Norwegian Helsinki Committee Offers Small Grants Program for Central Asia
Organizations from all five Central Asian republics may apply for support for original and innovative projects focused on the promotion…
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Majlis Podcast: Where Is Kazakhstan Headed As Frustration Continues To Grow?
At the start of February, a fire killed five girls, aged 3 months to 13 years, in their home in…
Harassment of Human Rights Activist Uktam Pardayev by Jizzakh Officials Continues
Jizzakh human rights activist Uktam Pardaev is seriously concerned for his own safety and the safety of his family. On…
Governmental delegation of Uzbekistan takes part in meeting of Cotton Campaign
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — On 4 February 2019, a government delegation of the Republic of Uzbekistan led by Deputy Prime…
Cotton Campaign Meets with Senior Uzbek Officials in Washington —
The Cotton Campaign hosted the first-ever, high-level delegation of Uzbek government officials to join its annual strategy meeting on February…
Uzbek teachers, nurses ‘forced’ to clean streets and harvest wheat
Nurses and teachers in Uzbekistan are being forced by officials to clean streets, plant trees and harvest wheat or face…
Workers At Kazakh Pipeline Firm End Strike After Promise Of Salary Raise
Striking workers at an oil and natural-gas pipeline producing company in western Kazakhstan have been promised a salary increase by…
Submission by Human Rights Watch to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on Kazakhstan
This submission is for consideration during the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights’ review Kazakhstan. It focuses on the…
Hundreds of Villages Untouched by Turkmenistan’s Rural Development Program
A rural development program has been in effect in Turkmenistan since 2007. The state media have given it a variety…
Turkmen Cotton Harvest Still Relies on Forced Labor – 2018 Campaign Review
The production and harvesting of cotton in Turkmenistan remains heavily reliant on a system of forced labor despite the use…