Although the draft law contains some moderate improvements, it retains many provisions that violate the rights to freedom of speech, association, and religion. Others fall short of protections to ...

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Women commit far fewer murders than men in Uzbekistan. It’s important to understand who, why, and how they kill. Instead of progress on decriminalizing defamation, Uzbek authorities have amended the ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Uzbek authorities to fill the Central Asian nation's Criminal Code with "meaningful" reforms after a draft failed to remove several impediments to democratic ...