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Head of Gurlen District Assaults Farmer

NewsBy news@labourmission.org2019-03-14

Uzbek-German Forum has received an audio recording of Alisher Salayev, the head of the Gurlen district of the Khorezm region, in which he is heard shouting and using obscene language during a meeting with farmers on March 11 in the building of the Gurlen district hokimiyat. According to the UGF monitor who spoke to an eyewitness, Salayev reprimanded 12 farmers for the failure to go to the Yangibazar district for a seminar held by Uktam Kuchkarov, the deputy of the Khorezm region.

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Kazakhstan police detain, fine journalist covering Zhanaozen rallies

NewsBy news@labourmission.org2019-03-12

Saniya Toiken was fined $113 for purportedly failing to submit to police orders

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Norwegian Helsinki Committee Offers Small Grants Program for Central Asia

NewsBy news@labourmission.org2019-03-06

Organizations from all five Central Asian republics may apply for support for original and innovative projects focused on the promotion of human rights and democracy in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

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Majlis Podcast: Where Is Kazakhstan Headed As Frustration Continues To Grow?

NewsBy news@labourmission.org2019-03-03

At the start of February, a fire killed five girls, aged 3 months to 13 years, in their home in Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana. It happened when both parents had to work overnight.

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Harassment of Human Rights Activist Uktam Pardayev by Jizzakh Officials Continues

NewsBy news@labourmission.org2019-02-25

Jizzakh human rights activist Uktam Pardaev is seriously concerned for his own safety and the safety of his family. On February 24, Pardayev told Uzbek-German Forum (UGF) that over the past week, he and his family members have been under surveillance.

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Governmental delegation of Uzbekistan takes part in meeting of Cotton Campaign

NewsBy news@labourmission.org2019-02-19

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — On 4 February 2019, a government delegation of the Republic of Uzbekistan led by Deputy Prime Minister Tanzilya Narbayeva attended the annual meeting of the international coalition Cotton Campaign, which was the initiator of the so-called boycott ”against Uzbek textile products.

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Cotton Campaign Meets with Senior Uzbek Officials in Washington —

NewsBy news@labourmission.org2019-02-16

The Cotton Campaign hosted the first-ever, high-level delegation of Uzbek government officials to join its annual strategy meeting on February 4 at a pivotal time for reform to end forced labor in Uzbekistan. Building on discussions in May 2018, when a Cotton Campaign delegation visited Tashkent, the two sides agreed on broad areas of further progress that are necessary to achieve lasting reform. The Cotton Campaign and the Government of Uzbekistan also agreed to intensify direct dialogue in 2019 in order to encourage and accelerate the progress of reform.

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Uzbek teachers, nurses ‘forced’ to clean streets and harvest wheat

NewsBy news@labourmission.org2019-02-07

Nurses and teachers in Uzbekistan are being forced by officials to clean streets, plant trees and harvest wheat or face the sack, fines or pay cuts, despite a government drive to end state-imposed work, labor rights groups said on Thursday.

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Workers At Kazakh Pipeline Firm End Strike After Promise Of Salary Raise

NewsBy news@labourmission.org2019-02-07

Striking workers at an oil and natural-gas pipeline producing company in western Kazakhstan have been promised a salary increase by the firm’s management.

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Submission by Human Rights Watch to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on Kazakhstan

NewsBy news@labourmission.org2019-01-30

This submission is for consideration during the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights’ review Kazakhstan. It focuses on the crackdown on the independent trade union movement and attacks on workers’ rights; discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity; the protection of students, teachers, and schools in situations of armed conflict; and inclusive education in Kazakhstan.

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