Uzbekistan

This country page describes, in brief, data that TJET has compiled on regime transitions, intrastate conflict episodes, and transitional justice mechanisms. For details on the data included on this page, view the FAQ.

For Uzbekistan, TJET has collected information on: five amnesties between 1992 and 2003; and 21 domestic trials starting between 2000 and 2020.

Select any transitional justice mechanism in the table below to view a timeline in the figure.

Country Background

Democratic Transition

TJET records no democratic transitions in Uzbekistan between 1970 and 2020.

Violent Conflict

Based on the Uppsala Conflict Data Program, TJET records two violent intrastate conflict episodes between 1999 and 2004 (during three calendar years), involving two distinct armed opposition groups fighting against the government. One conflict episode was internationalized by involvement of external state actors.

Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions. Source: UCDP Dyadic Dataset version 23.1, https://ucdp.uu.se/downloads/index.html#dyadic.

Transitional Justice Data

As of 2020, Uzbekistan ranks 46th out of 174 on TJET’s legacy of violence index. For a full list of country rankings over time, view the index page, and for an explanation of the index, view the Methods & FAQs page.

Amnesties

Uzbekistan had five amnesties between 1992 and 2003. One was passed after internal armed conflict. Four amnesties released political prisoners.

Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.

Domestic Trials

TJET has compiled data on 21 domestic prosecutions between 2000 and 2020. These include 18 regular human rights prosecutions of state agents, in which 29 persons were convicted; one intrastate conflict prosecution of state agents, in which one person was convicted; and two intrastate conflict prosecutions of opposition members, in which two persons were convicted.

Click on accused records for data on convictions. Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.

UN Investigations

Uzbekistan was subject to one UN investigation in 2005.