Imminent high level hearing on Uzbekistan

A high-level hearing on Uzbekistan, “From the Uzbek Cotton Fields to the Termez Military Base”, will take place in Berlin on March 1^st.

Experts from government, business and NGO backgrounds come together to discuss the relationship between Germany and Uzbekistan. This includes Craig Murray, former UK Ambassador to Uzbekistan, Hugh Williamson from Human Rights Watch and two representatives of the German government.

Uzbekistan is considered one of the most repressive regimes in the world. Against this backdrop, the experts will discuss the extent to which Western political and economical interests affect human rights in the country, positively or negatively. State-sponsored child labour during the cotton harvest, the subject of our Cotton Crimes campaign, will be a primary point of engagement.

The hearing, held in both English and German, is open to all that RSVP. Click for your invitation: English or German