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Meeting of the Working Group on Judicial Capacity in the framework of the EU Rule of Law Initiative for Central Asia in Brussels

In the framework of the Rule of Law Initiative for Central Asia established by the EU and led by France and Germany, the project «Rule of Law Platform – Central Asia» funded by the EU will hold a “Meeting of the Regional Working Group on Judicial Capacity” on 24 April 2014 in Brussels. As inform NoTorture.Tj Mahbuba Abdullaeva, Press and Information Officer of the EU Delegation to ...

23.04.2014 - 15:04
Physician from border guard hospital claims that crippled soldier does not need surgery

Iranian physicians who had to perform surgery on Tajik soldier Shahbol Mirzoyev, who was severely beaten by medic Usmon Ghayratov, have not arrived in Tajikistan because unit 2026 of the Main Border Guard Directorate Border of the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) has not transferred money to the International Ibn Sina Clinic in Dushanbe. More than 56,000 somoni are reportedly...

17.04.2014 - 19:10
The OSCE should put torture prevention at the heart of its work on the human dimension

Central Asian NGO coalitions against torture: The OSCE should put torture prevention at the heart of its work on the human dimension* Brussels, 14 April 2014. At the OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting (SDHM) on Prevention of Torture held in Vienna, Austria, on 10 and 11 April, the NGO Coalitions against Torture in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan and their project partners, the...

14.04.2014 - 15:26
€64,400 reportedly needed for surgery for soldier severely beaten by medic

€64,400 are reportedly needed for surgery for soldier Shahbol Mirzoyev, who was severely beaten by medic Usmon Ghayratov. Shahbol Mirzoyev suffered a broken neck, paralyzed left leg and injured hands. His father, Numon Mirzoyev, says he has sent tomography scan results to one of hospitals in Germany and they said that it is necessary to perform medical surgery that will cost 64,400 Euros. “...

15.03.2014 - 18:25
Tajikistan: arrest of lawyer is a threat to the independence of the profession

  The ICJ expressed concern at today’s arrest of Fakhriddin Zokirov, a prominent defence lawyer who had represented the former Minister of Industry, Zaid Sayidov.   The former Minister was recently convicted for a number of crimes including polygamy, receiving a bribe, rape, fraud, illegal confinement and sentenced to 26 years of imprisonment.   The ICJ is concerned...

09.03.2014 - 15:28
PRI launches Investigative International Journalism Competition

The death penalty remains in many parts of the globe, while around the world people are imprisoned for decades at a time. While trials, sentences and executions often make the headlines, other features of the death penalty and life imprisonment are largely unknown. Penal Reform International is launching a competition for the best journalism investigating the death penalty and life (or long-...

27.02.2014 - 14:49
Official information: IRP activist dies in custody of thrombotic embolism

Ms. Fayziniso Vohidova, a lawyer from the northern Sughd province, says she has received an official document from the Center foe Forensic Medical Examination regarding the death of the Islamic Revival Party activist in the northern city of Isfara, Umedjon Tojiyev. “According to this document, Umedjon Tojiyev died in custody of thrombotic embolism,” Vohidova told Asia-Plus in an interview....

24.02.2014 - 19:16
“Tajikistan still needs to breach the gap between policies and reality” – UN rights expert

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture, Juan E. Méndez, today urged the Government of Tajikistan to fully implement its policies for the eradication and prevention of torture and ill-treatment. “Tajikistan still needs to breach the gap between policies and reality,” Mr. Méndez stressed at the end of a three-day follow-up visit to the Republic of Tajikistan to evaluate the level of...

12.02.2014 - 21:54
Meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs with the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture

On 10 February, 2014 the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan Mr. Sirodjidin Aslov met with the UN Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment of punishment Mr. Juan Méndez. During the meeting, issues on implementation of the Convention against Torture and Recommendations of the Special Rapporteur on the Prevention of Torture in Tajikistan...

10.02.2014 - 13:45
Front Line Defenders launches Olympics campaign on 12 human rights defenders

‘Rights. Risks. Change!’ Campaign to focus attention on targeted human rights defenders Front Line Defenders launched an online and social media campaign today to focus attention on the plight of 12 human rights defenders (HRDs) from Eastern Europe and Central Asia coinciding with the launch of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The ‘Rights. Risks. Change!’ campaign (www.sportshrd.org)...

10.02.2014 - 10:32

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