The Office of the Ombudsman of Turkmenistan is scheduled to be accredited in the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) from 14 to 18 October, 2024. In this regard, the Ombudsperson Yazdursun...
On the World Press Freedom Day on May 3, Internews published a report titled Flight and Fight: Supporting Exiled Media to Survive and Sustain. The report is based on interviews with 25 exiled media outlets from 17...
The Asian Development Bank has published the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) April 2024. While describing the state of economy in Turkmenistan the ADB emphasized a serious policy challenge facing Turkmenistan: limited...
The Cotton Campaign, an international coalition organization advocating to end forced labor and achieve decent work for cotton workers in Central Asia, has published its annual report on Turkmenistan. It is titled...
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) in its 2024 Annual Report put Turkmenistan among the 17 Countries of Particular Concern (CPCs) given that the government of Turkmenistan continues...
How where you live in Turkmenistan determines your access to resources and opportunities. Summary: Person’s place of birth and residence determine how much development they experience. Ashgabat outperforms all...
Cabar Asia’s article How do invisible people live in Central Asia highlights the fate of thousands of people who lack basic rights including to healthcare, education, employment and even marriage just because they do...
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released its 2024 Special 301 Report outlining protection and enforcement of intellectual property (IP) rights among the U.S. trading partners. Turkmenistan...
Summary: Turkmenistan loses 16.9% of its human development due to inequalities which are mainly driven by inequalities in income and life expectancy. The richest 1% of the people in Turkmenistan hold 19.9% of the income...
The Turkmenistan Family Code and the Civil Procedure Code have undergone revisions, published on March 30, 2024, notably removing the sections regarding divorce due to a spouse’s absence, thus disallowing divorces...
