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23 Dec 2021, 11:27 pm
Source: Malaysia Sun (24 December 2021)https://www.malaysiasun.com/news/272011392/kazakh-lawmakers-approve-law-on-abolishing-death-penaltyNUR-SULTAN -- The upper chamber of Kazakh's parliament has approved a bill on abolishing the death penalty in the Central Asian nation.The Senate's December 23 approval of the bill comes almost a year after President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev signed off on parliamentary ratification of a UN human rights protocol aimed at abolishing the death penalty… [read post]
17 Dec 2022, 1:08 pm
After a short overview of the current status of crimes against humanity under international law, this article analyses the domestic legislation of five Central Asian countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. [read post]
24 Jun 2013, 8:45 am
Afghan Refugee Household Assessment in the Republic of Tajikistan (Danish Refugee Council, April 2013) [text via Refworld] Barely Surviving: Detention, Abuse, Neglect of Migrant Children in Indonesia (Human Rights Watch, June 2013) [text] A Bend in the Road is not the End of the Road: Philippines President Vetoes IDP Act (IDMC Blog, June 2013) [text] Cash Programme Review for IDPs in the Kabul Informal Settlements (Danish Refugee Council, May 2013) [text] *A Commentary on the June 2013… [read post]
29 Dec 2019, 8:18 am
State Department announced it designations for this year of countries which are the worst violators of religious freedom:On December 18, 2019, the Department of State re-designated Burma, China, Eritrea, Iran, North Korea, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan as Countries of Particular Concern under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 for having engaged in or tolerated “systematic, ongoing, [and] egregious violations of religious freedom. [read post]
6 Apr 2018, 3:17 am
Its arms reach far: in its first two years, AIIB has financed transport systems such as national motorways in Pakistan, railways in Oman, and rural roads in India; energy projects including natural gas pipelines in Azerbaijan and hydropower plants in Tajikistan; and the redevelopment of impoverished areas in Indonesia. [read post]
8 Jan 2013, 2:45 pm
The deadline for submissions is 28 February 2013.Publications:Environmental Degradation, Migration, Internal Displacement, and Rural Vulnerabilities in Tajikistan (IOM, May 2012) [text] "The First Climate Refugees? [read post]
7 Dec 2023, 10:15 am
Short pieces:Commitments reaffirmed for safe, dignified and voluntary returns of Congolese and Rwandan refugees (Nov. 2023) [text]How the Welsh language is being promoted to help migrants feel at home (The Conversation, Nov. 2023) [text]Modest Proposals for Actors Supporting Third Country Solutions for Refugees (RLI Blog, Nov. 2023) [text]Over 30,000 Refugees Resettled from Rwanda (IOM, Nov. 2023) [text]UNHCR, Governments of Burundi and Tanzania agree to scale up voluntary repatriation to Burundi… [read post]
7 May 2008, 10:35 pm
(that's Tajikistanâ€â [read post]
25 Apr 2012, 1:19 pm
They could twin with wherever-it-is in Tajikistan that boasts the world's tallest flagpole. [read post]
29 Jul 2014, 5:44 pm
The press release did not mention that USCIRF this year also recommended seven other countries-- Egypt, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Syria, Tajikistan and Vietnam-- should receive a similar designation. [read post]
19 Feb 2020, 8:45 am
See also related New Yorker article.UNHCR Welcomes Tajikistan's New Law Tackling Statelessness (UNHCR, Jan. 2020) [text]Related post:- Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality (26 Jan. 2020)Tagged Events & Opportunities. [read post]
22 Apr 2021, 4:00 am
Summarizing it findings, the Report said in part:For 2021, based on religious freedom conditions in 2020, USCIRF recommends that the State Department:• Redesignate as CPCs [Countries of Particular Concern] the following ten countries: Burma, China, Eritrea, Iran, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan;• Designate as additional CPCs the following four countries: India, Russia, Syria, and Vietnam; • Maintain on the SWL [Special Watch… [read post]
16 Aug 2013, 11:20 am
Ashurov, No. 12-2711 (Aug. 12, 2013): Defendant, a citizen of Tajikistan, entered the United States under a visitor's visa and subsequently sought to obtain an F-1 student visa that would permit him to enroll in an English language program and temporarily remain in the U.S.. [read post]
27 Apr 2017, 4:10 am
Those countries are: Burma, China, Eritrea, Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan-- all already designated by the State Department-- as well as Central African Republic, Nigeria, Pakistan, Russia, Syria, and Vietnam. [read post]
16 Jul 2014, 1:30 pm
(Asian Development Bank, April 2014) [text]"The Macro-Costs of Forced Displacement of the Farmers in India: A Micro-Level Study," European Journal of Development Research, vol. 25, no. 5 (Dec. 2013) [full-text via ResearchGate]Nigeria: The World Bank Rubber Stamps Flawed Resettlement Action Plan for Badia East (Amnesty International, March 2014) [text via Refworld]Resettled for Development: The Case of New Halfa Agricultural Scheme, Sudan, Current African Issues, no. 59 (Nordic… [read post]
15 Jan 2024, 7:59 pm
Secretary of State Blinken's announcement (full text) said in part:I have designated Burma, the People’s Republic of China, Cuba, the DPRK, Eritrea, Iran, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan as Countries of Particular Concern for having engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations of religious freedom. [read post]
26 Apr 2022, 4:10 am
” These include 10 that the State Department designated as CPCs in November 2021: Burma, China, Eritrea, Iran, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan—as well as five others: Afghanistan, India, Nigeria, Syria, and Vietnam. [read post]
16 Jul 2021, 10:42 am
The announcement was made in his speech at the 74th session of the UN General Assembly in December 2019.Russia, Tajikistan and Belarus are now the only three countries in Europe and Central Asia which haven’t yet signed or ratified the Second Optional Protocol. [read post]
1 May 2014, 4:35 am
Here are excerpts:[The Report] recommended that the State Department add eight more nations to its list of “countries of particular concern,” defined under law as countries where particularly severe violations of religious freedom are tolerated or perpetrated: Egypt, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Vietnam. [read post]
21 Apr 2016, 2:00 pm
Gender-Based Asylum and US Immigration Politics (LSE Review of Books Blog, Feb. 2016) [text]*Breaking Barriers: Challenges to Implementing Laws on Violence Against Women in Afghanistan and Tajikistan with Special Consideration of Displaced Women (Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, 2016) [text]"Comprehensive Development and Testing of the ASIST-GBV, a Screening Tool for Responding to Gender-based Violence among Women in Humanitarian Settings," Conflict and Health, 10:7… [read post]
