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Uzbek journalist and activist unable to travel to Ireland for award after alleged burning of passport

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📢 Prominent lawyer accuses Uzbek security forces of fabricated criminal case & #torture. #Uzbekistan has received $$$$ in funding & support from international donors to improve rule of law & fight #corruption. They should pay attention to this case: bit.ly/43DZnSH @tklaar.bsky.social

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Front Line Defenders urges the Uzbekistani authorities to halt its intimidation tactics against Sharifa Madrakhimova and ensure that she is not restricted from travelling outside of #Uzbekistan. bit.ly/43BzYJf

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Shameless guilty verdict against director of respected (and one of the few) #HumanRights orgs in #Uzbekistan for "defamation" filed by 2 law (!) professors in a closed trial that excluded his defence lawyer, diplomats and the press. bit.ly/3Z1IShO

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📺Watch #Uzbek rights defender Sharifa Madrakhimova's speech explaining why she couldn't attend the @frontlinedefenders.bsky.social awards ceremony in Dublin today at 1:19:12 - 1:20:44 💔 bit.ly/3H1YhZ9

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Today, @frontlinedefenders.bsky.social honors our dear friend and colleague #Uzbek #HumanRights defender Sharifa Madrakhimova with their prestigious award for her courageous work. Sadly, she was prevented from travelling to the ceremony in #Dublin today by the #Uzbek authorities.

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Das Lieferkettengesetz abschaffen? Wir fordern das Gegenteil: eine konsequente Umsetzung und Weiterentwicklung! Unsere heute mit @misereor.bsky.social und @brotfuerdiewelt.bsky.social veröffentlichte Studie zeigt: Das LkSG wirkt – wenn es konsequent durchgesetzt wird 👇 www.ecchr.eu/publikation/...

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During this #EBRDAM join us in demanding justice for #IndoramaAgro workers in #Uzbekistan, who have suffered severe & systemic human rights violations over the years. Share widely this op-ed by @uzbekforum.bsky.social @ceebankwatch.bsky.social @accountcounsel.bsky.social 👇https://bit.ly/459m6Is

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Pleasure to speak at IPAM session on accountability during #EBRDam in London this week. Thank you for the opportunity to explain why workers at #IndoramaAgro #cotton project in #Uzbekistan must receive remedy for the harms enabled by @ebrd.bsky.social and @ifcorg.bsky.social investments.

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In 2019, through a presidential decree 50,000 ha of land have been allocated to Indorama Agro cotton project in Uzbekistan that resulted in arbitrary termination of thousands of farmers’ land leases. Since then groups have reported severe harms inflicted on workers and communities by the company.

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At #EBRDam today we handed the president a personal letter from Indorama Agro workers in #Uzbekistan : ”This letter is the voice of our hearts - a cry for help.” We demand accountability & remedy for the harm enabled by this @ebrd.bsky.social investment.

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As the EBRD begins its Annual Meeting in London this week, civil society organizations and project-affected people are demanding accountability and remedy for harm caused by the bank’s investment in the Indorama Agro cotton project in Uzbekistan. buff.ly/Ntd0qdw

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When Development Finance Does More Harm than Good: The Case of Indorama Agro in Uzbekistan @thediplomat.com #EBRD25 bit.ly/3SlyFZX

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Today we are on our way to #London for @ebrd.bsky.social Annual Meeting to discuss remedy for @IndoramaAgro #cotton workers in #Uzbekistan #EBRDAM25 bit.ly/41WbjiX

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Today, @ebrd.bsky.social will vote on another new loan to #Indorama while environmental & social safeguards at Indorama Agro #cotton project in #Uzbekistan are outstanding: destroyed livelihoods, unpaid wages & retaliations. We demand accountability, not rewards for non-compliance! bit.ly/41WbjiX

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📢 Call to action! Ezgulik, one of the very few - if not the only - independent #HumanRights orgs in #Uzbekistan has filed a lawsuit against a decision of the Ministry of Justice denying them implemention of an #EU funded project. bit.ly/3SlLK5c 🧵

