Forced labor remains the norm in Turkmenistan’s cotton fields
Thousands of people in Turkmenistan are again being forced to pick cotton. The autumn harvest began, however, on a positive…
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Uzbekistan tries to end the use of forced labour in the cotton fields
In some ways, there is nothing surprising about the videos that have been doing the rounds on social media in…
Journalist Detained for Exposing Hokim Ordering Teachers and Doctors to Pick Cotton
On the evening of October 25, the journalist found out that the hokim of the Kushkupir district was holding a…
Teachers in Turkmenistan forced to pick cotton during fall break
Teachers in Turkmenistan’s second largest city, Turkmenabat, are having to spend their fall break picking cotton. Schools closed on October…
Kyrgyzstan: The Supreme Court overturns the decision of the lower court designating Reports of FIDH Member Organisations as “Extremist”
Yesterday, the Supreme Court of Kyrgyzstan granted the petition of FIDH member organization Bir Duino Kyrgyzstan challenging the lower court’s…
Review of the KR legislation on creation of a list of extremist materials
In March this year, during the review of the official website of the KR Ministry of Justice, a list of…
Cotton Harvest Chronicle 2018, Issue 3
The Uzbek-German Forum for Human Rights (UGF) continues to monitor forced labor during this year’s cotton harvest in Uzbekistan. UGF…
Turkmenistan: Free Gaspar Matalaev, end forced and child labour
Human rights defender Gaspar Matalaev has now spent more than two years in prison for the ‘crime’ of documenting the…
Turkmenistan’s cotton harvest campaign continues despite stillborn crop
In Turkmenistan, it is half-way through the cotton harvesting season. Despite the crop failure and empty cotton fields, local government…
Twelve major brands sign Turkmen Cotton Pledge
To coincide with the Turkmen president’s attendance at the UN General Assembly – the first time since 2015 – apparel…