Human rights watch central asia researcher steve swerdlow says that the uzbek president shavkat mirziyoyev supports the expansion of the activities of this international human rights organisation in the country. Uzbekistan association for human rights in central asia. Statement in support of hrw researcher steve swerdlow print email details published. Effort to intimidate human rights watch in uzbekistan human. Freedom house regularly ranks it among the worst of the worst in its freedom in the world reports. Uzbek government confident of impunity for abuses refworld. Worlds longestjailed journalist freed after 19 years as uzbekistans. Steve swerdlow at human rights watch called the vote a sham election. On 2 february 2009 they sent in the mail a letter to my home informing. Statement in support of hrw researcher steve swerdlow. Controversial fashion designer from central asia public radio.
Its easy to release political prisoners, says steve swerdlow, an independent human rights lawyer based in tashkent. Association for human rights in central asia ahrca. The human rights society of uzbekistan, known as ezgulik, said mr. Steve swerdlow, human rights watch researcher for central asia as u. Get detailed information about stephen swerdlow, including previous known addresses, phone numbers, jobs, schools, or run a comprehensive background check anonymously. Steve swerdlow, central asia researcher for human rights watch, sums up the human rights situation in uzbekistan 10 years after the andijon. Fashion world snubs fruits of uzbek child labor rt world. Steve swerdlow, a researcher with human rights watch covering uzbekistan, said his organization was kicked out of uzbekistan late last year, the first time in the organizations three decades that an entire field office was expelled from a country. Warsaw, september 29, 2016 relatives of peaceful tajik opposition activists who are taking part in an intergovernmental conference about human rights and fundamental freedoms in warsaw have. Steve swerdlow, central asia researcher, and andrew stroehlein, europe media director discuss yusuf ruzimuradov, a longimprisoned. Of the front line isnt azerbaijan a democratic republic constitutionally it is from debate 1 100 at mcmillen high school, murphy.
Belarus has a binding obligation not to send odinaev anywhere he could face torture or other illtreatment, including to tajikistan, and it should abide by this international commitment. Association for human rights in central asia ahrca 20180404. Steve swerdlow of human rights watch joins us via skype. Observers from the commonwealth of independent states and shanghai cooperation organisation called the election open, free, and democratic, and said it had proceeded openly and democratically, respectively. Uzbekistans leader talks rights, now more action needed. A human rights watch researcher, steve swerdlow, was the target of an aggressive verbal attack while on a visit to uzbekistan to investigate. Uzbekistan orders article on abuse to be deleted voice. One of them is bekjanovs colleague at erk, yusuf ruzimuradov.
A string of british universities has established links with higher education institutions in a country whose human rights record is widely condemned as one of the worst in the world, with the full. Steve swerdlow, central asia researcher for human rights watch, sums up the human rights situation in uzbekistan 10 years after the andijon massacre and sees a recipe for disaster. The europe central asia monitoring eucam initiative of the centre for european security studies. Uzbekistans policy of secretly sterilising women bbc news. Uk universities move into uzbekistan even as human rights. Steve swerdlow is the organizations researcher for. New york uzbekistan asia central asia marco werman steve swerdlow history jobs human rights. Anchor marco werman talks with human rights watch researcher steve swerdlow. Steve swerdlow, of the new yorkbased organisation human rights watch said. Steve swerdlow, the central asia researcher for human rights watch, participated. Steve swerdlow, central asia researcher for human rights watch. Swerdlow, what do you think was the reason for closing human rights watchs office in tashkent. Turning a blind eye on human rights abuses in uzbekistan.
Arrested under corruption allegations in february 2014 and apparently detained at. For the first time in several years, swerdlow has given an interview to local media podrobno. Questions over uzbekistans new era of openness bbc news. Political prisoner freed after 23 years following death of. September 19, 2019 human rights watch steve swerdlow. Dn edward lemon harriman institute human rights human rights watch independent media interview islamism new york city news politics sayfullo saipov steve swerdlow tashkent terrorism. Uzbekistan says it will investigate harassment of western. File a soldier stands in front of the national flag of uzbekistan, in tashkent, aug. Tajikistans fight against political islam how fears of terrorism stifle free speech. Of the front line isnt azerbaijan a democratic republic. Uzbekistans president islam karimov died friday, the government announced, ending over a quarter of a century of his ironfisted rule in the central asian nation with no clear successor lined up.
