“Prove They Are Alive!” campaign calls upon the government of Turkmenistan to shed light on the fate of dozens who have been imprisoned for more …
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Parents of Berezovka Children Ask for Help
Today, June 1, International Children’s Day, parents in the Kazakhstani village of Berezovka sent inquiries to the Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and the …
Crude Accountability Experts Detained in Kazakhstan
On May 19, 2016, the Director of Crude Accountability and our partners from the Children or Oil? consortium had a run-in with the migration police …
EBRD Backsliding on Promises in Turkmenistan
On May 24, 2016, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) President Suma Chakrabarti met with Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to discuss the possibility of …
Kazakhstan Joins International Day of Action against Chevron
May 25, 2016, marked the first international day of action against the US-based Chevron Corporation. Civil society organizations and tens of thousands of activists from …
Documentary about Berezovka Honored at International Film Festival
This week, the documentary Karachaganak: Children in Exchange for Oil, a documentary about the tragedy of the children of Berezovka, Kazakhstan, took second place at …
The Problem of Berezovka’s Poisoned Children is Discussed at the UN Forum
Today is the last day of the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights in Asia (April 19–20, 2016) held in Doha, Qatar. The forum …
Press Release: Turkmen Special Services Increasing Pressure on Dissidents Abroad
Against a backdrop of growing international criticism of the human rights situation in Turkmenistan, the country’s security services have stepped up operations aimed at suppressing …
Russian Environmentalist Evgeny Vitishko Not Released from Prison Colony; His Life is in Danger
On November 21, 2015, Evgeny Vitishko was expected to be released from the prison colony where he is serving an unjust three year sentence. On …
Russian Court Reduces Evgeny Vitishko’s Prison Sentence
On November 10, 2015, the Kirsanov court (Tambov Oblast) held a hearing on reducing Evgeny Vitishko’s sentence based on Article 80 of the Russian Criminal Code. The court made the decision to free Vitishko from the prison colony, and if today’s decision is not appealed by the prosecutor or the prison representatives, Evgeny will be released from the prison colony in 10 days.