Source: www.uscirf.gov
Date: January 31, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 31, 2020
USCIRF Releases New Report on Religious Freedom Conditions in Uzbekistan
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following report:
Uzbekistan Country Update: This report provides an assessment of religious freedom conditions in Uzbekistan, where USCIRF commissioners and staff traveled twice over the course of 2019. Although Uzbekistan has taken some important initial steps over the past few years to allow for greater religious freedom, significant concerns remain. The report examines these ongoing issues, such as the continued imprisonment of religious prisoners, restrictions on Muslim communities, and a legal structure that severely impedes the religious activities of both majority and minority religious communities throughout the country.
In its 2019 Annual Report, USCIRF recommended that the U.S. Department of State designate Uzbekistan as a CPC due to its systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom.