution she faces on account of her work has been extended to her family Read More & Take Action

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Umida Niyazova

Umida Niyazova, journalist and human rights defender, was arrested on 22 January 2007 and taken to a pre-trial detention unit in the Uzbek city of Andijan Read More The Human Rights Society of UzbekistanRead more

The Human Rights Society of Uzbekistan is a long-standing critic of human rights violations committed by the Uzbek government. The organisations members are regularly harassed, arbitrarily detained and often subjected to torture.Read more

Submission by Abdujalil Boymatov, Deputy Chair of the Human Rights Society of Uzbekistan (HRSU) to the Special Representative of the Secretary General on Human Rights Defenders, Ms. Hina Jilani.Read Submission