In May 2003, an article at "The Guardian" newspaper talked about certain concerns linked to the manner in which US is looking away to the tortures being done to prisoners, especially political prisoners, in Uzbekistan prisons.
An example of this was the sentence of Abdulkhalil, a 28-year-old farmer who was sentenced to 16 years in prison for "trying to overthrow the constitutional structures". After a while, his father had to go to the prison hospital and see how is son had his head battered and tongue swollen because of the lack of water.
Many are victim of Uzbekistan's security service, and an independent human rights groups estimate that there are more than 600 politically motivated arrests a year in Uzbekistan, and 6,500 political prisoners, some tortured to death.
The concerning issue is also that US is funding the condemned! In 2002, Washington gave Uzbekistan $500m (£300m) in aid. Intelligence services and the police are saying that this repeatedly tortures are being used as a routine investigation technique.
... and then they want to fight terror/terrorism...
An example of this was the sentence of Abdulkhalil, a 28-year-old farmer who was sentenced to 16 years in prison for "trying to overthrow the constitutional structures". After a while, his father had to go to the prison hospital and see how is son had his head battered and tongue swollen because of the lack of water.
Many are victim of Uzbekistan's security service, and an independent human rights groups estimate that there are more than 600 politically motivated arrests a year in Uzbekistan, and 6,500 political prisoners, some tortured to death.
The concerning issue is also that US is funding the condemned! In 2002, Washington gave Uzbekistan $500m (£300m) in aid. Intelligence services and the police are saying that this repeatedly tortures are being used as a routine investigation technique.
... and then they want to fight terror/terrorism...
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