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Republic of Uzbekistan

Citizenship and Country Documents

US Government Reports Foreign Government Reports
  • Austrailian Migration Review Tribunal - Refugee Review Tribunal
    • UZB37850 - Dec. 2010
      1. Please provide information on exit procedures for persons who have come to the attention of authorities. I.e. would they be on a list, be stopped at customs, etc
  • Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
    • UZB105711.E - Uzbekistan: Exit procedures and documents required for nationals leaving the country; whether interviews are conducted by customs officials; whether persons wanted by authorities are able to leave the country legally or without difficulty (2015-January 2017) - Jan 2017

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Children

US Government Reports Foreign Government Reports
  • Austrailian Migration Review Tribunal - Refugee Review Tribunal
    • UZB37809 - Dec. 2010
      1. Please provide similar information in relation to charges of teaching Islam to minors.
Non-Government Organization Reports
  • Coalition to stop the use of Child Soldiers - Child Soldiers Global Report - 2008

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Corruption

Foreign Government Reports
  • Austrailian Migration Review Tribunal - Refugee Review Tribunal
    • UZB37850 - December 2010
      1. Is there any information on corruption in the militia, for example a detainee paying a bribe for release?
      2. Please provide information on exit procedures for persons who have come to the attention of authorities. I.e. would they be on a list, be stopped at customs, etc?

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Disabilities

Foreign Government Reports
  • Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
    • UZB42356.E - Availability of services that benefit the disabled (particularly those in wheelchairs) and whether there are hospitals that specialize in care for the disabled - Feb. 2004

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Elections

Non-Government Organization Reports

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Ethnic Groups / Race

Non-Government Organization Reports
  • Minority Rights Group International
    • State of the World's Minorities and Indigenous Peoples - 2016
  • World Directory of Minorities - Overview

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Ethnic Groups / Race - Ethnic Russians

Foreign Government Reports
  • Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
    • UZB100740.E - Treatment of ethnic Russians in Uzbekistan was scarce among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate. - Feb. 2006
Non-Government Organization Reports
  • Ireland Refugee Documentation Center
    • Treatment of Russian Christians including information on percentage of population whether rising~falling and are they leaving the country. - October 2009  

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Ethnic Groups / Race - Jews

Foreign Government Reports
  • Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
    • UZB100739.E - Situation of Jews and state protection available (2003 - 2005). - January 2016

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Ethnic Groups / Race - Karakalpaks

Non-Government Organization Reports

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Ethnic Groups / Race - Tajiks

Foreign Government Reports
  • Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
    • UZB100741.E - Treatment of ethnic Tajiks and the state protection available to them (2003- 2005). - February 2006
    • UZB43235.E - Procedure for a former permanent resident who is a Tajik origin and whose parents still live in Uzbekistan to recover his or her former permanent residence (2004) - December 2004

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Ethnic Groups / Race - Turks

Ethnic Groups / Race - Uighurs

Foreign Government Reports
  • Austrailian Migration Review Tribunal - Refugee Review Tribunal
    • UZB35765 - November 2009
      1. Is there any evidence ethnic Uighurs in Uzbekistan face ill-treatment or are discriminated against?

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Gender

Foreign Government Reports
  • Austrailian Migration Review Tribunal - Refugee Review Tribunal
    • UZB37514 - Oct. 2010
      1. Does holding a propiska at an address entitle the person to a share of the property? For example, is it common for people to not let their daughters-in-law be registered at a property they own, so as to deny them future property rights in the event of divorce?
Non-Government Organization Reports
  • Amensty International
    • Violence against women in Easter Europe and Central Asia: Protect women from violence during crisis and beyond - Dec. 2022
  • Human Rights Watch Report
    • Sacrificing Women to Save the Family?: Domestic Violence in Uzbekistan - 2001

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Human Rights

US Government Reports Foreign Government Reports
  • Austrailian Migration Review Tribunal - Refugee Review Tribunal
    • UZB37850 - Dec. 2010
      1. Is there information on ordinary members of the community, rather than activists, being harassed by authorities for speaking out against the government?
      2. Please provide information on methods used by the militia to suppress anti-government expression - for example, arrests, beatings, intimidation, etc.
Non-Government Organization Reports
  • Amnesty International
    • Government crackdown on human rights defenders - Mar. 2007
  • Freedom House
    • Freedom in the World - 2022, 2021
    • Transnational Repression Report - 2021
    • Nations in Transit - 2022
    • Worst of the Worst 2012: The World's Most Repressive Societies - 2012
  • Human Rights Watch -  2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011
  • Human Rights Watch Report
    • 'And It Was Hell All Over Again…': Torture in Uzbekistan - Dec. 2000
    • 'Leaving No Witnesses': Uzbekistan's Campaign Against Rights Defenders - Mar. 2000
    • Persistent Human Rights Violations and Prospects for Improvement. - 1996
  • International Crisis Group
    • The Failure of Reform in Uzbekistan: Ways Forward for the International Community - March 2004
    • Uzbekistan's Reform Program: Illusion or Reality - Feb. 2003

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Justice System

Foreign Government Reports
  • Austrailian Migration Review Tribunal - Refugee Review Tribunal
    • UZB37514 - Oct. 2010
      1. Is there any additional recent information to indicate whether a person who has a high profile with the police would be able to leave Uzbekistan easily, return for a period of time (for example, one month) and then leave Uzbekistan again?
Non-Government Organization Reports
  • Human Rights Watch Report
    • "Until the Very End": Politically Motivated Imprisionment in Uzbekistan - September 2014

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Law

  • Regulations
  • Rules on Residence for Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons - November 1996

US Government Reports

  • US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)
    • Violating Rights – Enforcing the World’s Blasphemy Laws – Dec. 2020

Foreign Government Reports

  • Austrailian Migration Review Tribunal - Refugee Review Tribunal
    • UZB37514 - October 2010
      1. Does holding a propiska at an address entitle the person to a share of the property? For example, is it common for people to not let their daughters-in-law be registered at a property they own, so as to deny them future property rights in the event of divorce?
      2. If a person moves to a residence that is in the same police district as the residence at which they are registered, is the person required to update/change their propiska or do people have to update their propiska for any change of residence?
      3. Is there such thing as a temporary registration when someone goes to visit or stay somewhere temporarily?
      4. Is there a difference between residency registration and property ownership registration? Can a person own several properties but only be registered at one?

