 The human rights advocacy group also said that closed trials, or trials that are not accessible to the public, are common throughout the Uzbek state. |
A human rights group in Uzbekistan has announced that 39 Uzbeks died of alleged torture while in custody at state prisons in 2010.
The Independent Human Rights Defenders Group said late last week that officials at Uzbek prisons send inmates’ bodies back to relatives in sealed coffins to hide evidence of torture sustained while in custody, Central Asia Newswire reported on its website.
The human rights advocacy group also said that closed trials, or trials that are not accessible to the public, are common throughout the Uzbek state and that the torture of defendants is routine. The group also criticized Uzbek authorities for trumping up charges against at least 370 Muslims to imprison them for membership in radical Islamist groups. Dozens of those who have been convicted of the charges are women, the group added.
Uzbek officials have not made an official comment.
The Independent Human Rights Defenders Group said late last week that officials at Uzbek prisons send inmates’ bodies back to relatives in sealed coffins to hide evidence of torture sustained while in custody, Central Asia Newswire reported on its website.
The human rights advocacy group also said that closed trials, or trials that are not accessible to the public, are common throughout the Uzbek state and that the torture of defendants is routine. The group also criticized Uzbek authorities for trumping up charges against at least 370 Muslims to imprison them for membership in radical Islamist groups. Dozens of those who have been convicted of the charges are women, the group added.
Uzbek officials have not made an official comment.
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