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A man suspected of being involved in drug trafficking has died in Dushanbe after a one-day police custody. Resident of the city of Kulob, Abdurahmon Nazarov, who was temporarily living with his family in Dushanbe, was detained by officers from police station Sino-2 in Dushanbe’s Sino district on March 28 on suspicion of being involved in drug trafficking.  On March 29, police officers...

30.03.2018 - 17:18

On 27 March the NGO Coalition against Torture and Impunity in Tajikistan, International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR, Belgium), Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (HFHR, Poland) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) submitted a document to the Committee against Torture (CAT) about the implementation of Tajikistan’s obligations under the United Nations Convention against...

29.03.2018 - 11:04

Officers from the Dousti police station claim that Tolibjon Doustov was still alive when they took him to the hospital in the Qubodiyon district.  Meanwhile, medical workers say the opposite.   The Khatlon regional court is considering criminal proceedings instituted against Mahmadullo Idiyev, an officer of the Interior Ministry’s office in the Dousti district of the Khatlon...

15.02.2018 - 12:42

The Khatlon regional court is considering criminal proceedings instituted against Mahmadullo Idiyev, an officer of the Interior Ministry’s office in the Dousti district of the Khatlon province, who is charged with excessing powers.   As it had been reported earlier, the 50-year-old resident of the Shahritous district (Khatlon province) Tolibjon Doustov died on July 25 last year after...

09.02.2018 - 12:02

The Prosecutor-General’s Office has completed the preliminary investigation into criminal proceedings instituted against Mahmadullo Idiyev, an officer of the Interior Ministry’s office in the Dousti district of the Khatlon province, and the case has moved to the Khatlon regional court.   The trial of Mahmadullo Idiyev will begin on February 6.     Recall,...

01.02.2018 - 20:54

The Prosecutor-General’s Office has instituted criminal proceedings against I. Idiyev, an officer of the Interior Ministry’s office in the Dousti district of the Khatlon province under the provisions of Article 316 (3) of Tajikistan’s Penal Code – excess of powers.  Th proceedings have been instituted within the framework of the criminal proceedings instituted over the death of 50-year-old...

29.12.2017 - 11:56

Dear friends, partners and colleagues! On 10 December 1948, the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which enshrined the basic inalienable human rights and freedoms throughout the world, regardless of place of residence and occupation, faith and race, gender and language and other differences. Since then, the international community all over the world celebrates...

06.12.2017 - 11:01

The Civil Society Coalition against Torture and impunity in Tajikistan informs that on December 8, from 3 pm to 5 pm, in the building of the "Vefa" business center (entrance from the side, opposite the center of taekwondo-do) will take place the awards ceremony of diplomas to advocates and other activists for their contribution to the promotion of human rights in the field of freedom from...

04.12.2017 - 10:41

During the Universal Periodic Review of Tajikistan’s human rights record by the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council on 6 May 2016, over 20 countries from Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America recommended that Tajikistan ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), a recommendation which was accepted by the Tajikistani authorities. More than 100 local, regional...

02.12.2017 - 09:30

Between 27 and 29 November 2017, the Coalition of Civil Society Against Torture and Impunity in Tajikistan (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Coalition’) will provide training on ‘International and national standards in the area of mental health, with a special focus on closed institutions’. The training will be held within the framework of the European Union project entitled ‘Action for...

28.11.2017 - 12:18

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