Kyrgyzstan: environmental defenders appeal against detention extension rejected (Update)

Event
Country
  • Kyrgyzstan
Initial Date
Dec 28, 2023
Event Description

The Bishkek City Court on December 28 rejected appeals against prolonging the detention of 11 jailed Kyrgyz politicians, journalists, and activists who are on trial along with other 16 people who are under house arrest over their protest last year against a Kyrgyz-Uzbek border delimitation deal. In late November, a lower court extended their detention until at least January 29. The activists were arrested in October 2022 after they protested against the controversial Kyrgyz-Uzbek border demarcation deal, which saw Kyrgyzstan hand over the territory of the Kempir-Abad water reservoir to Uzbekistan in November 2022.

Impact of Event
1
Gender of HRD
  • Other (e.g. undefined, organisation, community)
Violation
  • (Arbitrary) Arrest and Detention
  • Judicial Harassment
Rights Concerned
  • Right to liberty and security
HRD
  • Environmental rights defender
Perpetrator-State
  • Judiciary
Source

RFERL

Monitoring Status
Pending
Event Location

Latitude: 42.884934433417286

Longitude: 74.59802344421371

Event Location
Summary for Publications

On 28 December 2023, a nuber of environmental defenders who opposed a land demarcation deal detrimental to the country's natural resources had their appeal against the extension of their detention rejected by the City Court of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

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