Monday, February 07, 2005

Terror ally reasserts its tyranny

Uzbekistan: Rights Group Threatened for Alleging Abuse
Clamping Down on Civil Society, Justice Ministry Threatens Human Rights Group
Human Rights Watch

(New York, February 4, 2005)—The Uzbek government threatened an independent human rights group after it reported on possible government abuse of a prisoner who died in custody, Human Rights Watch said today.

The Uzbek Ministry of Justice issued an official warning to Ezgulik, an independent human rights group, for reporting on the January 2 death of Samandar Umarov, and calling for an investigation.


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