Demonstration in Brussels in support of human rights in Uzbekistan, held during the official visit of dictator Islam Karimov

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On January 24 2011, during the official visit of dictator Islam Karimov, the Organization for Human Rights in Central Asia organized a demonstration at the entrance to the European Commission in Brussels. The demonstration was dedicated to defending human rights in Uzbekistan. Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, western journalists and Uzbek political émigrés also took part in the demonstration.  

Since 2005 the Uzbek government has stubbornly rejected all calls for an international, independent investigation into the Andijan tragedy. Due to this the EU imposed sanctions on Uzbekistan in November 2005. In 2009 the EU lifted these sanctions for no apparent reason, despite criticism from human rights organizations.

Now the President of the European Commission, Jode Manuel Barroso, has met with dictator Islam Karimov, even though the latter’s presidency is unconstitutional. To the best of our knowledge the King of Belgium, Albert II, and the President of the European Council, Herman van Rompuy, refused to meet dictator Karimov. 

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There are over 7000 political prisoners in Uzbekistan, and 38 civil society activists are also behind bars. Among them are: Murad Djuraev (former member of the Uzbekistan parliament); Mamadali Mahmudov (author); Agzam Turgunov (founder of the human rights movement ‘Mazhlum’); Muhammed Bekzhan (the first editor of the ‘Erk’ newspaper, an organ of the opposition party ‘Erk’). 

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Gregoire Terry, FIDH staff member in Brussels, gives an interview.  

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Human rights activist Mutabar Tadjibaeva recounts her horrific experiences in Uzbek jails and prison colonies. She asks the EU not to forget the sad fates of Uzbek human rights activists and independent journalists. Mutabar asked the European Commission President, Jose Manuel Barroso, to remember that at the same time as he was signing an energy agreement with Uzbekistan, schools, hospitals and homes in Uzbekistan have their electricity and gas cut off by their government. Mutabar was born and grew up in a village, and has first-hand knowledge of regular Uzbek life.  

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Torture has become common-place and systematic in Uzbekistan. Prisoners recount their experiences- I read out their letters, which I have been receiving over three years. 

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Many journalists came to the demonstration. Almost all came to show their support, and to express their protest at not being able to ask questions to the Uzbek dictator Islam Karimov.  

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Author and former political prisoner Safar Bekzhan, together with his wife and our Turkish colleagues, brought a mock coffin with the clothing of someone tortured to death. They were protesting against tyranny and the violation of human rights in Central Asia.  

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Journalist Salidjon Abdurahmanov, poet Yusuf Djuma, human rights activists Alisher Karamatov, Agzam Farmonov, Agzam Turgunov, knew they were risking their lives defending the freedom of others. I often remember lines from the last letter I received from Agzam Turgunov in 2008 : ‘I was interrogated over five hours today. I was told that I was being questioned regarding the case against human rights activist Umida Niyazova. I was given to understand that I might be arrested at any moment. But I won’t leave this country. Never. Even if I have a few hours left before being arrested, I will try to finish off urgent work. I’ll do as much as I can- but I won’t retreat.  

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The demonstration showed that there are many people in the world who are not indifferent, and who are prepared to show solidarity with the victims of repressions in Uzbekistan.

The demonstration was organized by Gregoire Terry, FIDH employee in Brussels.

Free Europe embraces the Uzbek dictator?

Statement by activists and friends of civil society in Uzbekistan

 

On January 24, President Islam Karimov will visit Brussels, where he plans to meet with the leadership of the European Union and NATO. Meanwhile, the Belgian Foreign Ministry issued a 

Islam KARIMOV

statement that neither official talks with member of the Belgian Government nor an audience with King Albert II. We learned about this visit not from press releases of the EU and the governments of Belgium, but through private channels. Only a few days ago, the website of the President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso posted the headline :

Meeting with the President of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov which, in turn, links to the biography of Islam Karimov posted by the Uzbek government’s website. The reader can get the following information about Karimov from this ‘biography’:

‘For his outstanding contribution to education in Uzbekistan, creation of a state based on democratic laws, guarantee of civil peace and national accord, and for courage, I. Karimov was awarded the title Hero of Uzbekistan and the awards Mustakillik (Independence) and Amir Temur.’

This is propaganda pure and simple, and President Barroso’s website provided a link to this propaganda.

After we made this public, the Public Affairs Unit of the European Commission deleted the above mentioned link from the Commissioner's web site.

In regard to this, we are concerned by the following three circumstances. 

