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To the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan:
- Immediately grant access to
Andijan to an independent, credible, international investigative team
operating under the terms of reference set out by the U.N. High
Commissioner for Human Rights. Allow such a team unfettered access to
people and places relevant to investigation of the events of May 13, 2005.
- Grant access to Uzbekistan to the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions, the Special Representative of the Secretary General on Human Rights Defenders, and the Working Groups on Arbitrary Detention and Disappearances.
- Grant the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and diplomatic missions based in Tashkent access
to the four menDilshod Khajiev, Tavakal Khajiev, Hasan Shakirov, and
Mukhammad Kadirovforcibly returned to Uzbekistan by the government of
Kyrgyzstan, where the men had sought asylum.
- Immediately release from
custody human rights defenders, journalists and political activists
wrongly detained and arrested, including: Saidjahon Zainabitdinov,
Nurmukhammad Azizov, Akbar Oripov, Dilmurod Muhiddinov, Musozhon
Bobozhono, Hamdam Suleimanov, Norboi Kholjigitov, Abdusattor Irzaev,
Khabbubulla Akpulatov, Abdurasul Khudainazarov, Nosir Zokir, and Elena
Urlaeva. Make public the whereabouts of Saidjahon Zainabitdinov.
- Guarantee due process rights to those arrested since May 13, including the right of those in custody to meet with the
counsel of their choice in private.
- Guarantee international monitors access to trials of human rights defenders, journalists and political
activists and to trials of those accused of involvement in the Andijan
violence.
- Investigate and prosecute
allegations regarding the use of torture by Uzbek law enforcement agents
during the course of detentions and interrogations of people in Andijan
following the May 13 massacre.
To the Government of the Russian Federation:
- Publicly acknowledge the
need for an independent, international investigation that includes in its mandate examining human rights abuses committed by government forces in Andijan.
To the Government of Kyrgyzstan:
- Comply with the 1951
Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol and the Convention Against
Torture. Specifically, protect and guarantee the rights of refugees from Uzbekistan who have fled to Kyrgyzstan seeking safety. Do not forcibly send back to Uzbekistan people who would face torture or persecution if returned.
To the Government of the United States:
- Recognizing that in the
absence of an independent investigation, it has not been possible to
determine which Uzbek units took part in the Andijan massacre and
cover-up, freeze any remaining military and counter-terrorism assistance to all units of the Uzbek armed forces, National Security Services, and Ministry of Internal Affairs, pursuant to the Leahy amendment which stipulates that
U.S. government aid shall not be provided to units that have participated
in gross human rights abuses.
- Institute a ban on visas to
the U.S. for senior members of the government of Uzbekistan who exercise command and control of the armed forces that committed the massacre in
Andijan. In addition, freeze U.S.-based assets belonging to the
above-named senior government officials.
- Continue and expand U.S. government support for civil society, including support of human rights defenders and creation and promotion of alternatives to state-run media.
- Insist that the government
of Uzbekistan conform to its commitments under the U.S.-Uzbekistan
Declaration on Strategic Partnership, signed in March 2002, which include commitments to intensify the democratic transformation of society . . . taking into
account obligations deriving from international treaties. In addition,
withhold payments to the government of Uzbekistan for any military base-related services until the government of Uzbekistan abides by its obligations under
the bilateral partnership agreement.
To the Organization for
Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE):
- Send a team of trained observers to monitor and report on the conduct of trials of those accused by the government of Uzbekistan of responsibility for the violence in Andijan, including those charged with
terrorism and Islamic extremism.
- Strongly and publicly
condemn the government of Uzbekistan illegal detention, arrest and
harassment of Uzbek human rights defenders, journalists and political
activists.
- As recommended by the
Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) of the OSCE,
strengthen the capacity of OSCE field missions in Uzbekistan to better monitor the human rights situation there.
To the European Union
(E.U.):
- Given the government of Uzbekistans refusal to fulfill the E.U. General Affairs and External Relations Councils (GAERC)
call for an independent, international inquiry into the massacre in
Andijan, and the Uzbek governments persistent non-compliance with the
terms of the agreement, immediately suspend the E.U.s Partnership and
Cooperation Agreement (PCA) with Uzbekistan.
- Immediately enact an
embargo on arms sales from E.U. member states to Uzbekistan.
- Immediately enact a ban on
issuance of visas to senior members of the Uzbek government who exercise
command and control of the armed forces that committed the massacre in
Andijan.
To the United Nations (U.N.):
- The Secretary General
should appoint a Special Envoy on Uzbekistan to signal that the political
and human rights situation in the country remains a serious concern at the highest level of the United Nations. The Special Envoy should be tasked
with monitoring the evolving political and human rights situation in Uzbekistan, recommending and coordinating appropriate follow-up action on Uzbekistan by U.N.
agencies, as well as intergovernmental bodies such as the Commission on
Human Rights, and raising serious security and human rights concerns with the Uzbek government.
- The Office of the High
Commissioner for Human Rights and its special mechanisms should continue
to closely monitor the human rights situation in Uzbekistan and undertake action on specific cases as appropriate.
- The U.N. country team
should provide support to civil society organizations seeking to monitor
the human rights situation.
To all States:
- As recommended by the U.N.
High Commissioner for Human Rights, issue a stay of deportation to
Uzbekistan of Uzbek asylum seekers and eyewitnesses to the Andijan
massacre who would face the risk of torture if returned.
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