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Uzbek Forum for Human Rights @uzbekforum.bsky.social · 13h

For those attending #WarsawHDC, be sure to make time for this panel on #PressFreedom in #CentralAsia organized by @pressfreedom.bsky.social, @americanbar.org and Clooney Foundation/Trial Watch with @umidaniyazova.bsky.social and others. Tomorrow, Thursday, 9 October:

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Uzbek Forum for Human Rights @uzbekforum.bsky.social · 14h

The #Uzbek government is learning the hard way that it takes more than a PR campaign to convince the world it is embracing civil society. Their event at #WarsawHDC is embarrassingly empty.....

Uzbek Forum for Human Rights @uzbekforum.bsky.social · 16h

@ebrd.bsky.social & @ifcorg.bsky.social investments in Indorama in #Uzbekistan resulted in massive rights violations. "Public finance should not be used to whitewash the reputations of repeat offenders in countries where civil society & institutions are under sustained attack."
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EBRD’s toxic bond with Indorama: Funding polluter in Georgia’s shrinking democracy - Bankwatch

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) continues to back one of its most controversial clients in one of Europe’s most troubled democracies. Human rights, labour laws, and the env...

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Joanna Lillis @joannalillis.bsky.social · 5d

More about Silk Mirage and full list of book tour events - from Clifton LitFest with @peterleonard1.bsky.social and Royal Society for Asian Affairs with Sophie Ibbotson to Oxford University and UCL on my Substack here substack.com/home/post/p-...

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Uzbek Forum for Human Rights @uzbekforum.bsky.social · 7d

Today we note the impact of our reporting: Our #HumanRights alert made waves on Uzbek media, prompting an investigation by the Business Ombudsman. Let's hope it's prompt and transparent and ends in accountability!
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Uzbek Forum for Human Rights @uzbekforum.bsky.social · 20d

📢 New #HumanRights alert:
We have documented dozens of reports of arbitrary acts of violence against farmers in recent months. How does this promote sustainable #cotton from #Uzbekistan??
Hold those responsible to account now!

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Arbitrary Police Brutality Against Farmers is not Compatible with a Sustainable Cotton Sector

Azizjon Tojiboev and Gairatjon Khairullaev, successful and hardworking farmers from Rishton district of Fergana region, became victims of senseless and illegal arbitrary violence at the hands of local...

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Andrew Stroehlein @andrewstroehlein.bsky.social · 8d

New newsletter launched: "International Affairs for Normal People" - read my first post and subscribe. It's free: www.internationalaffairsfornormalpeople.eu/normal-peopl...

“Normal People”? What?

I am not really an expert in anything. However, I have some experience in dealing with experts. Over the last couple decades, I’ve been privileged to work closely with brilliant people in internationa...

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Joanna Lillis @joannalillis.bsky.social · 8d

Revered founding father or despised despotic dictator? Check out my new Substack post on attitudes to the late president Islam Karimov in the New #Uzbekistan that his sucessor, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, says he is building.
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The Cult of Karimov

Despotic dictator or founding father? Uzbekistan is struggling to come to terms with the legacy of its first president, who died nine years ago this month.

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Uzbek Forum for Human Rights @uzbekforum.bsky.social · 13d

Sorry for HRW's loss, Andrew! Looking forward to seeing your next steps and wishing you much success 💪🏼

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Uzbek Forum for Human Rights @uzbekforum.bsky.social · 13d

Fascinating episode of Turan Tales podcast by @aga-pik.bsky.social on the Soviet influence on #CentralAsian music and the evolution of estrada 👏🏼🕺🏼🇺🇿
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Episode 15: Looking back at the 'Estrada' - pop music of Soviet Central Asia

TURAN TALK with Leora Eisenberg, an American historian and PhD student at Harvard

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Uzbek Forum for Human Rights @uzbekforum.bsky.social · 19d

Since July this year, we have been posting weekly #HumanRights alerts, reporting on serious issues from inside #Uzbekistan that international audiences might not otherwise see. So far, we have collected 18 stories you should know about:
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Uzbek Forum for Human Rights @uzbekforum.bsky.social · 20d

📢 New #HumanRights alert:
We have documented dozens of reports of arbitrary acts of violence against farmers in recent months. How does this promote sustainable #cotton from #Uzbekistan??
Hold those responsible to account now!

bit.ly/46m1Oul

Arbitrary Police Brutality Against Farmers is not Compatible with a Sustainable Cotton Sector

Azizjon Tojiboev and Gairatjon Khairullaev, successful and hardworking farmers from Rishton district of Fergana region, became victims of senseless and illegal arbitrary violence at the hands of local...

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Uzbek Forum for Human Rights @uzbekforum.bsky.social · 22d

🇺🇿 Punished for Obedience: Without addressing the motivation and incentives for officials to forcibly mobilize pickers, #Uzbekistan’s #cotton fields remain a high risk environment for #ForcedLabor:
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Punished for Obedience: Officials Become Victims of Uzbekistan’s Cotton System

Dilfuza Toshmatova, deputy hokim of Sariosiyo district of Surkhandarya region, became the first casualty of this year’s cotton harvest in Uzbekistan, which has faced a shortage of pickers for the past…

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Uzbek Forum for Human Rights @uzbekforum.bsky.social · 23d

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#Uzbekistan: Blogger & activist Valijon Kalonov has been held in forced psychiatric detention for exercising his freedom of expression since December 2021. RELEASE HIM NOW!
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Free Valijon Kalonov Now!