First, EU relations with the Karimov regime seem to be at odds with EU principles of openness. One gets the impression that the EU is borrowing elements from the dictator’s own principles for ruling – of opacity and secrecy.

Second, flirting with the dictator of Uzbekistan, the EU sets a dangerous precedent. If the EU has a visit with Karimov, who will they receive next to discuss ‘water-energy issues’ or the like? Alexander Lukashenko, Robert Mugabe, Kim Jong Il, Than Shwe? 

Finally, we are concerned that the attitude of EU leaders towards Karimov during the visit will be complimentary, and that the EU will miss the opportunity to impress upon the regime the need to improve its human rights record. 

Here is only a brief list of human rights abuses committed by the Karimov regime that we wish to bring to the attention of EU leaders :

1. In May 2005, government troops opened fire on protesters in Andijan, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of civilians, among them women, children, and the elderly. Resolution № 60/174 «The situation of human rights in Uzbekistan," adopted by the UN General Assembly on December 16, 2005, speaks of the indiscriminate and disproportionate use of force by government troops to quell the demonstrations in Andijan. Assessments by the European Union, also, in the beginning, were quite critical – as indicated by their imposition of sanctions against Uzbekistan. But in 2008, the sanctions were essentially lifted under the pretext of their being counter-productive. But the same document, which ended the sanctions, at the same time, imposed sanctions against Burma. Where is the logic and consistency in the position of the European Council?

The brutal suppression of protesters in Andijan did not stop with the shooting at the demonstrations. Hundreds of citizens, participants, and witnesses to the events were arrested, tortured and convicted in closed court proceedings, in which they were not granted access to a proper defense. There is also evidence of the practice of mass extrajudicial executions and of death in detention as a result of torture in Andijan. The government has used medical facilities as a space for interrogation and torture.

The ruling regime still discriminates against the families of Andijan refugees who have been granted asylum in the West. Many refugees have left behind their children and spouses. The Andijan authorities prohibit those who remained in the city, to leave the country and reunite with their relatives. This also violates their right to travel, choice of residence, and private, family life.

We are already receiving information from Uzbekistan that security officials have paid visits to the relatives of refugees now living in Sweden and other European countries, threatening them with reprisals, should the refugees sign a petition or participate in a demonstration protesting Karimov’s visit to Brussels.

2. Uzbekistan pledged to implement the main UN conventions on human rights, however, the widespread and systematic practice of torture continues throughout the country. It is impossible to investigate torture cases, as the court is beholden to the executive branch of government, as is the medical establishment, including local forensic expertise, which is fully under the control of the secret services. Victims of torture are virtually deprived of the opportunity to undergo an objective examination that would be recognized by the courts.

Law enforcement agencies and prison authorities generally use torture as a means of extracting confessions for both real and imaginary offenses, as well as to intimidate. The principle of presumption of innocence is not honored. The basis for verdicts often is the self-incrimination of defendants, who are pressured, during investigation to make false confessions. There are incidents of rape of women in police stations and prisons. Inmates are increasingly dying from torture, abuse, and denial of medical care, particularly if they are convicted for political reasons.

The systematic practice of torture is a result of the tacit acquiescence and encouragement of this method by the central government, personally by Islam Karimov, who has mastered the vocabulary of violence against his own people. The judges dismiss claims by defendants that they have been tortured during interrogations. Lawyers do not have ready access to suspects. The political leadership of the country has never publicly condemned the practice of torture.

3. There is no freedom of expression in the country and those who are trying to exercise their natural right to freedom of expression are victims of political persecution. Over the past five years, 145 human rights defenders and independent journalists have been persecuted. 38 civil society activists are still in prison where they are subject to abuse.

4. There is no freedom of religion in Uzbekistan. The state systematically interferes in the affairs of religious believers and religious communities, exposes them to persecution, punishes any who deviate from the officially sanctioned doctrine of Islam, without making the distinction between moderate and radical religious movements.

5. There is rampant censorship of the media, as well as a lack of independent media. Uzbekistan is recognized as one of their worst enemies of the Internet, and many independent publications on the web are blocked. Members of the international media are denied accreditation to work in the country and report on the inner life of the country. Were it not for civil society activists, the world would remain completely ignorant of the country's problems. At the same time the official information from the country is based on lies and functions as state propaganda.

6. Islam Karimov has stayed in power for 21 years, and has, in fact, usurped it. Every single extension of the length of the presidential term, as stated in the Constitution, has expired. The sole and absolute power Karimov holds and the security agencies, unaccountable to the public, on which his power relies, have led to large scale corruption, linking the authorities with organized crime. The consequences of such a system – was demonstrated by the situation in neighboring Kyrgyzstan.  We should not passively wait for what has happened recently in Tunisia, where a popular uprising ousted dictator Ben Ali.

Taking advantage of his limitless power, Karimov encourages his siblings and close relatives, as well as his inner coterie to plunder the country's wealth. The president's daughter has robbed the country of its wealth, which she has taken out of the country, leaving its population behind living in poverty, spending hundreds of millions of dollars on shopping sprees in Europe, buying luxury villas, and hobnobbing with the wealthy elite. Unfortunately, the current EU policy of flirting with the Uzbek dictator only contributes to the further plunder of Uzbekistan.

7. In the country’s cotton sector, the practice of forced child labor continues even though the country’s laws prohibit the exploitation of children. Those who protect the legitimate interests of children – not only their parents, but also the human rights defenders acting on their behalf, risk great danger by doing so. In 2010, the state continued to exploit child labor. Dozens of companies in the world have already announced a boycott of Uzbek cotton, demanding that Uzbekistan put an end to this shameful practice. But the EU and some European companies importing Uzbek cotton and textiles, actually encourage the practice of forced labor in Uzbekistan. Nothing else can explain why the European Commission provides preferential tariffs on Uzbek cotton and cotton products within the framework of the Generalized System of Preferences.

Dear Sirs,

We urge the EU to take advantage of Karimov's visit to have a candid conversation with him, to try to convince him of the need to respect human rights. This is especially true in light of the abovementioned problems. Should the dictator not heed these appeals, we suggest you take advantage of the influence and leverage of the EU and its Member States to compel him to address them.

We are not against talks with the Uzbek government. But we believe that for a discussion with the government on water and energy issues, it is not necessary to receive a dictator at the highest level and even more so, to give him an audience with the king.

Negotiations can be conducted at the level of government functionaries. Receiving Karimov оnly legitimizes his brutal regime and encourages it to continue commiting crimes against its people. We believe that the decision to receive Karimov in the capital of Europe is a mistake and significantly harms the international reputation and the credibility of the European Comission.

Signed,

International

Eurasian Transition Group http://www.eurasiantransition.org/page2/page2.html
CIVICUS World Alliance for Citizen Participation http://www.civicus.org/
Norwegian Helsinkii Committee http://www.nhc.no
Association Human Rights in Central Asia Centre http://ahrca.org/

 Uzbekistan:

