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Russia responsible for secret transfer of Tajik national – EСHR

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has found Russia responsible for the covert and unlawful transfer of a man to Tajikistan where he was later prosecuted and sentenced to imprisonment for offences against national security, the judgment reads. The complaint against Russia was filed with the ECHR on December 6, 2010. Tajik national, Savriddin Dzhurayev, stated in the complaint that he...

29.04.2013 - 16:57
U.S. Issues Country Reports On Human Rights Practices

The U.S. State Department has released its "Country Reports On Human Rights Practices" for 2012, highlighting crackdowns on civil society, struggles for democratic change, and threats to freedom of expression.  U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry presented the reports to the media in Washington on April 19. The document states that “governments continued to repress or attack the means...

20.04.2013 - 21:55
European Human Rights Court urges Russia not to extradite Ismon Azimov to Dushanbe

The European Court of Human Rights has urged Russia not to extradite to Dushanbe a Tajik citizen facing religious extremism charges, Radio Liberty reports. The court reportedly said on April 18 that sending Ismon Azimov to Tajikistan would subject him to the risk of ill-treatment. We will recall that Ismon Azimov was arrested in Russia on November 3, 2010 at Tajikistan’s request. Ismon...

20.04.2013 - 18:03
Lawyers of alleged participants of last year’s events in Khorog claim judicial violations

The trail of two alleged participants of last year’s events in Khorog, the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) – Dimon Ashourov and Sherik Karamkhudoyev – began in the Supreme Court on April 8.Defendants’ lawyers say the trial began with violation of procedural rules.Dimon Ashourov’s defense lawyer, Shuhrat Qudratov, says that Mr. Justice Nouriddin Rasoulov, presiding over...

10.04.2013 - 18:42
Tajikistan’s penitentiary system head comments on demand by prisoners’ parents for his resignation

Tajikistan’s penitentiary system head, Izatullo Sharipov, has commented on demand by prisoners’ parents for his resignation. According him, the president has appointed him to this position and only the president has the right to relieve him of his position. “Those who are guilty must be punished.  We do not rule out that there are shortcomings in our system, but we are seeking to...

09.04.2013 - 10:59
Tajikistan: Government Critic Missing for Two Weeks

Early on March 15, a 58-year-old man put on his tracksuit and left home in Qurghonteppa, a 90-minute drive south of Dushanbe, Tajikistan’s capital. Morning exercise was a regular part of his routine, says Amnesty International. But on this morning the man, a prominent critic of President Imomali Rakhmon, did not return. Friends and political allies fear Salimboy Shamsiddinov was kidnapped...

03.04.2013 - 14:51
Case of police officer convicted of torturing teen remitted for further examination

The case of Mashraf Aliyev, a former officer from the police station in the Yovon district, who was convicted of torturing teen boy has been remitted for further examination, Sergey Romanov, director of the Dushanbe-based Independent Human Rights Center, told Asia-Plus. According to him, the verdict against Aliyev has been recalled and the case has been remitted for further examination...

01.04.2013 - 14:05
The Ministry of Interior will pay compensation to Sangov's widow

The court ordered the Interior Ministry of Tajikistan to pay compensation to the widow of Safarali Sangov resident of Dushanbe, who according to his family, died as a result of beatings and torture at the police station. This unprecedented case in the country’s court practice was reported to NoTorture.Tj by the victim’s lawyer Gulchekhra Holmatova, whose services were donated by the Bureau of...

15.03.2013 - 14:30
Head of the Tajik prisons was demanded to resign for torture

According to the Radio Ozodi (the local office of “Radio Liberty”) Relatives of the prisoners, victims of torture demanded for the resignation of the Deputy Minister of Justice, Head of the Main Directorate for Punishment Implementation Izzatullo Sharipov. The letter with their demands was sent to the President Emomali Rahmon with copies to U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Robert Blake and...

13.03.2013 - 14:22
UAE adjourns Quvvatov extradition case hearing until April 10

The authorities of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have reportedly adjourned Umarali Quvvatov extradition case hearing until April 10. “Umarali Quvvatov extradition case hearing was adjourned on March 10 until April 10,” Nikolai Nikolayev, Umarali Quvvatov’s defense lawyer, told Asia-Plus in an interview. Meanwhile, the Tajik authorities insist on a speedy extradition of Umarali Quvvatov,...

12.03.2013 - 21:23

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