
ILO: Forced labor in Uzbekistan is not happening because we do not want to believe it
The International Labor Organization (ILO) recently published…

Official from the Uzbek Cabinet of Ministers blames human rights activist for the country failing to fulfill its yearly cotton quota
On November 23, 2016 the human rights activist Elena Urlaeva…

Uzbekistan: “Fearless” Human Rights Activists Continue to Monitor Cotton Harvest
On October 22, 2016, the journalist and human rights…

“We Were Subjected to a Full Investigation”
Police arrested the independent journalist Malohat Eshonkulova…

Elena Urlaeva Speaks About Detention and Assaults In Police Station
Police detained human rights activist Elena Urlaeva, photographer…

“Statement of the Ministry of Labour of Uzbekistan is simply eyewash”
The Uzbek Ministry of Labour made an official statement about…

“Mirziyoev is coming! Students are moved from picking cotton to cleaning streets”
According to Radio Ozodlik, college students picking cotton in…

Statements of “voluntary participation” in the cotton harvest are an additional mockery of the people
This year’s forced mobilization of people to the cotton fields…

New President, Old Habits
Uzbekistan's acting President Shavkat Mirziyoev has ordered the…

Teachers and doctors in Buka are harvesting cotton
Elena Urlaeva went to the Buka district in the Tashkent region…
