by admin_HRWF | Apr 3, 2021 | LGBTQI People and Human Rights
A blogger who suggested Uzbekistan decriminalize gay sex was brutally attacked. The Interior Ministry and others blame him for provoking the assault. By Catherine Putz The Diplomat (31.03.2021) – https://bit.ly/3rJu9V7 – The day after a human...
by admin_HRWF | Mar 6, 2021 | LGBTQI People and Human Rights
ILGA (03.03.2021) – We, ILGA-Europe and the undersigned human rights organisations, call on the President and government of Uzbekistan, member of the UN Human Rights Council, to decriminalise same-sex conduct between men under the ongoing review of the Criminal...
by admin_HRWF | Jan 25, 2021 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
By Mushfig Bayram Forum18 (22.01.2021) – https://bit.ly/2YeT32O – After repeatedly defending Muslims’ freedom of religion and belief, including demonstrating outside President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s residence, Tulkun Astanov has been jailed for five years. A...
by admin_HRWF | Sep 21, 2020 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Critics complain the draft bill preserves many restrictions. Eurasianet (16.09.2020) – https://bit.ly/2ZX6Coz – Lawmakers in Uzbekistan have approved the first reading of legislation that would, among other things, end a ban on the wearing of...
by admin_HRWF | Aug 4, 2020 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Interior ministry says Muslim minors accompanied by ‘close relatives’ can attend mosques, ending a de facto ban. Al Jazeera (03.08.2020) – https://bit.ly/3k9uspz – Uzbekistan has allowed children to attend Muslim prayers again, ending a...
