Martin Ennals Award

Exceptional Uzbek woman honored in Geneva on 20 November

Mutabar TADJIBAEVA, released from prison on the 2nd of June and for the first time allowed to travel abroad, will receive the 2008 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders (MEA) on Thursday 20th November, 18h00, during an international ceremony in Geneva at the prestigious Musée Ariana. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights will present the award and opera star Barbara Hendricks will perform. This year’s event is covered by Swiss Television for the EBU (European Broadcasting Union) which will broadcast a news flash on Euronews.  Read More

Geneva: Uzbek Human Rights Defender in prison wins 2008 Martin Ennals Award

Front Line welcomes the announcement that imprisoned Uzbek human rights defender Mutabar Tadjibaeva of Uzbekistan is the winner of the prestigious Martin Ennals Award 2008. Mutabar Tajibaeva was arrested on 7 October 2005 while en route to the Dublin Platform for Human Rights Defenders and subsequently sentenced to 8 years in prison on 6 March 2006. She is currently being detained at Tashkent Prison.  Read More

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