Valijon Kalonov, a 55-year-old Uzbek blogger and social media activist, is currently being held in forced psychiatric detention in Samarkand. An opinion issued by the UN Working Group on Arbitrary…

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Uzbek Forum for Human Rights @uzbekforum.bsky.social · 23d

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PLEASE SHARE FAR AND WIDE!:
Wrongfully imprisoned activist Dildora Khakimova who is suffering from breast cancer must be released immediately to receive life-saving medical treatment!
#Uzbekistan #HumanRights
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Coalition for Human Rights in Development @rightsindevt.bsky.social · 27d

📢 Our new report is out now!

Germany’s development bank #KfW - while branding its operations as "responsible banking" - is fueling reprisals, displacement & environmental destruction.

Read more👇
rightsindevelopment.org/kfw-irrespon...

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Uzbek Forum for Human Rights @uzbekforum.bsky.social · 27d

📢 Uzbek Forum is posting on Linked In:
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Follow us for lots of updates on #HumanRights in #Uzbekistan!

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Uzbek Forum for Human Rights @uzbekforum.bsky.social · 29d

! UPDATE !
After this incident was widely reported, the Ministry of Poverty Reduction & Employment announced that Dilfuza Tashmatova was fined 20.6 million UZS ($1,650) under Article 51 of the Administrative Code on Coercion to Labor.

Uzbek Forum for Human Rights @uzbekforum.bsky.social · 29d

📢 #Uzbekistan: #Cotton harvest 2025 off to a bumpy start as official threatens local council (mahalla) staff with dismissal for failing to recruit enough cotton pickers. It's time the Uzbek government finally abolishes the mechanisms that can result in #ForcedLabor.
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Deputy hokim of Sariosiyo district, Surkhandarya region, forces mahalla employees to find pickers

The deputy hokim for family and women’s affairs of Sariosiyo district, Surkhandarya region, Dilfuza Tashmatova, has been recorded forcing a “women’s activist” – one of seven employees of the mahalla…

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Uzbek Forum for Human Rights @uzbekforum.bsky.social · 29d

2/ Our 2024 cotton harvest report explained what needs to change to make the Uzbek cotton sector sustainable and viable for everyone:
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Uzbek Forum for Human Rights @uzbekforum.bsky.social · 29d

📢 #Uzbekistan: #Cotton harvest 2025 off to a bumpy start as official threatens local council (mahalla) staff with dismissal for failing to recruit enough cotton pickers. It's time the Uzbek government finally abolishes the mechanisms that can result in #ForcedLabor.
bit.ly/42mfiVE
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Deputy hokim of Sariosiyo district, Surkhandarya region, forces mahalla employees to find pickers

The deputy hokim for family and women’s affairs of Sariosiyo district, Surkhandarya region, Dilfuza Tashmatova, has been recorded forcing a “women’s activist” – one of seven employees of the mahalla…

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Coalition for Human Rights in Development @rightsindevt.bsky.social · Sep 8

📢 Join us this Wednesday, Sept 10th, for the online launch of our new report "#KfW: Irresponsible Banking”, with human rights defenders from #Mexico & #Indonesia + Pichamon Yeophantong, chairperson of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights

⏩Register here us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Uzbek Forum for Human Rights @uzbekforum.bsky.social · Sep 5

🆘 #Uzbekistan: Farmer in Kashkadarya sees no way out following threats and intimidation by local governor in
Shakhrisabz. This is a cry for HELP!
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Uzbek Farmer: “I would like the truth to be told.”

“Before I begin this interview, I want to say that if I am alive tomorrow, or if I am arrested tomorrow, or if I disappear, the responsibility for this will lie with the hokim of Shakhrisabz district…

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Uzbek Forum for Human Rights @uzbekforum.bsky.social · Sep 3

🔥Latest #HumanRightsAlert: Police violence in #Uzbekistan - One victim had to have his spleen removed, another sustained 4 serious injuries including a perforated eardrum. No accountability, just multiple violations of national and international law 😡
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Police violence in Uzbekistan: two cases, few answers

Police violence in Uzbekistan: two cases, few answers Evidence-backed allegations in Kashkadarya and Namangan highlight persistent abuse of power and impunity of officials. This article is based on a…

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Uzbek Forum for Human Rights @uzbekforum.bsky.social · Sep 2

UN experts urge #UNCAC States Parties to safeguard civic space & uphold human rights in anti-corruption efforts. #Uzbekistan's restrictions on #FreedomOfSpeeech and #FreedomOfAssociation undermine these efforts.
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UN experts urge UNCAC States Parties to safeguard civic space and uphold human rights in anti-corruption efforts

GENEVA – UN experts* today called on States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) to take concrete action at the upcoming 11th UNCAC Conference of States Parties (CoSP) t...

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Uzbek Forum for Human Rights @uzbekforum.bsky.social · Sep 1

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Uzbek Forum for Human Rights @uzbekforum.bsky.social · Aug 25

📢 Public petition protesting controversial #Charvak Reservoir/ #SeaBreeze project which endangers the drinking water supply for #Tashkent and region removed from social media. No public participaton, transparency or environmental impact assessment:
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