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Louise Arbour

UN human rights official cautions Uzbek Government on latest trials

23 December 2005
The top United Nations’ human rights official today urged the Uzbek government to abide by international legal standards amid reports that dozens of defendants were convicted during closed-door trials held earlier this month.
Manfred Nowak

UN expert on torture calls on Germany to prosecute Uzbek Interior Minister

19 December 2005
A United Nations expert on torture has called on the German authorities to prosecute Uzbekistan’s Minister of Internal Affairs, Zokirjon Almatov, who is currently in Germany for treatment, after several survivors of torture filed a case against him in the German courts.

UN human rights chief voices concern over convictions in Uzbek unrest trial

15 November 2005
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour has voiced concern over the conviction in Uzbekistan of 15 men accused of crimes in connection with unrest in the city of Andijan in May, saying the trial had been marred by allegations of irregularities and serious questions remained about its fairness.

Uzbekistan: UN rights experts concerned about rights of defendants

26 October 2005
Four United Nations human rights experts today jointly expressed concern about the conduct of the Uzbekistani authorities trying 15 men accused of terrorism in connection with protests that broke out last year in Andijan.

Detained Uzbeks in Kyrgyzstan should be resettled in third country – UN expert

18 October 2005
A United Nations human rights expert today called on Kyrgyzstan not to return four detained Uzbeks to their homeland where torture is reported to be systematic, but to facilitate their resettlement in a third country.

UN human rights chief wants observers to determine if Uzbek trials are fair

30 September 2005
The United Nations human rights commissioner has proposed to Uzbekistan's Government that she send an observer to the ongoing trials of people accused of plotting rebellion in the country earlier this year, to determine if they are being held in compliance with international fair trial guarantees, the spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today.

UN refugee agency reports harrowing accounts from Uzbeks who fled violence

15 August 2005
The United Nations refugee agency today reported harrowing tales of violence during disturbances in Uzbekistan earlier this year based on accounts from Uzbeks who fled to neighbouring Kyrgyzstan and are now in Romania awaiting resettlement.
Uzbek refugees await transfer to Romania

Kyrgyzstan: Uzbek refugees fly out, but UN concerned for detainees left behind

29 July 2005
More than 400 Uzbek refugees who fled violence in their homeland two months ago were flown to Romania from Kyrgyzstan today, but the United Nations refugee agency is still negotiating with Kyrgyz authorities over the fate of another 15 amid fears they could be returned to Uzbekistan where they could face torture.

Annan calls on Kyrgyzstan not to repatriate Uzbek asylum-seekers

28 July 2005
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on the authorities of Kyrgyzstan to facilitate the evacuation of Uzbek refugees and asylum-seekers, following reports that a number of them were being prevented from leaving a detention centre.
Uzbek asylum seekers

Uzbek asylum-seekers in Kyrgyzstan need emergency resettlement – UN refugee agency

1 July 2005
Concerned that Kyrgyz authorities may not withstand the pressure they are under by the Government of Uzbekistan to extradite some 450 Uzbek asylum-seekers, the United Nations refugee agency today held crisis talks in Geneva with traditional resettlement countries in an urgent effort to find an emergency safe haven.