1. Jodgor Obid, poet, member of International PEN, Austria

2. Мutabar Tajibayeva, head of the Human Rights Club "Flaming Heart", France

3. Abdujalil Boymatov, Chairman of the Human Rights Society of Uzbekistan, Ireland

4. Bashorat Eshova, сoordinator of the Human Rights Society of Uzbekistan in Switzerland

5. Gulshan Karaeva, chairman of Human Rights Society of Uzbekistan, Kashkadarya Region, Uzbekistan

5. Ismail Dadajonov, chairman of the Democratic Forum of Uzbekistan, Sweden

8. Nadejda Atayeva, president of the Association for Human Rights in Central Asia, France

9. Tulkin Qoraev, the Human Rights Society of Uzbekistan, Sweden

10. Avaz Fayazov, The international organization Human Rights Defenders, Sweden

11.Yusuf Rasulov, Journalist, Sweden

12. Abdurahimov Abdulatif, Political refugee Sweden

13. Dilmurod Isakov, Human Rights Society of Uzbekistan Ezgulik, Sweden

14. Abdumalik Bakaev, Political refugee Sweden

15. Avaz Isakov, Human Rights Society of Uzbekistan Ezgulik, Sweden

16. Yusupov Bayramali, Political refugee, Denmark

17. Rafik Ganiev, Human Rights Society of Uzbekistan Ezgulik, Sweden

18. Nabijon Norbutaev, Political Party Birlik, Sweden

19. Muhiddin Qurbonov,The international organization Human Rights Defenders, Sweden

20. Asadullo Ahmedov, Political refugee, Norway

21. Dildora Ahmedova, Political refugee, Norway

22. Daniel Anderson, Political refugee, Norway

23. Devid Anderson, Political refugee, Norway

24. Shavkat Hodjaev, Political Party Birlik

25. Rufiya Kiyamova, Political Party Birlik

26. Ota Rahimov, the Democratic Forum of Uzbekistan

27. Davlat Kozimov, the Democratic Forum of Uzbekistan

28. Saodat Kazimova, the Democratic Forum of Uzbekistan

29. Zahro Kazimova, the Democratic Forum of Uzbekistan

30. Bek Davronov, refugee

31. Ishanov Zubayd, refugee

32. Ibodat Karimova, refugee

33. Anvar Karimov, Political refugee, USA

34. Avaz Karimov, Political refugee, USA

35. Ayub Karimov, Political refugee, USA

36. Inom Bobohonov, Political Party Birlik

37. Ilhom Bobohonov, Political refugee, USA

38. Shamsuddin Isomutdinov, the Democratic Forum of Uzbekistan

39. Rustam Qobimov, the Democratic Forum of Uzbekistan

40. Farida Qosimova, the Democratic Forum of Uzbekistan

41. Karim Suyunov, the Democratic Forum of Uzbekistan

42. Rafik Eshmatov,  the Democratic Forum of Uzbekistan

43. Bek Alibekov, the Democratic Forum of Uzbekistan

44. Jamshid Bokiev, Human Rights Society of Uzbekistan Ezgulik, Sweden

45. Muhammadsolih Abutov, "Tayanch", Sweden

46. Dustnazar Hudoynazarov, Political Party ERK, Sweden

47. Asror Egamberdiev, Political refugee, Sweden

Russia

48. Сергей Ковалев, Председатель правления Фонда Андрея Сахарова, председатель Российского общества "Мемориал" и Президент Института прав человека, один из руководителей правозащитной фракции партии "Яблоко"

49. Валентин Гефтер, генеральный директор Института прав человека, Россия 

50. Елена Рябинина, руководитель программы «Право на убежище» Института прав человека, Россия

Kyrgyzstan

51. Tolekan Ismailova, Citisens against corruption, KGZ

Kazakhstan

52. Балли Мажец, Председатель ассоциации Wspolnota Kazachska

53. Розлана Таукина, Президент фонда "Журналисты в беде" 

54. Даметкен Аленова, лидер НПО "Женщины Казахстана"

55. Ирина Савостина, председатель республиканского движения пенсионеров Казахстана "Поколение"

56.. Бахытжан Торегожина - лидер движения "КАхар" , НПО Ар РУХ ХАК"

57. Игорь Винявский, журналисты газеты "Взгляд"  

58. Олеся Щелкова, журналисты газеты "Взгляд"

59. Владимир Радионов, журналисты газеты "Взгляд"

60. Наталья Щербакова, журналисты газеты "Взгляд"

61. Игорь Зенин - журналисты газеты "Взгляд"

62. Каришал Асан-Ата, общественный деятель, писатель

63. Айсулу Кадырбаева, ОФ «Куретамыр», член Союза писателей Казахстана

64.  Жасарал Куанышалин, ОО «Жаса, Азаттык!»

65. Бахыт Туменова, ОФ «Аман-саулык»

66. Михаил Сизов, главный редактор газеты «Алга!»

67. Ирина Савостина, Председатель Ассоциации общественных движений социальной и правовой защиты пенсионеров "ПОКОЛЕНИЕ" Республики Казахстан;

68.  Розлана Таукина, руководитель ОФ "Журналисты в беде"

69. Бахытжан Торегожина,  Общественный фонд "АР. РУХ. ХАК"

70. Даметкен Аленова, Общественное движение " Женщины Казахстана"

71.  Марат Жанузаков, депутат Кокшетауского городского маслихата

72.  Игорь Колов, ОО «Общественный комитет по правам человека»  

73. Виктор Новиков, ОО «Аксакалы»

74. Тамара Аукенова, ОФ «Куретамыр», врач

75.  Серик Сапаргали, ОО «Улт Рухы»

76.  Юрий Храмов, гражданин  Казахстана

77.  Юлия Ананьина, ОО «Ассоциация по защите прав человека и гражданских свобод»        

78. Олег Барвин, ОО «Общество защиты прав автомобилистов  «ФОРВЕРС»

79.  Николай Чумаков, ОО «Русский общественный культурный Союз»

80.   Алимжан Жусупов, ОО «Профсоюз ШАХТЕР»

81.  Айгуль Дауренбекова, КОФ ОО «Талмас»              

82.  Сергей Леонов, корреспондент газеты «АЛГА»       

83.  Алена Млозняк, ОО «Профсоюз предпринимателей сферы услуг»               

