Committee of United Nations on the human rights, the second periodic report which has considered at the beginning of March Turkmenistan about observance of the International convention on the civil and political rights (MKGPP), published final supervision. The Alternative News <5> Turkmenistan edition submits the short review of highlights dokdala.
the Committee welcomes acceptance by Turkmenistan a number of acts, but at the same time expresses concern in absence of the separate law against domestic violence.
the Concept "extremism" of the legislation of the country is determined by p vaguely that leads to cases of any restrictions.
the Committee is anxious with cases of unauthorized detention and enforced disappearances of a large number of people in prisons. It concerns, first of all, the persons accused of attempt at the first President of Turkmenistan of Niyazov Saparmurat. The committee regrets that the delegation Turkmenistan did not provide information concerning destinies of these people, including the ex-Minister of Foreign Affairs Shikhmuradov Boris who was recognized earlier by Committee the victim of enforced disappearance. Turkmenistan has to put immediately an end to similar disappearances, open information on destinies disappeared, provide them appointments to relatives and lawyers. All cases of enforced disappearance have to be investigated, and guilty — are punished.
the Committee is anxious with cases of tortures concerning the detained persons, including beatings and tortures by an electroshock for knocking-out of indications. Tortures are applied and concerning Seydi and prison to Ovadan-Depa. The committee is anxious with death as a result of tortures of prisoners Lukman Yaylanov and Narkula Baltayev. Thus statements of the participating state about lack of the registered cases of tortures cause concern. Concerning conditions of the contents in imprisonment places members of the committee pointed p by
to serious overpopulation of correctional facilities, insanitary conditions, inability of the authorities to isolate patients with tuberculosis from other prisoners and to provide them adequate medical care. In addition, in supervision it is indicated shortage in colonies of food and drinking water. The committee is anxious with lack of independent mechanisms for carrying out inspections in prisons and investigations of cases of illegal actions from law enforcement agencies concerning prisoners.
the Committee is also anxious with broad practice of use by the authorities of forced labor during cotton cleaning, and also arrest of the persons documenting the similar facts. One of them – Matalaev Gaspard.
the Committee is concerned by proceeding cases of rendering pressure, intimidation, application of tortures and arbitrary arrests, detentions and condemnations on politically motivated charges. It becomes as punishment to journalists, human rights activists, dissidents, representatives of religious groups and ethnic minority and members of the non-governmental organizations interacting with foreigners. Among them – Gulgelda Annaniyazov's political dissident and the non-staff journalist Saparmamed Nepeskuliyev.