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Rights organizations urge EU to defer approval of Turkmenistan agreement

ASHGABAT (TCA) — The European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee at the meeting on April 11 considered conclusion of a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with Turkmenistan and postponed the consideration of the issue for April 18.      Continue reading

Report analyzes Turkmenistan’s petro-authoritarianism

ASHGABAT (TCA) — Turkmenistan's petro-authoritarianism is likely to continue to be fuelled by a combination of its large natural gas reserves, small population and steady global demand for natural gas, Annette Bohr writes in the report “Turkmenistan: Power, Politics and Petro-Authoritarianism”, released earlier this month by Chatham House, an independent policy institute based in London.    Continue reading

National action plan on human rights launched in Turkmenistan

ASHGABAT (TCA) — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan together with the Turkmen National Institute of Democracy and Human Rights under the President of Turkmenistan and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) held official launch of the National Human Rights Action Plan 2016-2020, the UNDP in Turkmenistan said on March 16. Continue reading

UN expert concerned over restrictions on political freedoms in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE (TCA) — An independent United Nations human rights expert on March 10 voiced concern over the increasing Government restrictions on opposition parties, civil society and the media over the past year in Tajikistan. Continue reading