Kyrgyzstan

On the International Women’s Day on March 8, demonstrators rallying against gender-based violence in the capital city of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek, were assaulted by a group of masked men.

Photo: Ivar Dale

Statement By Members Of The Civic Solidarity Platform Regarding Denial Of Entry To Kyrgyzstan For Human Rights Center Memorial Staff

The “Human Rights Movement: Bir Duino – Kyrgyzstan” takes note that during 25 years of independence the civil rights guaranteed by the Constitution are being violated systematically.

Members of the Civic Solidarity Platform (CSP) and other human rights NGOs and defenders are seriously concerned about threats received by leading Kyrgyz human rights defenders Tolekan ISMAILOVA and Aziza ABDURASULOVA in relation to their participation in the 2016 OSCE Human Dimension Imp

Civic Solidarity Platform urges German Chancellor Angela Merkel to raise the issue of the case of human rights defender Azimzhan Askarov during her visit to Kyrgyzstan.