Interview

Uzbek Campaigner Slams Karimov Invite to Brussels

Concern at secrecy of trip by leader accused of major human rights abuses.

Uzbekistan Needs More Action on Human Trafficking

Uzbek Refugees “Abandoned"

Kyrgyz Unrest Trials Show Bias, Discrimination

Time for Tajikistan to End Death Penalty

Government should move from moratorium to full abolition, leading lawyer says.

OSCE Needs Stricter Criteria for Members

Security grouping meeting in Kazakstan to be pressed on human rights issues by alternative gathering.

Uzbek Political Reforms Merely for Effect

Turkmenistan Looking East for Gas Exports

US and Russia Should Not Compete in Central Asia

Symbiosis, not great power rivalry the way forward, leading expert Alexei Malashenko says.

Kazakstan Needs Laws to Underpin Torture Ban

United Nations rapporteur says legislation must ensure truly independent inspections of detention facilities.