UZBEKISTAN: New punishments “correspond to international standards”?
Senator Batyr Matmuratov would not say why Criminal and Administrative Code amendments to increase punishments related to religion, adopted by both chambers of parliament in September, were not first published for public comment. He claimed that all la…
Senator Batyr Matmuratov would not say why Criminal and Administrative Code amendments to increase punishments related to religion, adopted by both chambers of parliament in September, were not first published for public comment. He claimed that all laws "correspond to international standards". Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov reportedly warned state officials not to attend mosque, though his spokesperson denied this. From the summer, police resumed detentions on the street of Muslim women wearing religious clothes, including the hijab and niqab, and men growing beards.
