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Decision TB7-19851 – Nigeria – This Jurisprudential Guide addresses internal flight alternatives in major cities in south and central Nigeria for claimants fleeing non-state actors.
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Decision TB7-01837 – Pakistan – Whether the treatment experienced by Ahmadis in Pakistan amounts to persecution, whether state protection is available and whether there is a viable internal flight alternative.
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Decision MB6-01059/60 – India – Availability of an internal flight alternative in India for claimants from Punjab.
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Decision TB6-11632 – China – Analysis of the efficacy of the Chinese national computer network known as the Golden Shield Project and its impact on whether a person wanted by the authorities can exit China via an airport using a genuine passport.
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31 March 2020
UZBEKISTAN
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Source:
United Nations. Cartographic Section.
Date of Document:
January 2004
Accessed Date:
20 November 2012
Title:
Ouzbékistan. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
Accessed Date:
18 April 2017
Title:
Uzbekistan. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Accessed Date:
28 May 2019
Title:
Ouzbékistan. L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde.
Source:
L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde
Date of Document:
27 December 2015
Accessed Date:
27 May 2016
Keywords:
country overview; ethnic and national groups; legal system; legislation; map; minorities; nationality; statistics
Title:
Civic Freedom Monitor: Uzbekistan
Source:
The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law
Date of Document:
27 August 2018
Accessed Date:
6 May 2019
Title:
Uzbekistan. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2019.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
11 March 2020
Accessed Date:
20 March 2020
Title:
Uzbekistan. Amnesty International Report 2017/2018: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
22 February 2018
Accessed Date:
4 May 2018
Title:
Uzbekistan. Freedom in the World 2019.
Accessed Date:
21 May 2019
Title:
Uzbekistan. World Report 2019: Events of 2018.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2019
Accessed Date:
6 May 2019
Title:
After the Padishah: Addressing Discrimination and Inequality in Uzbekistan
Source:
Equal Rights Trust
Date of Document:
December 2016
Accessed Date:
30 May 2017
Title:
Uzbekistan. Nations in Transit 2018.
Accessed Date:
10 May 2018
Title:
Uzbekistan: “We Will Find You, Anywhere”: The Global Shadow Of Uzbekistani Surveillance
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
31 March 2017
Accessed Date:
30 May 2017
Title:
National report submitted in accordance with paragraph 5 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 16/21: Uzbekistan
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/30/UZB/1
Date of Document:
26 February 2018
Accessed Date:
6 May 2019
Title:
Compilation on Uzbekistan
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/30/UZB/2
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
8 March 2018
Accessed Date:
6 May 2019
Title:
Summary of Stakeholders' submissions on Uzbekistan
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/30/UZB/3
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
5 March 2018
Accessed Date:
6 May 2019
Title:
Committee against Torture: Fifth periodic report submitted by Uzbekistan under article 19 of the Convention, due in 2017
Date of Document:
9 November 2018
Accessed Date:
6 May 2019
Title:
Uzbekistan: Release and Rehabilitate Political Prisoners: Create Commission to Address Current and Former Prisoner Rehabilitation
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
17 November 2018
Accessed Date:
6 May 2019
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Citizenship of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Accessed Date:
20 November 2012
Keywords:
citizenship; legislation
Title:
Uzbekistan Reciprocity Schedule
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
21 May 2019
Title:
Uzbekistan: ID Documents and Passports
Source:
Norway. Norwegian Country of Origin Information Centre, Landinfo.
Date of Document:
18 February 2013
Accessed Date:
23 May 2014
Keywords:
children; citizenship; corruption; document fraud; freedom of movement; identity documents; legislation; marriage
Title:
Russia and Uzbekistan: Whether an individual born in the Soviet Union (Russia) to ethnic Russian parents, who is a citizen of Uzbekistan, is entitled to Russian citizenship (2013-May 2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 May 2014
Accessed Date:
29 May 2014
Title:
Ouzbékistan : Entrave à la liberté de mouvement des citoyens ouzbeks
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
17 December 2014
Accessed Date:
11 April 2016
Keywords:
citizenship; freedom of movement; legislation; penal system; religion
Title:
Information on the propiska residence registration system and impact on a person's ability to relocate; requirements and procedures to relocate within the country, including deregistration; role of the Mahalla (neighbourhood) Committee in...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
17 May 2016
Accessed Date:
30 May 2017
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
Uzbekistan. Qonunchilik Palatasi (Legislative Chamber).
Source:
Inter-Parliamentary Union. Parline.