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Maps

Foreign Government Reports
  • Austrailian Migration Review Tribunal - Refugee Review Tribunal
    • UZB37809 - December 2010
      1. Please provide general information on Samarkand.

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Medical Availability

International Government Organization Reports
  • World Health Organization Page

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Political Figures and Parties

US Government Reports Foreign Government Reports
  • Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
    • UZB100738.E - The status of the Birlik party and the treatment of its members (2003 - 2005) - Jan. 2006
Non-Government Organization Reports
  • International Crisis Group
    • International Crisis Group - Uzbekistan: Repression and Instability - August 2001

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Refugees / IDPs

Religion

US Government Reports

 

Foreign Government Reports
  • Austrailian Migration Review Tribunal - Refugee Review Tribunal
    • UZB37809 - December 2010
      1. Please outline the laws relating to Islamic worship and teachings in Uzbekistan and freedom to worship other religions.
      2. Please provide information on enforcement of those laws with particular reference to arrests intimidation or torture or suspected adherents of Hizb-ut-Tahrir or on the basis of not adhering to the correct form of Islam.
      3. Please provide similar information in relation to charges of teaching Islam to minors.
Non-Government Organization Reports
  • Human Rights Watch Report
    • Class Dismissed: Discriminatory Expulsions of Muslim Students - Oct. 1999
  • Ireland Refugee Documentation Center
    • Treatment of Russian Christians including information on percentage of population whether rising~falling and are they leaving the country - October 2009

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Sexual Orientation

Foreign Government Reports
  • Austrailian Migration Review Tribunal - Refugee Review Tribunal
    • UZB37066 - August 2011
      1. Please provide a brief background on the situation of homosexuals and/or transgender people in Uzbekistan.
      2. Is there an evidence that individuals assisting/advocating on behalf of homosexuals in Uzbekistan are subjected to ill-treatment at the hands of authorities or by their communities?
      1. Is there any evidence to indicate that the intimidation and assault of lesbians and their advocates by local militias and the local community would be replicated elsewhere within Uzbekistan?
  • Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
    • UZB102392.E - Treatment of homosexuals by society and by government authorities; legal recourse and protection available to homosexuals who have been subject to ill-treatment (2003 - 2007) - March 2007

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Specific Country Issues - Andijan Massacre

Foreign Government Reports
  • Austrailian Migration Review Tribunal - Refugee Review Tribunal
    • UZB36967 - July 2010
      1. Is it likely that the authorities continue to be interested in individuals who were mere observers or had played an insignificant role in the public demonstration on 13 May 2005?
      2. Have recent events had an influence on the behaviour of the authorities towards those perceived to have been involved in the May 2005 events?
      3. What kind of treatment is a person who was a mere passer-by, and who happened upon the public demonstration which preceded the 'Andijan massacre', likely to face now in Uzbekistan?
Non-Government Organization Reports
  • Human Rights Watch Report
    • 'Bullets Were Falling Like Rain': The Andijan Massacre - May 2005
  • International Crisis Group

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Specific Country Issues - Treatment of Returnees

Foreign Government Reports
  • Norway Country of Origin Information Centre (Landinfo) - Uzbekistan: Return situation of Uzbek nationals who have resided abroad - Jan 2017

Non-Government Organization Reports

  • Amnesty International
    • Fast-track to Torture: Abductions and Forcible Returns from Russia to Uzbekistan - Apr. 2016

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Specific Country Issues - Mahalla Committees/Posbon

Foreign Government Reports
  • Austrailian Migration Review Tribunal - Refugee Review Tribunal
    • UZB37809 - Dec. 2010
      1. Please provide information on enforcement of those laws with particular reference to arrests intimidation or torture or suspected adherents of Hizb-ut-Tahrir or on the basis of not adhering to the correct form of Islam.
Non-Government Organization Reports
  • Human Rights Watch Report

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Speech / Press / Internet

Non-Government Organization Reports
  • Freedom House
  • Human Rights Watch Report
    • “You Can’t See Them, but They’re Always There” Censorship and Freedom of the Media in Uzbekistan - March 2018
    • Violations of Media Freedom: Journalism and Censorship in Uzbekistan - July 1997

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Timeline

Trafficking

US Government Reports

Intergovernmental Organization Reports

  • United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime - Global Report on Trafficking in Persons - Eastern Europe and Central Asia - 2009

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Terrorism

US Government Reports

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Torture

 

Foreign Government Reports

  • Austrailian Migration Review Tribunal - Refugee Review Tribunal
    • UZB37809 - December 2010
      • Please provide information on enforcement of those laws with particular reference to arrests intimidation or torture or suspected adherents of Hizb-ut-Tahrir or on the basis of not adhering to the correct form of Islam.

Non-Government Organization Reports

  • Human Rights Watch Report
    • 'No One Left to Witness' Torture, the Failure of Habeas Corpus, and the Silencing of Lawyers in Uzbekistan? - December 13, 2011
    • 'And It Was Hell All Over Again…': Torture in Uzbekistan - Dec. 2000 [external link]

 

 

Updated December 21, 2023