“Charges Dropped Against Uzbek Police In Alleged Gang Rape” – Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

- This report was originally published by Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty.-

April 22, 2010

TASHKENT — Criminal charges against 12 Uzbek policemen suspected of the gang rape of Raykhon Soatova and her two sisters in jail have been dropped, RFE/RL’s Uzbek Service reports.

The alleged victims’ brother, Abdusamat Soatov, told RFE/RL on April 21 that according to a Tashkent prosecutor, a DNA test revealed no connection between any of the suspects…

Torture in Uzbekistan: The Case of Raykhon Soatova and her sisters.

In recent years, women have been increasingly subjected to abuse. For example, in May 2009, three sisters were charged with ‘hooliganism:’ Nargiza Soatova, Khosiyat Soatova, and Raykhon Soatova. On 26 November 2009, during a meeting with her mother and brother at the Zangiatin prison, Raykhon Soatova said that on 9 May…