Human rights in Tajikistan
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'''Human rights in Tajikistan''' remain poor. [[Political opposition]], [[religious freedom]]s and the press are heavily restricted.
The approach of the 2005 parliamentary elections brought increased closures of independent and opposition newspapers and attacks on journalists. In 2003 the government blocked access to the only [[Internet]] [[website]] run by the political opposition. Constitutional guarantees of a fair trial are not always observed, and [[torture]] often is used against individuals accused of crimes. Pretrial detention often is lengthy, and prosecutors control court proceedings. Prisons are overcrowded, and the incidence of [[tuberculosis]] and [[malnutrition]] is high among inmates.
Violence against women is frequent, and Tajikistan is a source and transit point for [[Human trafficking|trafficking]] in women.
==Intimidation and killings of journalists==
In the 1990s dozens of [[List of journalists killed in Tajikistan|journalists were killed or went missing]] in Tajikistan.
==Name change law==
According to Ilan Greenberg writing in the [[New York Times]], in 2007, Tajikstan's president, Emomali Rakhmon [sic] stated that the Slavic "-ov" ending must be dropped for all babies born to Tajik parents. The policy comes in the context of recent policies intended to remove vestiges of Soviet/Russian influence, while laws on this topic have existed since 1989. Some Tajiks have expressed confusion or opposition at the denial of the freedom to choose a name for one's child.[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/28/world/asia/28tajikistan.html] However, the president, [[Emomali Rahmonov]] has stated that, the name change should be up to the will of each individual. [http://www.ozodi.org/specialsarticletext/2007/3/090E3DEC-E566-40CD-A6B7-9C6703408444.html]
==Freedom of religion==
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Some activities of religious groups have been restricted by the requirement for registration with the State Committee on Religious Affairs. [[Hajj|Islamic pilgrimages]] are restricted, and [[proselytizing]] groups such as the [[Jehovah's Witnesses]] have suffered occasional persecution. Since October 22 2007, Jehovah's Witnesses have had their activities banned by the government for the reason of neglecting army duty. <ref>[http://www.jw-media.org/newsroom/index.htm?content=asia_pacific.htm Jehovah's Witnesses: Office of Public Information Authorized Site<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
==LGBT rights==
{{main|LGBT rights in Tajikistan}}
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== See also==
{{Portal|Human rights}}
* [[Central Asia Health Review]]
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/183/ Censorship in Tajikistan] - [[International Freedom of Expression Exchange|IFEX]]
* [http://web.amnesty.org/report2006/tjk-summary-eng Report on Tajikistan 2006] - [[Amnesty International]]
* [http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2006/78843.htm Country Report on Human Rights Practices in Tajikistan] - [[US Department of State]]
* [http://www.cahr.info/index_files/page0017.htm Record Breaking Winter Weather Hits Children in Tajikistan the Hardest] [[Central Asia Health Review]] Feb. 17, 2008
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