The present documents highlights issues that, according to Human Rights Watch, undermine efforts to promote stability and reconciliation in Kyrgyzstan; including the targeting of Uzbeks and failure to redress abuses against them, such as arbitrary detention and torture. In response to the 2010 violence between ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbeks, the government has opened more than 5,000 criminal cases. However, while most of the victims of the violence are ethnic Uzbek, the majority of those prosecuted for homicide are also ethnic Uzbek. The vast majority of criminal cases in which the victims are ethnic Uzbeks have not yet been investigated. Human Rights Watch calls for the Kyrgyzstan government to take urgent steps to meet the unaddressed need for justice and accountability for the June 2010 violence and its aftermath. Relevant Basic Principles on the role of lawyers include access to lawyers and legal services and special safeguards in criminal justice matters.
The present documents highlights issues that, according to Human Rights Watch, undermine efforts to promote stability and reconciliation in Kyrgyzstan; including the targeting of Uzbeks and failure to redress abuses against them, such as arbitrary detention and torture. In response to the 2010 violence between ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbeks, the government has opened more than 5,000 criminal cases. However, while most of the victims of the violence are ethnic Uzbek, the majority of those prosecuted for homicide are also ethnic Uzbek. The vast majority of criminal cases in which the victims are ethnic Uzbeks have not yet been investigated. Human Rights Watch calls for the Kyrgyzstan government to take urgent steps to meet the unaddressed need for justice and accountability for the June 2010 violence and its aftermath. Relevant Basic Principles on the role of lawyers include access to lawyers and legal services and special safeguards in criminal justice matters.
