Holly Cartner
Holly Cartner
clean detention face fate government illegal men responsibility role seeking shares torture
These men went to Kazakhstan seeking safety, but now face torture and imprisonment. The Kazakh government shares responsibility for their fate and must come clean about its role in their illegal detention and return.
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It is a violation of international law to return people to a place where they will be persecuted and tortured. Kazakh officials had an obligation to know the risk these men faced if returned, but sent them back anyway.
agreement basic considered country discussing eu far hardly human morocco respect returns rights safe time
Morocco must do far more to respect the basic human rights of migrants before it can be considered a safe country for returns. This is hardly the time to be discussing an EU returns agreement with Morocco.
deny government instead responsibility silence trying
Instead of going after the perpetrators of the massacre, the Uzbek government is trying to deny responsibility and silence witnesses.
document visa wanting
This really isn't about the visa at all. This is about the authorities not wanting to let us document the abuses there.
against attacks both bringing condemning government justice minorities motivated needs victims violence
The government needs to show both perpetrators and victims that violence against minorities will not be tolerated. Condemning ethnically motivated attacks for what they are, and bringing those responsible to justice are crucial.
access detainees four government latest pretend promises routine torture treated
Torture of detainees is routine in Uzbekistan. The government of Kyrgyzstan should not pretend that these four would be treated any differently. The latest promises of access to detainees are also not credible.
concerned deeply safety
We are deeply concerned for his safety and well-being.