It looks like it's a human rights day in Uzbekistan today. The ICRC, in its official statement, said they were resuming prison monitoring in Uzbekistan. HRW said they were trying to re-open their office in Tashkent and the US Ambassador said, Uzbekistan is making small, but significant steps to improve human rights in the country.
Some of these are very good news -- I never questioned professionalism of the ICRC and I know they would never compromise with the Uzbekistani government. Re-opening their office in Tashkent also seems like a good idea for the HRW. Ambo's remark indicate the US is indeed trying to re-establish broken links with Uzbekistan and no matter what one's standing on resuming relations with the US are, I think I agree with the Amb. Norland, that Uzbekistan, willingly or just for a show, has taken some steps to ease up human rights. Anyway, let's hope that in an effort to put up a show for the West, Uzbekistan will involuntarily carry out actual reforms.
http://www.ferghana.ru/news.php?id=8623&mode=snews
http://www.vof.kg/uz/news/?news=1371
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