Alternative Report on Tajikistan’s implementation of its obligations under Articles 1, 2, 12 and 13 of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Helsinki Foundation For Human Rights

The purpose of this report is to provide information on the violations in Tajikistan in the field of protection against torture and the obligation to thoroughly investigate all allegations of torture, based on examples that present specific problems in the work of law enforcement agencies. The report takes into account three strategic cases conducted in connection with allegations of torture, that, according to the knowledge and experience of the Coalition against Torture, illustrate numerous systemic problems that exist in Tajikistan in the field of impartiality and objectivity of investigations and effective criminal prosecution of perpetrators of torture. The Coalition is also working on other cases of this kind.