Persecution

Death of Shovruk Ruzimuradov

Department of State
(Section 1.a. par. 8)

There were no developments concerning the death of Shovruk Ruzimuradov, a human rights activist and former Member of Parliament who was arrested in June 2001...

Department of State
(Page 1)

The United States government is deeply concerned by reports that Uzbek human rights activist and former member of Parliament Shovruk Ruzimuradov recently died in police custody, allegedly after being subjected to torture and beating.

Amnesty International
Page 2, par.10)

On 7 July, three weeks after his arbitrary detention by officers of the Kashkadarya Regional Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, police returned to his family the body of Shovruk Ruzimuradov, a former prisoner of conscience and head of the Kashkadarya branch of the non-governmental organization Human Rights Society of Uzbekistan.

Human Rights Watch
(Page 3, "Deaths in police custody", par. 3)

Despite circumstances strongly indicating that Ruzimuradov had died as a result of torture, a preliminary government report, which Human Rights Watch received on July 27, alleged that he had committed suicide by hanging himself.