On 23 September, the CSP and other human rights NGOs and defenders released a statement where we raise this very serious issue, and categorically protest all threats against human rights defenders in the Kyrgyz Republic and demand that their rights be respected and their safety protected in accordance with international human rights standards.
Read the statement in full here.
In connection with the case, NHCs Ivar Dale was interviewed by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Kyrgyz Service today, where he comments the issue, and underlining how important HDIM is as an arena to discuss important human rights issues, not only for nation states, but for civil society as well.
You can listen to the interview here. The interview is dubbed to Kyrgyz and starts at 12.20.