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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
Central Asia: Training on compensation of moral harm suffered through torture

04 February 2016 – Thirty-three NGO activists, lawyers and psychologists from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan participate in the training “Compensation of moral harm suffered through torture”, organized by the NGO Coalitions against Torture in Kazakhstan and Tajikistan, which takes place in Almaty, Kazakhstan, from 3 to 5 February 2016. Dmitry Kazakov, Sergey Romanov (both from the NGO...

08.02.2016 - 15:53
Training on Strategic approaches to Public Media and Government relations for NGOs

Twenty-six NGO activists of the NGO Coalitions against Torture in Kazakhstan and Tajikistan and experienced anti-torture journalists participated in the training “Strategic Approaches to Public, Media and Government Relations for NGOs”, which was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on 1 and 2 February 2016. The training -- organized by the NGO Coalitions against Torture in Kazakhstan and Tajikistan...

04.02.2016 - 20:03
A new high-security penal colony being built in the Vahdat

A new high-security penal colony, which will accommodate 2,000 inmates, is reportedly being built in the Vahdat Township. An official source at Tajikistan’s Penitentiary System at the Ministry of Justice says one of Bulgarian companies has designed the new penal colony and inmates of penal colony # 1, which is located in the center of Dushanbe, will be transferred to the new penal colony in...

01.02.2016 - 11:25
Human Rights conference in Central Asia

Navigating the United Nations human rights system can be a challenge, particularly for countries that are relatively new to the process. This has been the case in central Asia, where most countries have ratified the majority of the core human rights treaties. In doing so, these countries have committed to report to various UN committees that monitor treaty obligations.  In addition they...

28.01.2016 - 14:01
OSCE Office in Tajikistan training course highlights need for respecting human rights of detained persons

The OSCE Office in Tajikistan, with the support of the Swiss Co-operation Office, today concluded a three-day training course on the human rights of persons in police custody and the independent monitoring of police detention facilities. The training at the OSCE Office premises brought together 30 participants, including representatives from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Office of the...

18.12.2015 - 10:45

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