Uzbekistan
In: Caucasus Region Political, Economic, and Security Issues
Intro -- UZBEKISTAN: PROFILES, FOREIGN RELATIONS, AND HUMAN RIGHTS -- UZBEKISTAN: PROFILES, FOREIGN RELATIONS, AND HUMAN RIGHTSJOHN E. SPATZANDCORINA A. MALAVEZ EDITORSNew York -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 UZBEKISTAN: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND U.S. INTERESTS -- SUMMARY -- POLITICAL BACKGROUND -- Human Rights -- Economic Developments -- Energy -- FOREIGN POLICY AND DEFENSE -- TERRORISM AND UNREST -- The 2005 Violence in Andijon, Uzbekistan -- U.S. RELATIONS -- CONTRIBUTIONS TO COUNTER-TERRORISM -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 UZBEKISTAN COUNTRY PROFILE -- PEOPLE -- HISTORY -- GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL CONDITIONS -- Terrorism and Security -- Human Rights -- Principal Government Officials -- ECONOMY -- GDP and Employment -- Labo -- Prices and Monetary and Fiscal Policy -- Agriculture and Natural Resources -- Trade and Investment -- DEFENSE -- FOREIGN RELATIONS -- U.S.-UZBEK RELATIONS -- Chapter 3 2011 COUNTRY REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES-UZBEKISTAN -- INTRODUCTION -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- SECTION 1. RESPECT FOR THE INTEGRITY OF THE PERSON, INCLUDING FREEDOM FROM -- a. Arbitrary or Unlawful Deprivation of Life -- b. Disappearance -- c. Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment -- Prison and Detention Center Conditions -- d. Arbitrary Arrest or Detention -- Role of the Police and Security Apparatus -- Arrest Procedures and Treatment While in Detention -- e. Denial of Fair Public Trial -- Trial Procedures -- Political Prisoners and Detainees -- Civil Judicial Procedures and Remedies -- f. Arbitrary Interference with Privacy, Family, Home, or Correspondence -- SECTION 2. RESPECT FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES, INCLUDING: -- a. Freedom of Speech and Press -- Status of Freedom of Speech and Press -- Internet Freedom -- Academic Freedom and Cultural Events -- b. Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association -- Freedom of Assembly