Reports of police violence, threats and restrictions on lawyers’ activities raise serious concerns about the protection of legal professionals in Uzbekistan and their clients’ access to an effective defense. Nazirjon Abdukhafizov: Lawyer alleges assault by police In a video statement recorded from hospital, Tashkent lawyer Nazirjon Abdukhafizov said he was beaten at the Yashnabad district […]
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