uzbek

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.