Stop harassing human rights defenders agzam turgunov and dilmurod saidov print. Tajikistans fight against political islam foreign affairs. By andrew stroehlein and steve swerdlow, special to cnn editors note. Uzbekistan, until recently one of the most isolated governments in the world with restricted individual and social freedoms, has.
Who would have thought a couple of years ago that you would be allowed back into the country, let alone talk to the government as well as everyone else. Human rights watch yusuf ruzimuradov, one the worlds longest. Andrew stroehlein is communications director at the international crisis group and steve swerdlow is central asia researcher at human rights watch. Central asia senior researcher, europe and central asia division.
Statement in support of hrw researcher steve swerdlow print email details. Swerdlow is the director of the division of hematopathology. The columbia university covid19 resource guide gathers information on all aspects of the coronavirus and its effects. At a time when the uzbek government appears to be taking steps to reform the countrys feared security services, reports of a journalists torture in their custody should prompt an immediate investigation and decisive, public condemnation, said steve swerdlow, central asia researcher at human rights watch. From the international labor rights forum in washington, d.
From the united states, steve swerdlow, central asia researcher for human rights. It was a terrible message to be sending to lend a highprofile platform to the senior official of one of the worlds most repressive governments, says steve swerdlow from human rights watch. Out of political prison in uzbekistan, and still an optimist. A year ago, the daughter of uzbekistans authoritarian president disappeared from public life. He oversees a nine member division of hematopathology that has a broad range of investigative, educational and clinical service responsibilities. Steve swerdlow is a central asia researcher at human rights watch. Rumors persist that uzbekistans ailing leader has died president islam karimov fell ill over the weekend. Steve swerdlow, a human rights lawyer with expertise on. Man tortured for britain finds asylum in the us the. Ny fashion week cancels show by uzbek leaders daughter.
Human rights activists are celebrating after the worlds longestimprisoned journalist was freed after 19 years in jail in uzbekistan. Worlds longestjailed journalist freed after 19 years as. Uzbekistan seems to be obsessed with numbers and international rankings, says steve swerdlow, central asia director at human rights watch. Forced labor in cotton fields, repression of civil society, should change. This is one of the most dramatic stories we have ever. Why is a turkic languages scholar imprisoned in uzbekistan.
Steve swerdlow, central asia researcher with human rights watch. Controversial fashion designer from central asia public. Rumors persist that uzbekistans ailing leader has died. Britain has been attacked by human rights campaigners over its shameful failure to aid a british embassy guard who had to flee his home country with his family after he was brutally tortured. Uzbekistan pledged on monday to investigate a verbal attack by several of its citizens on a visiting human rights. Societal change afoot in central asia in this article, authors examined six important trends that stand out while the gap between central asian governments and the governed is widening. Uzbeks tortured me, says british embassy man the independent. Steve swerdlow, a researcher for countries of central asia at the international human rights organisation hrw, was subjected to a provocation by a group of people in tashkent, coordinated by a certain sardor kamilov, whose name is linked to the progovernment online resource called sayyod. It was also a legacy of tajikistans 199297 civil war. Steve swerdlow, central asia researcher, and andrew stroehlein, europe. The 12 human rights groups are amnesty international, the association for human rights in central asia, civil rights defenders, the committee to protect journalists, freedom. The organizers of new york fashion week have canceled a planned show by the designer daughter of uzbekistans leader islam karimov, who has been accused of human rights abuses. Yet grave rights violations such as torture, politicallymotivated prosecutions, and.
Uzbekistan world europecentral asia human rights watch. Political prisoner freed after 23 years following death of uzbek despot. From germany, umida niyazova, director of the uzbekgerman forum for human rights, joined the talk. Human rights watch issued a report last fall detailing what it says are severe human rights violations, especially for political prisoners.