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