Human rights

Uzbekistan Needs More Action on Human Trafficking

Uganda Ruling Small Victory in Gay Struggle

Court bans media outing of homosexuals, but they remain a vulnerable, oppressed community.

EU Goes After Turkmen Gas

Iraqi Filmmakers Recognised

Documentary-makers shortlisted for award say IWPR training key to their success.

Convicts Protest Against Torture at Notorious Uzbek Jail

Uzbek Migrants “Exploited” in Kazakstan

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.

Turkmenistan's Clannish Leader

President Berdymuhammedov’s court consists of a handful of political survivors but mostly protégés drawn from his tribe.

Kazak Capital in Shutdown Mode for OSCE Meeting

Instead of promoting human rights issues, regime accused of tidying them away.