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20-year-old man accused of fatal attack on recruitment officers gets jail term of 30 years

A 20-year-old Umedjon Amrokhon, who is accused of the fatal attack on recruitment officers in Dushanbe, has got a long jail term. The Dushanbe city court sentenced Umedjon Amrokhon to 30 years in prison on April 27.  The sentence followed his conviction on charges of murder of two and more persons and murder of on-duty persons.  Amrokhon will serve his term in a high-security penal...

28.04.2016 - 11:01
Prisoner’s mother demands compensation from penitentiary department for her son’s death

The mother of a prisoner, who died after he was allegedly beaten in prison, demands compensation from the Penitentiary Department at the Ministry of Justice. Lubat Burhonova, the mother of prisoner Dilshodbek Murodov, has filed a lawsuit in a court in Dushanbe’s Ismoili Somoni district demanding the Penitentiary Department pay 334,000 somoni in damages for moral losses. Murodov’s family...

27.04.2016 - 10:06
Central Asian activists briefed EU officials on human rights

On 20 and 21 April 2016, representatives of Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law (KIBHR), Nota Bene (Tajikistan), and the NGO coalitions against torture in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan met European Union (EU) representatives in Brussels to discuss recommendations aimed at strengthening human rights protection and torture prevention in the three Central Asian...

26.04.2016 - 18:43
Interior Ministry pays compensation to Khoushvakht Qayumov

The Interior Ministry has paid compensation to Khoushvakht Qayumov who underwent torture at Yovon police station several years ago. Lawyer Gulchehra Kholmatova, who represented Khoushvakht Qayumov in court, says the Interior Ministry paid 16,000 somoni to Khoushvakht Qayumov on April 21. “This amount, however, is unfair and not enough compared to physical and moral suffering my client...

26.04.2016 - 18:08
Anti-torture group seeks partners in Kulob

The NGO Coalition against Torture in Tajikistan (Coalition) is seeking partners in Kulob. A working group of representatives of the anti-torture group and their potential partners, entitled “Fight against Torture in Tajikistan: Opportunities for Cooperation,” has taken place at the Kulob State University to discuss ways to combat torture in the country. Member of the Civil Assistance...

12.04.2016 - 19:22
Torture prevention in Tajikistan is discussed in Geneva

On 31 March and 1 April, ahead of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Tajikistan at the UPR Working Group’s 25th session in May 2016, members of the NGO Coalition against Torture will present recommendations aimed at strengthening torture prevention in Tajikistan to experts at the Office of the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights and to permanent diplomatic missions in...

01.04.2016 - 19:15
Tajik security forces will be obliged to inform families of the detained of their relative’s arrest

In the months to come, law enforcement authorities of Tajikistan may be required to inform family members of individuals detained on suspicion of having perpetrated a crime of the latter’s arrest. Such amendments to the republican law “Concerning Suspected and Accused Persons Detention Procedure and Conditions” have been proposed by Tajikistan’s government. As the lower chamber MP Mavluda...

30.03.2016 - 12:40
Prisoner’s mother demands compensation from penitentiary department for her son’s death

The mother of a prisoner, who died after he was allegedly beaten, demands compensation from the Penitentiary Department at the Ministry of Justice. Lubat Burhonova, the mother of prisoner Dilshodbek Murodov, has filed a lawsuit in a court in Dushanbe’s Ismoili Somoni district demanding the Penitentiary Department pay 334,000 somoni in damages for moral losses. Murodov’s family lawyer,...

19.03.2016 - 09:02
UN rights expert alarmed by increasing restrictions on opposition, NGOs and the media in Tajikistan

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression, David Kaye, today expressed grave concern about increasing restrictions on opposition parties, civil society and the media over the past year in Tajikistan. He also cautioned about the widespread blocking of websites and networks, including mobile services by the Tajik authorities. “The people of...

10.03.2016 - 12:01
HRW, NHC urge Tajik authorities to release everyone imprisoned on politically motivated charges

The government’s persecution in Tajikistan of its domestic opposition in recent months has reportedly been relentless and systematic. A briefing paper issued by Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the Norwegian Helsinki Committee (NHC) on February 17 documents how the hunt for critics of Tajik authorities is extending far beyond the country’s borders. Recent research by Human Rights Watch and...

18.02.2016 - 15:24

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