Women's rights

Human Trafficking in Kyrgyzstan

Prostitution abroad and "labour enslavement" at home are the commonest forms.

21 May 15

A trip to the shops turns into an ordeal in an Islamic State stronghold.

12 May 15

President denounces "alien" forms of clothing and his police follow up by issuing warnings to women wearing hijab.

8 May 15

Legal system has been slow to enforce payment orders on wayward ex-husbands.

6 May 15

A 100-metre walk home under mortar fire brings a strange sort of indifference.

24 Apr 15

Woman detained for “crime” of sitting next to male bus driver.

22 Apr 15

In the midst of crisis, authorities seem to be prioritising unnecessary, bad laws.

17 Apr 15

Narrow escape for a woman whose “offence” is waiting in a shop while the owner is out at the mosque.

18 Mar 15

A cleric says women’s shelters reflect Islamic values, but some men resent them.

11 Mar 15

Women face great perils just to go about their business in an Islamic State stronghold in Syria.

23 Feb 15

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