İnsan hakları aktivistleri Özbekistan'a aktivist Shokhida Salomova'nın zorla psikiyatrik hapis cezasına son vermesi çağrısında bulundu

International human rights organizations called on the Uzbek authorities to stop the practice of forced psychiatric detention of citizens, including activist Shokhida Salomova Several organizations made a corresponding statement, including the International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR), the Association for Human Rights in Central Asia (AHRCA) and the Norwegian Helsinki Committee (NHC). Human rights activists expressed concern about the use of psychiatric institutions as a tool of pressure on critics of the authorities Human rights activists note that such measures are used for punitive purposes and violate Uzbekistan’s international human rights obligations. They called for an independent medical assessment of Salomova's condition, as well as guaranteeing her access to lawyers and contact with relatives “According to available information, 64-year-old Salomova, who suffers from chronic diseases including diabetes and asthma, is not receiving adequate medical care, which poses serious risks to her health,” the statement said Shokhida Salomova is known as an activist who criticized the actions of local authorities and raised social issues. According to human rights activists, she had previously faced pressure, including detention and forced placement in psychiatric institutions The organizations that issued the statement believe that her case is not isolated and reflects a broader problem of the use of psychiatry as a tool of pressure in the region The official authorities of Uzbekistan did not publicly comment on the situation around Salomova at the time of publication Azattyk Asya © 2026 RFE/RL, Inc. | Her hakkı saklıdır