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Conditional releases from prison of some human rights defenders, a number of legislative and judicial reforms, and increased dialogue on human rights between the government and the interna

Growing calls for end to executions at UN - 18 December 2008

Over one hundred countries voted overwhelmingly in favour of a second resolution on "Moratorium on the use of the death penalty" at the United Nations on T

Exceptional Uzbek woman honoured in Geneva on 20 Novembere - 19 November 2008

Mutabar Tadzhibaeva, a human rights activist from Uzbekistan, will receive the 2008 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders (MEA) on Thursday, 20 November

Turkey expels refugees for second time - 14 October 2008

Turkish law enforcement officials have expelled the same group of Uzbekistani refugees into Iranian territory for the second time in one month.

Activist released in Uzbekistan - 5 June 2008

Uzbekistani human rights defender Mutabar Tadzhibaeva, who was sentenced to eight years in prison in 2006, was unexpectedly released on Monday, 2 June.

Uzbekistan abolishes the death penalty - 11 January 2008

The trend towards total abolition of the death penalty has continued with Uzbekistan becoming the latest country to put an end to executions.

Uzbekistan: The government should ensure the implementation of the recommendations of the UN Committee against Torture - 7 December 2007

Amnesty International is urging the government of Uzbekistan to take effective action to implement in practice the recommendations of the United Nations (UN) Committee

Russia extradites, Uzbekistan abuses - 6 August 2007

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, co-operation between former members, Russia and Uzbekistan, has been increasingly influenced by concerns about regional secur
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