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Click to expand Image Ethnic Uzbek journalist Azimzhan Askarov, who was arbitrarily arrested, tortured, convicted after an unfair trial and jailed for life looks through metal bars during hearings at the Bishkek regional court, Kyrgyzstan, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016. 2016 Vladimir Voronin/AP Photo Azimjon Askarov, a human rights defender and advocate for marginalized communities in southern Kyrgyzstan, should have turned 72 this year. He should be enjoying life with his wife, children, and grandchildren, happily painting landscapes and portraits. Instead, he died in prison three years ago today, held on spurious charges. For this, no one has been held responsible. Askarov had been serving a life sentence following an unfair trial on politically motivated charges relating to the June 2010 inter-ethnic conflict in southern Kyrgyzstan. In March 2016, the United Nations Human Rights Committee found that Askarov had been arbitrarily detained and called for his immediate release. Kyrgyzstan' ....
No Justice 3 Years After Kyrgyzstan Rights Defender's Death centralasiatimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from centralasiatimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Azimjon Askarov, a human rights defender and advocate for marginalized communities in southern Kyrgyzstan, should have turned 72 this year. Instead, he died in prison three years ago today. ....
Kyrgyzstan: 2 Years On, No Justice for Azimjon Askarov – Human Rights Watch tnlivenews.in - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tnlivenews.in Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Kyrgyz authorities have yet to conclude an effective investigation into the death of the human rights defender Azimjon Askarov or to provide redress for his decade of wrongful imprisonment, Human Right watch said today as the second anniversary of his death nears. ....