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This #LaborDay2025 we and our colleagues from 90 other NGOs around the world stand in solidarity with Indorama Agro workers and demand remedy for the harm caused by this @ebrd.bsky.social & @ifcorg.bsky.social investment. bit.ly/41WbjiX

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Next week we'll be at the #AsianDevelopmentBank Annual Meeting with many of our members & partners, to call on @adb.org to protect peoples & the planet - and to stop harmful investments ✊ Join us 👇bit.ly/ADBCoalitionEvents @re-course.org @uzbekforum.bsky.social @ceebankwatch.bsky.social

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Почему ликвидация администрацией #Трампа Инициативы по возврату похищенных активов имеет значение для народа #Узбекистана : bit.ly/42KHpxb

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Why the #Trump administration's dismantling of the Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Initiative matters to the people of #Uzbekistan : bit.ly/42RNFn5

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End this barbarism! Sheer cruelty of #Uzbek gov in the cases of bloggers Valijon Kalonov & Dildora Kakhimova. Instead of being released from wrongful detention in a psychiatric clinic, Valijon was transferred to a stricter one. Dildora's appeal to be reunited with her child was rejected. 🧵

submitted 35 days ago • 1 comment

In April, 90 CSOs signed a joint statement calling on @ebrd.bsky.social & @ifcorg.bsky.social which financed #cotton producer Indorama Agro in #Uzbekistan to take urgent & concrete action to remedy severe harms inflicted on workers: bit.ly/3Ygsn0R 🧵

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#CentralAsia Leaders Must Deliver on #HumanRights Pledges Made at EU-CA Summit in #Uzbekistan. "Much more needs to be done for addressing past and ongoing abuses that respect and protect citizens’ rights and freedoms." @crdefenders.bsky.social bit.ly/4jqxALD

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NGOs demand action on #Uzbek #cotton abuses: bit.ly/3XP5nWI @ecotextile.bsky.social @brexcyclopaedia.bsky.social @ebrd.bsky.social @ifcorg.bsky.social

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International Union of Foodworkers: "These workers have struggled for years for the right to form their own independent #TradeUnion, but all attempts were stifled by #IndoramaAgro management, while @ifcorg.bsky.social & @ebrd.bsky.social continuously ignored #HumanRights violations." bit.ly/42iuAtS

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International Union of Foodworkers: "These workers have struggled for years for the right to form their own independent #TradeUnion, but all attempts were stifled by #IndoramaAgro management, while @ifcorg.bsky.social & @ebrd.bsky.social continuously ignored #HumanRights violations." bit.ly/42iuAtS

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👏Civil society victory in securing remedy for victims of failed #WorldBank project in #Tanzania. "Project preparation & supervision did not sufficiently account for project risks, resulting in inadequate mitigation measures to address adverse impacts." @oaklandinstitute.org bit.ly/4jhcr6A 🧵

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Billed as a potentially transformative event that could supercharge the #EU’s emergence as a major regional player, the inaugural #CentralAsia-EU summit instead underwhelmed. 🔗 eurasianet.org/central-asia...

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🇺🇿📢 UPDATE on activist Dildora Khakimova, wrongfullly imprisoned & separated from her daughter almost since birth in detention: Children's Ombudsman formally requested her release at appeal hearing today! The #Uzbek government must show some humanity & follow this most basic request! ⚖️ bit.ly/3B4ohQC

submitted 52 days ago • 1 comment

The right to an effective remedy is an internationally-recognised human right. However, for people affected by corporate misconduct, the right to effective remedy is often left unrealised & on-paper only. We join the call w/88 other orgs demanding effective remedy at Indorama Agro, Uzbekistan

submitted 52 days ago • 0 comments

My forthcoming book on #Uzbekistan, Silk Mirage "captures how many who recall the promise of the early Mirziyoev years following Karimov's death in 2016 now see that promise fading" - RFE/RL has a sneak preview. Available for pre-order on Bloomsbury, Amazon, etc www.rferl.org/a/uzbekistan...