84.  Адильжан Кинжегалеев, ОО «Свободный профсоюз работников города Рудного»        

85.  Наталья Штейнбек, ОЮЛ «Костанайский областной Центр свободных профсоюзов»        

86. Светлана Тиханенко, ОО «Союз защиты прав потребителей Костанайской области»

87.  Анвар Хасанов, ОО «Движение в защиту прав пенсионеров г. Рудного»

88.  Мария Кудренко, член совета ОГД «Поколение»

89.  Перизат Касимова ОО "Центр по защите прав человека"

90.  Елена Семенова ОО "Оставим народу жилье - Павлодарский регион"

91.  Антонина Докучаева ОО "Шанырак"

100. Кунсулу Макен ОО "Правовое развитие Казахстана"

101. Василий завизенов ОО "Движение социальной и правовой защиты населения Поколение"

102.  Еркебулан Алдабергенов, МОО "Молодежная организация "Улан" Павлодарской области

103.  Сергей Измайлов, ЧФ «Молодежь Петропавловска за демократическое развитие», ОО «Общественный комитет по правам человека СКО»         

104. Валентина Махотина, ЧУ "Диалог плюс"

105.  Индира Какимова, ОО "Ариадна"

106.  Ирина Суворова, ОО "Ариадна", корреспондент газеты «АЛГА»

107.  Мария Попова, ОО "Ариадна"

108. Елена Полянцева, ОО "Ариадна"

109.  Райгуль Тлеуханова, ОО "Ариадна"

110.  Ерлан Калиев, ОО "Ариадна"

111.  Алексей Нестратов, ОО "Ариадна"

112.  Руфит Ахмедзянов, ОО "Ариадна", корреспондент газеты «АЛГА»

113. Дмитрий Шмаков, ОО "Ариадна"

114.  Эдуард Датчиков, Общественный фонд Охраны окружающей среды

115.  Наталя Томилова, ОО "Шахтерская семья"

116.  Тахир Мухамедзъянов, ОО "Шахтерская семья"

117.  Данил Носенко, ОО "Союз по защите прав и свобод граждан"

118.  Руслан Симбинов, руководитель Астанинского оргкомитета по созданию НП "Алга!"

119.  Мухит Нурмахан, руководитель Кызылординского оргкомитета по созданию НП «Алга!»

120.  Сагат Жусип, советник партии «Алга!»

121.  Сармагамбетова Анаркуль, руководитель НПО "Детар"

122.  Мамбеталиев Адихан, Руководитель областного филиала КПК 

123.  Ибрашулы Сарбулақ, редактор газеты "Самала"124.  Газиз Тортбаев, ОО "Ана тілі"

125.  Гулжан Тулемисова, Руководитель Актюбинского оргкомитета по созданию НП «Алга!»

126.  Разия Акатаева, ОО "Ариадна"

127.  Валентин Кадола, ОО "Поколение"

128.  Даметкен Жарылкасынова - ОО "Жамбылский Комитет по защите прав человека"

129. Светлана Кошелекова - ОО "Таразский пресс-клуб"

130. Тамара Сабитова ОО "Мирэкл"

131.  Рауф Сабитов ОО "Горный клуб "Жабыглы-Манас"

132. Варвара Найденова ОО "Женский клуб "Вероника"           

133. Адемэ Ильясова ОО "Отандастар"

134. Баниамин Файзулин, Талдыкорганский городской родительский комитет

Рустам Ахмаров, журналист "Алга"

135. Наталья Нурланова, журналист "Алга"

136.  Ирина Титовская, журналист "Алга"

137.  Светлана Маусумбаева, 1 секретарь горкома (Усть-Каменогорск) КПК

138.  Владимир Буравцев, ОО "Поколение"

139.  Жумабек Ибраев, ОО "Ариадна"

140.  Светлана Григорьева, ОО "Ариадна"

141.  Аскар Шайгумаров, Союз воспитанников детских домов ЗКО

142.  Анаргул Абенова, Западно-Казахстанский областной оргкомитет по созданию НП «Алга!»

