Uzbekistan Events of 2017
In the year-and-a-half since Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev assumed power following the death of his predecessor, Islam Karimov, he has…
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Turkmenistan. Events of 2017
Turkmenistan remains one of the world’s most closed and oppressively governed countries. President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov and his associates control all…
Tajikistan. Events of 2017
Tajikistan’s human rights record worsened further in 2017, as authorities deepened a severe, widespread crackdown on free expression and association,…
Cotton: Investigation into the Reverse Side of our T-shirts
French TV airs two-hour documentary about the Uzbek cotton industry On November 28, the French TV channel France 2, broadcast a two-hour…
Migrant children need special protection
ADC “Memorial” welcomes the adoption of important UN documents on the rights of migrant children, which include two Joint General…
Coal Miners’ Strike Spreads In Kazakhstan As Workers Stay Underground
SHAKHTINSK, Kazakhstan — A strike by coal miners in north-central Kazakhstan has spread to more mines as hundreds of workers…
MALOKHAT URGENTLY NEEDS YOUR HELP
Malokhat is being targeted for her work monitoring forced and child labor in Uzbekistan’s government-run cotton harvest
Uzbek Official Unleashes Torrent of Abuse at Cotton Meeting
The head of the Parkent district administration of the Tashkent region, Nematulla Abdullaev, held a 45-minute meeting on November 1,…
Turkmenistan: Children Continue to Pick Cotton Despite Ban
In Turkmenistan, despite a ban on child labor, there are more children and teenagers in the cotton fields for this…
Article in German Magazine STERN : “Exploited”
Bettina Sengling, a German journalist, has been following Uzbekistan’s most prominent human rights activists. In a recent article, published by…