![Human rights defender Uktam Pardaev with his family before his arrest. The Uzbek authorities imprisoned Pardaev for two months on November 16, 2015 before releasing him on a suspended sentence.](/sites/default/files/multimedia_images_2017/201706business_uzbekistan_photo_cotton_26.jpg)
Human rights defender Uktam Pardaev with his family before his arrest. The Uzbek authorities imprisoned Pardaev for two months on November 16, 2015 before releasing him on a suspended sentence.
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Human rights defender Uktam Pardaev with his family before his arrest. The Uzbek authorities imprisoned Pardaev for two months on November 16, 2015 before releasing him on a suspended sentence.