submitted 52 days ago • 0 comments

On April 3, 89 civil society organisations signed a joint statement calling on @ifcorg.bsky.social and @ebrd.bsky.social to ensure remedy and accountability for the severe and systemic violations at #IndoramaAgro #cotton project, #Uzbekistan @eccjorg.bsky.social bit.ly/4jlCTMf

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Workers @IndoramaAgro #cotton project in #Uzbekistan financed by @ebrd.bsky.social & IFC report unpaid wages and bonuses. Lenders must ensure they are compensated! bit.ly/41WbjiX

Uzbek journalist and activist unable to travel to Ireland for award after alleged burning of passport

📢 Prominent lawyer accuses Uzbek security forces of fabricated criminal case & #torture. #Uzbekistan has received $$$$ in funding & support from international donors to improve rule of law & fight #corruption. They should pay attention to this case: bit.ly/43DZnSH @tklaar.bsky.social

Front Line Defenders urges the Uzbekistani authorities to halt its intimidation tactics against Sharifa Madrakhimova and ensure that she is not restricted from travelling outside of #Uzbekistan. bit.ly/43BzYJf

Shameless guilty verdict against director of respected (and one of the few) #HumanRights orgs in #Uzbekistan for "defamation" filed by 2 law (!) professors in a closed trial that excluded his defence lawyer, diplomats and the press. bit.ly/3Z1IShO

📺Watch #Uzbek rights defender Sharifa Madrakhimova's speech explaining why she couldn't attend the @frontlinedefenders.bsky.social awards ceremony in Dublin today at 1:19:12 - 1:20:44 💔 bit.ly/3H1YhZ9

Today, @frontlinedefenders.bsky.social honors our dear friend and colleague #Uzbek #HumanRights defender Sharifa Madrakhimova with their prestigious award for her courageous work. Sadly, she was prevented from travelling to the ceremony in #Dublin today by the #Uzbek authorities.

During this #EBRDAM join us in demanding justice for #IndoramaAgro workers in #Uzbekistan, who have suffered severe & systemic human rights violations over the years. Share widely this op-ed by @uzbekforum.bsky.social @ceebankwatch.bsky.social @accountcounsel.bsky.social 👇https://bit.ly/459m6Is

Pleasure to speak at IPAM session on accountability during #EBRDam in London this week. Thank you for the opportunity to explain why workers at #IndoramaAgro #cotton project in #Uzbekistan must receive remedy for the harms enabled by @ebrd.bsky.social and @ifcorg.bsky.social investments.

In 2019, through a presidential decree 50,000 ha of land have been allocated to Indorama Agro cotton project in Uzbekistan that resulted in arbitrary termination of thousands of farmers’ land leases. Since then groups have reported severe harms inflicted on workers and communities by the company.

At #EBRDam today we handed the president a personal letter from Indorama Agro workers in #Uzbekistan : ”This letter is the voice of our hearts - a cry for help.” We demand accountability & remedy for the harm enabled by this @ebrd.bsky.social investment.

As the EBRD begins its Annual Meeting in London this week, civil society organizations and project-affected people are demanding accountability and remedy for harm caused by the bank’s investment in the Indorama Agro cotton project in Uzbekistan. buff.ly/Ntd0qdw

When Development Finance Does More Harm than Good: The Case of Indorama Agro in Uzbekistan @thediplomat.com #EBRD25 bit.ly/3SlyFZX

Today we are on our way to #London for @ebrd.bsky.social Annual Meeting to discuss remedy for @IndoramaAgro #cotton workers in #Uzbekistan #EBRDAM25 bit.ly/41WbjiX

Today, @ebrd.bsky.social will vote on another new loan to #Indorama while environmental & social safeguards at Indorama Agro #cotton project in #Uzbekistan are outstanding: destroyed livelihoods, unpaid wages & retaliations. We demand accountability, not rewards for non-compliance! bit.ly/41WbjiX

📢 Call to action! Ezgulik, one of the very few - if not the only - independent #HumanRights orgs in #Uzbekistan has filed a lawsuit against a decision of the Ministry of Justice denying them implemention of an #EU funded project. bit.ly/3SlLK5c 🧵

