Kyrgyzstan – The Increasing Failure of Askar Akayev
5 April, 2003
A brief overview of post-independence Kyrgyzstan and the human rights abuses that mar its progress to an open and civil society.
Central Asia
Tajikistan’s Civil War and Post-1997 Eevents
24 March, 2003
Tajikistan is the poorest nation in Central Asia, with over 80% of the population living in poverty. Since its 1992 independence Tajikistan has been plagued by epidemic unemployment and a collapsed economy.
IHRC Events & Alerts: Tajikistan; Palestine; Muslim Minority Politics
27 February, 2003
A reminder of recent alerts and events notices, including a full programme for the international conference \’JERUSALEM / QUDS: THE CITY OF THREE MONOTHEISTIC FAITHS’
URGENT ALERT: Tajik regime sentences 11 Islamists to death, jails a further 74
26 February, 2003
IHRC condemns Tuesday’s politically-motivated decision by Tajikistan’s Supreme Court to sentence 11 Islamists to death and jail a further 74.
Briefing now available on-line: Azerbaijan and the Hijab Ban: A new Kemalist nightmare?
8 February, 2003
IHRC condemns the government of Azerbaijan’s enforced secularisation programme and its reductive nature.
Azerbaijan and the Hijab Ban: A new Kemalist nightmare?
8 February, 2003
A background briefing on human rights violations in Azerbaijan.
Uzbekistan – Torture, the Language of Repression
13 January, 2003
IHRC is deeply concerned at the severity of the political repression in Uzbekistan.
Briefing now available on-line: Uzbekistan – Torture, the language of repression
13 January, 2003
IHRC is deeply concerned at the severity of the political repression in Uzbekistan.
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