Kyrgyz Doctor Begs For Forgiveness After Criticizing Poor Equipment
A doctor in Kyrgyzstan was apparently forced to make a video retracting his earlier criticism of the protective equipment he…
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Brands Need Assurances on Forced Labor and Civil Society in Uzbekistan
The Cotton Campaign is taking the initiative to develop a framework to encourage responsible sourcing, while providing brands with assurances…
FAILURE TO REGISTER – PLEASE SUBMIT AGAIN: UZBEK HUMAN RIGHTS NGO REJECTED ONCE MORE
The latest refusal by the Uzbek authorities to register Chiroq, an independent human rights organization, was not only disappointing but…
Turkmen Banks Stop Paying Out Dollars
From April 1, employees of foreign companies in Turkmenistan who are paid in US dollars can withdraw their cash only…
COTTON CLUSTERS AND THE DESPAIR OF UZBEK FARMERS: LAND CONFISCATIONS, BLANK CONTRACTS AND FAILED PAYMENTS
Executive summary The privatization of Uzbekistan’s cotton sector has led to the establishment of so-called “cotton textile clusters” throughout the…
Regulation of NGOs in Uzbekistan: Control or Partnership?
«Unnecessary regulation of the non-governmental non-profit sector, the maintenance of bureaucratic hurdles and the prevalence of the control functions over…
Tricks, Threats and Deception: Registering an NGO in Uzbekistan
For anyone following the reform process in Uzbekistan, it is apparent that the country is changing rapidly, particularly with regard…
Tenants of Caravan shopping center hold rally in Bishkek
Tenants of Caravan shopping center hold a rally in Bishkek. Protesters addressed the President Sooronbai Jeenbekov. They ask the head…
The Accountability Gap: Are Uzbek Bank Officials Really Organizing Nationwide Forced Labor?
The Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations of Uzbekistan has published a list of officials who were given administrative punishments…
They shot to kill: eight years on from massacre of Kazakhstan’s striking oil workers
Eight years after the infamous massacre of striking oil workers and their supporters at Zhanaozen in western Kazakhstan, human rights…