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Tolekan Ismailova

10 October 2010 | Opinion | Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyz human rights defenders need Sweden’s support

In an Op-Ed article in the daily Svenska Dagbladet we urge the Swedish government to take action to protect human rights defenders at risk – both directly and through the agency of international bodies such as the EU and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

30 March 2010 | Events | Kyrgyzstan

Harder times for human rights defenders in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan has for long been considered the least repressive country in Central Asia. A civil society has developed and been able to work relatively freely. But lately the situation has changed to the worse. Peaceful demonstrations are stopped by the military and journalists critical of the regime are persecuted, threatened and killed. Gennady Pavlyuk is [...]

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  • Her father disappeared

    Her father disappeared

    His burnt body was returned to the family in a plastic bag. The European Court has found Russia responsible for human rights violations in the North Caucasus, in more than one hundred cases, as a result of our work.
    (Photo: Joanna Kurosz)

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