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Stop Torture in Central Asia: Not just on paper, but in practice

Today, 26 June, is the United Nations (UN) International Day of Support for Victims of Torture. And     on this day the Coalitions against Torture in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, the Association for Human Rights in Central Asia (AHRCA, Uzbekistan, based in exile in France), the Turkmen Initiative for Human Rights (TIHR, Turkmenistan, based in exile in Austria) the...

26.06.2020 - 10:34
Statement of the NGO Coalition against Torture on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the signing of the UN Convention against Torture by the Republic of Tajikistan

The Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Convention against Torture) came into force in Tajikistan on 10 February 1995. By acceding to the treaty, the authorities of Tajikistan pledged to protect everybody under their jurisdiction from torture and other forms of ill-treatment, to reflect in law and practice the principles enshrined in the...

10.02.2015 - 17:32
Joint statement of Tajik Civil Society organizations in connection with the detention of lawyer Shuhrat Qudratov

Tajikistani Civil Society organizations, representatives of the bar associations, as well as members of the NGO Coalition against Torture in Tajikistan express serious concern about the increasing number of cases of detentions of lawyers dealing with criminal cases that are of public interest. An official statement issued by the Tajikistani Agency for State Financial Control and Combating...

28.07.2014 - 21:33
Joint Statement by the Kazakh, Kyrgyz and Tajik Coalitions on shrinking space for the civil society activities

Anti-torture and other human rights groups vulnerable in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan Members of the NGO coalitions against torture and other human rights groups in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan operate in an increasingly insecure environment. Existing NGO legislation in all three countries does not provide sufficient safeguards to activists and groups to freely exercise...

21.07.2014 - 21:30
Joint Statement by the Kazakh, Kyrgyz and Tajik Coalitions in connection with the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

Local and international civil society organizations call on Central Asian states to end torture and impunity. On 26 June 2014, the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, a coalition of human rights organizations is urging the five Central Asian governments to publicly and unequivocally condemn torture and to demonstrate their commitment with follow up actions. In December 1997...

26.06.2014 - 15:48
Open letter to the Commander of the Border Troops of the National Security Committee of the Republic of Tajikistan, Lieutenant General Radzhabali Rahmonali on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Border Troops

Open Letter to Lieutenant-General Rajabali Rahmonali, Commander-in-Chief of Border Guards under the State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan calls for an end to the hazing of conscripts  Dear Rajabali Rahmonali, On 28 May 2014 the people of Tajikistan celebrated the Day of the Border Guard and commemorated the 20th anniversary of the establishment of Tajikistan's Border...

31.05.2014 - 17:21
Joint NGO recommendations on improving the protection of human rights defenders and respect for freedom of association in Central Asia

REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON ENHANCING CIVIL SOCIETY ROLE IN THE WORK OF THE OSCE DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN, 20-21 MAY 2014 JOINT NGO RECOMMENDATIONS ON IMPROVING THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AND RESPECT FOR FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION IN CENTRAL ASIA This document is presented by the following Central Asian organizations: Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law, Nota...

20.05.2014 - 12:02
Statement of the NGO Coalition against Torture in Tajikistan on the death of the Umedjon Tojiev

Statement of the NGO Coalition against Torture in Tajikistan on the death of the 34 year-old Umedjon Tojiev in the Central hospital of the Main Directorate of Implementation of Criminal Punishment in Sughd Province The NGO Coalition against Torture in Tajikistan expressed its serious concern about the death of 34 year-old Umedjon Tojiev, who died on 19 January 2014 at the Central Hospital of...

21.01.2014 - 16:26
NGO Coalition against torture in Tajikistan Statement on the death of 27-years old Hamzali Ikromov in the correctional facility #3/1 of the Ministry of Justice of RT in Dushanbe

A Tajik anti-torture coalition has called on the government to investigate the death of an inmate allegedly tortured in Dushanbe’s penal colony and bring those guilty to justice.  The Coalition of NGOs Against Torture said that Hamza Ikromzoda, 27, died in Dushanbe’s penal colony YaS No 3/1 on September 20. Hamza’s relatives claim that he was tortured.  The relatives say the body...

27.09.2012 - 14:04
Statement of the NGO Coalition against torture in Tajikistan on the occasion of the International Day in support of the victims of torture

The Coalition of NGOs against Torture - which consists of several independent law consultancy groups – has called on President Emomali Rahmon to join public censure of torture and officially declare zero tolerance against torture in the country. An appeal made by the Coalition to President Rahmon on June 26 on the occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, in...

26.06.2012 - 16:28