Turkmenistan: Man Gets Four-Year Prison Term for Reposting Photo of WHO Delegation
On September 15, Nurgeldi Halykov was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment by Bagtyyarlyk district court in Ashgabat. The 26-year-old had…
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Global Wage Report 2020-21: Wages and minimum wages in the time of COVID-19
This ILO flagship report examines the evolution of real wages around the world, giving a unique picture of wage trends…
Turkmen Doctor Stripped of Her Profession for Challenging Malpractice
Cards on the table: we thought long and hard at turkmen.news about publishing the contents of this letter to us…
BLIND WORKERS IN TASHKENT ARE COMPLAINING OF LOW WAGES AND UNEMPLOYMENT
Blind workers at the “CHYOTKA” training and production enterprise in Tashkent which belongs to the Society of the Blind of…
Kyrgyzstan: Severelectro employees demand dialogue with management
Protesting employees of Severelectro OJSC demand from the Chairman of the National Energy Holding, Aitmamat Nazarov, to come out to…
INTERIM FINDINGS ON UZBEKISTAN ́S COTTON HARVEST – 2020
For the tenth consecutive year, Uzbek Forum for Human Rights has independently monitored forced labor during the cotton harvest in…
Uzbekistan: WE NOW HAVE RIGHTS, BUT HOW TO IMPLEMENT THEM?
On October 15, the president Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a new law “On the rights of persons with disabilities”. What measures…
The Situation with Uzbek Cotton: Why the Pledge Remains in Place and a Path Forward
Uzbekistan is a country in transition. In recent years, the Uzbek government eliminated state-sponsored forced child labor in the cotton…
KYRGYZSTAN: CIVIL SOCIETY APPEALS FOR DIALOGUE, RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE RULE OF LAW IN THE CURRENT TIMES OF TURMOIL
Members of the Civic Solidarity Platform (CSP) – a network of human rights NGOs from across Europe, the former Soviet…
Breaking the silence – why domestic violence is a trade union issue
Domestic violence is widespread and has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. The IUF is today launching Breaking the silence, a…