This #LaborDay2025 we and our colleagues from 90 other NGOs around the world stand in solidarity with Indorama Agro workers and demand remedy for the harm caused by this @ebrd.bsky.social & @ifcorg.bsky.social investment. bit.ly/41WbjiX

Next week we'll be at the #AsianDevelopmentBank Annual Meeting with many of our members & partners, to call on @adb.org to protect peoples & the planet - and to stop harmful investments ✊ Join us 👇bit.ly/ADBCoalitionEvents @re-course.org @uzbekforum.bsky.social @ceebankwatch.bsky.social

Почему ликвидация администрацией #Трампа Инициативы по возврату похищенных активов имеет значение для народа #Узбекистана : bit.ly/42KHpxb

Why the #Trump administration's dismantling of the Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Initiative matters to the people of #Uzbekistan : bit.ly/42RNFn5

End this barbarism! Sheer cruelty of #Uzbek gov in the cases of bloggers Valijon Kalonov & Dildora Kakhimova. Instead of being released from wrongful detention in a psychiatric clinic, Valijon was transferred to a stricter one. Dildora's appeal to be reunited with her child was rejected. 🧵

In April, 90 CSOs signed a joint statement calling on @ebrd.bsky.social & @ifcorg.bsky.social which financed #cotton producer Indorama Agro in #Uzbekistan to take urgent & concrete action to remedy severe harms inflicted on workers: bit.ly/3Ygsn0R 🧵

#CentralAsia Leaders Must Deliver on #HumanRights Pledges Made at EU-CA Summit in #Uzbekistan. "Much more needs to be done for addressing past and ongoing abuses that respect and protect citizens’ rights and freedoms." @crdefenders.bsky.social bit.ly/4jqxALD

NGOs demand action on #Uzbek #cotton abuses: bit.ly/3XP5nWI @ecotextile.bsky.social @brexcyclopaedia.bsky.social @ebrd.bsky.social @ifcorg.bsky.social

International Union of Foodworkers: "These workers have struggled for years for the right to form their own independent #TradeUnion, but all attempts were stifled by #IndoramaAgro management, while @ifcorg.bsky.social & @ebrd.bsky.social continuously ignored #HumanRights violations." bit.ly/42iuAtS

International Union of Foodworkers: "These workers have struggled for years for the right to form their own independent #TradeUnion, but all attempts were stifled by #IndoramaAgro management, while @ifcorg.bsky.social & @ebrd.bsky.social continuously ignored #HumanRights violations." bit.ly/42iuAtS

👏Civil society victory in securing remedy for victims of failed #WorldBank project in #Tanzania. "Project preparation & supervision did not sufficiently account for project risks, resulting in inadequate mitigation measures to address adverse impacts." @oaklandinstitute.org bit.ly/4jhcr6A 🧵

Billed as a potentially transformative event that could supercharge the #EU’s emergence as a major regional player, the inaugural #CentralAsia-EU summit instead underwhelmed. 🔗 eurasianet.org/central-asia...

The right to an effective remedy is an internationally-recognised human right. However, for people affected by corporate misconduct, the right to effective remedy is often left unrealised & on-paper only. We join the call w/88 other orgs demanding effective remedy at Indorama Agro, Uzbekistan

My forthcoming book on #Uzbekistan, Silk Mirage "captures how many who recall the promise of the early Mirziyoev years following Karimov's death in 2016 now see that promise fading" - RFE/RL has a sneak preview. Available for pre-order on Bloomsbury, Amazon, etc www.rferl.org/a/uzbekistan...

On April 3, 89 civil society organisations signed a joint statement calling on @ifcorg.bsky.social and @ebrd.bsky.social to ensure remedy and accountability for the severe and systemic violations at #IndoramaAgro #cotton project, #Uzbekistan @eccjorg.bsky.social bit.ly/4jlCTMf

Workers @IndoramaAgro #cotton project in #Uzbekistan financed by @ebrd.bsky.social & IFC report unpaid wages and bonuses. Lenders must ensure they are compensated! bit.ly/41WbjiX

bit.ly/41WbjiX @ebrd.bsky.social @ceebankwatch.bsky.social

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