Village of Lyaily near Beshkent, Kyrgyzstan, where nearly all 300 families use water from the aryk, an irrigation canal. The water they drink is vulnerable to contamination from bacteria that cause hepatitis and other water-borne illnesses.
Village of Lyaily near Beshkent, Kyrgyzstan, where nearly all 300 families use water from the aryk, an irrigation canal. The water they drink is vulnerable to contamination from bacteria that cause hepatitis and other water-borne illnesses. © Jodi Hilton/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

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Central Asia Human Rights Reporting Project

Years active: 2009-2011

Central Asia Human Rights Reporting Project directly supports human rights defenders in all five Central Asian states by helping them develop efficient media and public outreach strategies to improve awareness and support and ensure human rights norms are respected and observed upon a daily basis across the region.

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The project delivers sustainable partnerships between media outlets and practitioners and the community of human rights' defenders.

Funded by the European Commission and the Norwegian Foreign Ministry.

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