Date of Document:
25 October 2017
Accessed Date:
4 May 2018
Title:
Uzbekistan. Election for Qonunchilik Palatasi (Uzbekistani Legislative Chamber) of 4 January 2015.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
19 May 2015
Keywords:
election; political activities; political opposition; political organizations
Title:
Uzbekistan: The Year After. Nations in Transit Brief.
Date of Document:
August 2017
Author:
Bakhtiyor Nishanov
Accessed Date:
4 May 2018
Title:
I. Political Transformation. Transformation Index 2018 Country Report: Uzbekistan.
Source:
Bertelsmann Stiftung
Accessed Date:
10 May 2018
Title:
Uzbekistan. Election for President of 4 December 2016.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
18 April 2017
Title:
Uzbekistan: The Hundred Days. Europe and Central Asia Report N°242.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
15 March 2017
Accessed Date:
18 April 2017
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Concluding observations on the fifth periodic report of Uzbekistan
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
Date of Document:
20 November 2015
Accessed Date:
12 April 2016
Title:
Uzbekistan Country Gender Assessment: Update
Source:
Asian Development Bank
Date of Document:
December 2018
Accessed Date:
21 May 2019
Title:
Uzbekistan. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2019.
Source:
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
Date of Document:
7 December 2018
Accessed Date:
6 May 2019
Title:
Forced Sterilization of Women in Uzbekistan
Source:
Open Society Foundations
Date of Document:
December 2013
Accessed Date:
19 May 2015
Keywords:
female genital mutilation; government corruption; legislation; political activities
Title:
Concluding observations on the fifth periodic report of Uzbekistan. Addendum: Information provided by Uzbekistan in follow-up to the concluding observations
Code:
CEDAW/C/UZB/CO/5/Add.1
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
Date of Document:
11 December 2017
Accessed Date:
4 May 2018
Title:
Uzbekistan. State-Sponsored Homophobia 2019.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
March 2019
Author:
Lucas Ramón Mendos
Accessed Date:
21 May 2019
Title:
Universal Periodic Review Uzbekistan 2018: Human Rights and Sexual Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans people in Uzbekistan
Source:
Central Asian Gender and Sexuality Advocacy Network (CAGSAN)
Date of Document:
September 2017
Accessed Date:
6 May 2019
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
Uzbekistan: Tier 2 Watch List. Trafficking in Persons Report 2018.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2018
Accessed Date:
6 May 2019
Title:
Tackling Corruption in Uzbekistan: A White Paper
Source:
Open Society Foundations
Date of Document:
June 2016
Accessed Date:
18 April 2017
Title:
Uzbekistan. 2018 Crime and Safety Report.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
21 March 2018
Accessed Date:
10 May 2018
Title:
Uzbekistan. Country Reports on Terrorism 2017.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
September 2018
Accessed Date:
6 May 2019
8.
Military Service - (No items in this section)
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems - (No items in this section)
10.
Police and Security Forces - (No items in this section)
Title:
Uzbekistan. Freedom of the Press 2016.
Accessed Date:
18 April 2017
Title:
Uzbekistan. Freedom on the Net 2018.
Accessed Date:
6 May 2019
Title:
“You Can't See Them, but They're Always There”: Censorship and Freedom of the Media in Uzbekistan
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
28 March 2018
Accessed Date:
6 May 2019
Title:
Uzbekistan: Media Sustainability Index 2019
Accessed Date:
28 May 2019
Title:
Uzbekistan. International Religious Freedom Report for 2017.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
29 May 2018
Accessed Date:
31 May 2018
Title:
Uzbekistan. United States Commission on International Religious Freedom 2018 Annual Report.
Source:
United States. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Accessed Date:
10 May 2018
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief on his mission to Uzbekistan
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
22 February 2018
Accessed Date:
4 May 2018
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
Uzbekistan. World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Accessed Date:
6 May 2019
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement
Title:
On the Laws and Practices of the Republic of Uzbekistan Regarding the Rights of Citizens to Free Movement and Choice of Residence
Source:
Uzbek-German Forum for Human Rights
Accessed Date:
20 November 2012
Keywords:
citizenship; freedom of movement; identity documents; legislation
Title:
Exit procedures and documents required for nationals leaving the country; whether interviews are conducted by customs officials; whether persons wanted by authorities are able to leave the country legally or without...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 January 2017
Accessed Date:
30 May 2017
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions
Title:
Major progress on forced labour and child labour in Uzbekistan cotton fields
Source:
International Labour Organization
Date of Document:
22 November 2018
Accessed Date:
6 May 2019
16.
Other - (No items in this section)
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 31 May 2019:
Title:
Uzbekistan. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2018.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
13 March 2019
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2018-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/uzbekistan/
Accessed Date:
18 March 2019
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