Uzbekistan: Appeal Case: Umida Niazova - Human Rights Defender

Index Number: EUR 62/001/2007
Date Published: 6 February 2007
Categories: Uzbekistan

Amnesty International is concerned for the safety and the well-being of human rights defender Umida Niazova, who has been in detention in Uzbekistan since 22 January 2007. Amnesty International considers Umida Niazova to be a prisoner of conscience, detained solely for carrying out her human rights activities, and calls for her to be released from detention immediately and unconditionally.