Uzbekistan: Detainees Tortured, Lawyers Silenced

Uzbekistan has not kept its promises to stop torture in its criminal justice system, including electric shocks and asphyxiation.

(Berlin) – Uzbekistan has not kept its promises to stop torture in its criminal justice system, including electric shocks and asphyxiation, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Safeguards to halt the practice that were announced with fanfare have not been put into effect.

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