Human Rights in Turkmenistan
Human Rights in Turkmenistan - (material supplied by Sara Drake,
Ph D, of the USA)
Jail Conditions
in Turkmenistan (material supplied by Sara Drake, Ph D, of
the USA)
News Items
4th Jan 2007
Press Release from Human Rights Watch
"(New York, December 21, 2006) – The successor to President
Sapurmurat Niazov of Turkmenistan, who died on December 21, should make
it a priority to turn around that country’s disastrous human rights
record, Human Rights Watch said today. It also called on the government
in the interim to take such measures as the immediate release of political
prisoners. "
More at http://hrw.org/english/docs/2006/12/21/turkme14923.htm
15 Sep 2006
Press Release From OSCE
OSCE Chairman calls for investigation into death of imprisoned
Turkmen journalist.
More at www.osce.org/item/20607.html
30 May 2006
From the The Washington Times
" Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov's political repression
and economic misrule have left his poor Central Asian country ripe for
exploitation by Islamic radical movements, dissidents and human rights
activists warned last week.
"It doesn't attract the attention it should in the West, but Turkmenistan
is a country near collapse. It is nearing the status of a failed state,"
said Sergei Kalamytsau, Central Asian program researcher for the New
York-based International League for Human Rights..."
More at www.washingtontimes.com/world/20060529-110958-1294r.htm
April 2006
Political prisoner released from a psychiatric hospital following action
by members of the US Congress.
Gurbandurdy Durdykuliev was institutionalized after writing to Turkmen
President Saparmurat Niyazov and requesting to hold a demonstration
against government policies. He spent more than two years in a psychiatric
hospital and now intends to file a lawsuit against the Government of
Turkmenistan for five million dollars. He credits his release on the
action of 54 members of the US Congress who sent letters to President
Niyazov in April calling for his release.
Full
account.
US Department of State - Country Reports on Human Rights Practices,
Turkmenistan
2004
(published Feb 2005) refers to Geldy's arrest
2002
(published March 2003) refers to Geldy's arrest
Amnesty
International - Turkmenistan The clampdown on dissent and religious
freedom continues, with reference to Geldy (see paragraph headed "Clampdown
on political dissent" )
Repression
and Regression in Turkmenistan: A New International Strategy, ICG Asia
Report N°85, 4 November 2004 (pdf file)
Links
to human rights reports for Turkmenistan at Eurasianet.org (Amnesty
International etc.)
Human
Rights Watch reports on Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
Helsinki Foundation
United Nations: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Professor Bayefsky has published extensively in the field of
human rights www.bafesky.com
The
United Nations Human Rights Treaties - Turkmenistan
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