143. Беляев Виктор, журналист «Алға»

144. Досжанов Женис, Руководитель оргкомитета НП "Алга!" по ЮКО

145.  Пернеев Ерназар, Первый секретарь филиала по ЮКО ОО Компартия  Казахстана 

146.  Махан Кулмуханбет, ОО «Арал-Эко» 

147. Майханов Галымжан, Союз ветеранов локальных воин и ветеранов Афганистана

148. Кисилева Татьяна, ОО «Бюро по правам человека»

149. Сейтинбет Жаркынбек, ОО «Институты развития Демократии»

150. Султонова Зулайхо, ОО «Оралман»

151.  Давесов Марат, ОО «Лига  избирателей»

152.  Шакирова Кулайша, ОО «Лига женщин мусульман» 

153.  Ли Ольга,  ОО «Центр защиты женщин и детей ЮКО» 

154.  Бекенова Қуралай, ОО «Ассоциация деловых женщин Казахстана» филиал ЮКО 

155.  Абышева Хадича, ОО «Сана-Сезим» правовой центр женских инициатив»

156.  Макен Гайсина, ОО «Движение «Поколение»

157.  Арбуду Наталья, гражданин Казахстана

158.  Мусина Шолпан, гражданин Казахстана

159.  Тегисбаева Асель, гражданин Казахстана

160.  Спицына Татьяна, гражданин Казахстана

161.  Сарсенбаева Айгуль, гражданин Казахстана

162.  Кыдыкова Толкын, гражданин Казахстана

163.  Бектурганов Данил, гражданин Казахстана

164.  Огай Стелла, гражданин Казахстана

165.  Фоминых Татьяна, гражданин Казахстана

166.  Аденов Кенже, гражданин  Казахстана

167.  Амирова Айжангуль, гражданин  Казахстана

168.  Есенбаев Нурхат, гражданин Казахстана

Azerbaijan

169. Leyla Yunus, Institute of Peace and Democracy

170.  Hikmet Hajizade, FAR Center

171.  Matanat Azizova, Women’s Crisis Centre

172.  Ismail Veliyev, “Ganjabasar” newspaper

173.  Elchin Mammad, Social Union of Legal Education of Sumgait Youth

174.  Hafiz Safihanov, Azerbaijan’s Campain to Band Landmines

175.  Zahir Amanov, “Janub Heberleri” newspaper

176. Alovsat Aliyev, Azerbaijan Migration Centre

177.  Ilgar Gasimov, ”Legal Aid” (Lenkoran city)

178. Mehman Aliyev, “Turan” News Agency

179.  Anar Mammedli, Election Monitoring and Democratic Studies Centre

180.  Mirvari Gahramanli, Protection of Oil Workers’ Rights

181. Elchin Behbudov, Azerbaijan Committee Against Torture

182.  Hikmet Hajizade, FAR Center

183.  Intigam Aliyev, Legal Education Society

184.  Leyla Aliyeva, Center for National and International Studies

185.  Hilal Mammedov, “Tolishi Sado” newspaper

186.  Emin Huseynov, Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Society

187. Annagi Hacibeyli, Azerbaijan Lawyers  Association

188. Alekber Mammedov, Center for Democratic and Civil Control of the Military

189.  Shakir Agaev, Newspaper “Novoye Vremya”

190. Eldar Zeynalov, Director Human Rights Center of Azerbaijan

Turkmenistan

191. Вячеслав Мамедов, председатель, Демократический Гражданский Союз Туркменистана

Poland

192. Людмила Козловская, вице-директор Фонда «Открытый Диалог», Польша

193. Марек Павловский, член партии Гражданская Платформа, Польша

194. Анджей Щливинский, НПО «Молодые демократы», Польша

195. Иван Шерстюк, кандидат от партии «Пора», основатель Фонда «Открытый Диалог», Украина-Польша

196. Ярослав Прысташ,  главный редактор издательства «Наше Слово», Польша

Georgia

197. Леван Жорбенадзе, основатель Фонда «Диалог для Развития 2008», Грузия

For more information, please contact:


Association for Human Rights in Central Asia

Centre MBE 140, 16, rue de Docteur Leroy, 72000 Le Mans FRANCE

Tel.: + (33) 6 49 38 86 59; E-Mail: asiecentrale@neuf.fr ;


The Norwegian Helsinki Committee
Kirkegata 5, 0153 OSLO, Fax: (+47) 22 41 60 76


CIVICUS House

24 Gwigwi Mrwebi Street (former Pim) corner Quinn Street, Newtown, Johannesburg, 2001 South Africa
Postal address: PO Box 933, Southdale, Johannesburg, 2135 South Africa 
E-mail: webmaster(at)civicus.org; Tel: +27 11 833 5959; Fax: +27 11 833 7997 

Eurasian Transition Group (ETG) 
E-mail: info@eurasiantransition.org

Web site: www.eurasiantransition.org/