Uzbekistan/Germany: Make Human Rights Key Component of Talks
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President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev delivers a speech at the 46th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on February 22, 2021.
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(Berlin, April 28, 2023) – German government officials should ensure that talks with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan during his visit to Berlin in early May 2023 prominently feature human rights concerns, Human Rights Watch said today.
The Uzbek president’s visit to Germany takes place just days after a constitutional referendum in Uzbekistan on April 30, which Uzbek officials have claimed will usher in a “New Uzbekistan.” On May 3, Tthe Uzbek president will meet withon May 3 German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, …read more
Source:: Human Rights Watch
