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…
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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…
We have been picking cotton in Syrdarya for 50 days now. We have only been able to wash ourselves once in a pond.
A member of staff from Andijan Region’s Agriculture and Water Resources Department, who was brought to Syrdarya to pick cotton…
Children in the Andijan Region Pick Cotton
On November 3, 2017, human rights activist Elena Urlayeva visited cotton fields in the Balikchi district (Andijan region) and saw…
Uzbek Farmers Spend Night Behind Bars for Selling Cucumbers instead of Picking Cotton
On October 18, at a meeting of the administration of the Shahrisabz district of the Kashkadarya region dedicated to the…