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Border service says military doctor jailed for hazing must pay compensation to the injured soldier

Hearing over the case of Shahbol Mirzoyev, who was seriously injured in hazing incident, resumed on October 17.   Recall that Shahbol Mirzoyev suffered severe spinal injuries and became paralyzed as the result of bullying in March 2014.   The Dushanbe military court on June 19, 2014 sentenced a military doctor Usmonali Ghairatov to nine years in jail for seriously damaging...

18.10.2016 - 15:32
Representatives of border service fail to come to court for the trial over soldier Mirzoyev’s case

Representatives of the Border Guard Directorate at the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) have failed to come to court for the trial over soldier Mirzoyev’s case. Hearing over the case of Shahbol Mirzoyev, who was seriously injured in hazing incident, was supposed to take place in Dushanbe today but it was postponed as representatives of the respondent – the Border Guard Directorate...

06.10.2016 - 12:26
Hearing over the case of soldier seriously injured in hazing incident scheduled for Oct 6

Hearing over the case of Shahbol Mirzoyev, who was seriously injured in hazing incident, will take place in Dushanbe tomorrow, October 6. The hearing over the compensation to be paid to Mirzoyev will take place at the Dushanbe military court, lawyer Gulchehra Kholmatova, who represents Mirzoyev’s family, told Asia-Plus in an interview.   Recall that Shahbol Mirzoyev suffered...

05.10.2016 - 15:05
United Nations Human Rights Council considers report on human rights situation in Tajikistan

The United Nationals Human Rights Council today begins considering the Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review – Tajikistan   A source at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) sys the event will last until September 30.     Recall that the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Tajikistan was discussed at the UPR Working Group’s 25th session in Geneva on May 6...

13.09.2016 - 14:18
Court orders defense ministry to pay only 5,000 somoni in compensation for soldier’s death

The Dushanbe military court has ordered the Ministry of Defense to pay only 5,000 somoni in compensation to the parents of a soldier who died after he was allegedly beaten by older soldiers. Lawyer Dilshod Jourayev, representing Firdavs Rahmatov’s parents, says the ruling is unfair and he will appeal against the court ruling. We will recall that Rahmatov’s parents have filed a lawsuit in a...

05.08.2016 - 22:23
Campaign "Support the victim of torture! Stop impunity!"

On 26 of June the whole world will commemorate the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1997 with a view to eradicate torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (TCIDT) and ensure the effective functioning of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. On 15 of...

26.06.2016 - 14:08
Campaign "Support the victim of torture! Stop impunity!"

On 26 of June the whole world will commemorate the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1997 with a view to eradicate torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (TCIDT) and ensure the effective functioning of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. On 15 of...

25.06.2016 - 06:19
Supporting victims of torture in Central Asia on International Anti-Torture Day

Continuing reports of torture indicate that the authorities of the five Central Asian states need to do much more to end torture and impunity, although victims of torture and local and international human rights defenders have reached important milestones in their joint struggle for justice in some of these countries in recent years. Please help us mark this year’s United Nations (UN)...

25.06.2016 - 06:08
Campaign "Support the victim of torture! Stop impunity!"

On 26 of June the whole world will commemorate the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1997 with a view to eradicate torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (TCIDT) and ensure the effective functioning of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. On 15 of...

24.06.2016 - 10:04
Campaign "Support the victim of torture! Stop impunity!"

On 26 of June the whole world will commemorate the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1997 with a view to eradicate torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (TCIDT) and ensure the effective functioning of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. On 15 of...

23.06.2016 - 10:58

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