“We’re sick of it!” Turkmenistan’s Cotton Harvest Drags on to the End of the Year
The president of Turkmenistan has instructed the heads of three regions – Ahal, Balkan, and Lebap – to gather in…
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Kyrgyzstan: Path towards peace and prosperity is best assured by respecting rights of minorities, UN expert says
Despite some progress, Kyrgyzstan needs further measures to guarantee the human rights of minorities, strengthen its democratic institutions and ensure…
Uzbek Farmers Get ‘Cluster’ Bombed By Reforms
After 17 long years of growing cotton and vegetables on his farm in Uzbekistan, Abbas has decided to give up…
Recommendations to Kazakhstan as part of the UPR: special attention devoted to migrant rights
In anticipation of International Migrants Day on December 18, ADC Memorial, Bir Duino Kyrgyzstan, and the International Legal Initiative welcome…
Court Orders Continued Detention of Blogger Nafosat Ollashukurova in Psychiatric Hospital
On November 28, the Khorezm Regional Civil Court rejected the request of Nafosat Ollashukurova’s lawyer to release her from forcible…
We stand for decent work without violence, discrimination and harassment!
This year, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, celebrated on 25 November, and 16 days of activism…
What Is the Reason for the Continued Practice of Forced Cotton Picking in Uzbekistan?
A content of the document suggests that a super-centralized management system based on command-and-control methods, forcing farmers to grow and…
UN CEDAW calls on Kyrgyz and Kazakh authorities to abolish discriminatory lists of professions prohibited for women
United Nations’ Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (UN CEDAW) adopted recommendations to Kazakhstan and formed a list…
Teachers toil in cotton fields as Tajikistan tries to fix trade imbalance
Farmers are forced to grow it. Teachers are forced to pick it. And though everyone loses, the government still thinks…
The Monitoring Mission developed recommendations to the Governments of the Central Asia Republics
The participants of the Third Coordination Meeting of the International Labour Rights Monitoring Mission for Central Asia convened in Bishkek…