NATO Chicago Protest: Human Rights in Uzbekistan

Forced child labor, forced sterilization, torture, and mass murder. It sounds like a bad dream but in Uzbekistan it’s just part of everyday life.

Join Uzbek human rights activists on May 20th to protest the arrival of Islam Karimov, the President of Uzbekistan, and other Uzbek government officials at the NATO Summit in Chicago: Sunday, May 20, 2012, 10:15am, at Pioneer Court in Chicago. For more information, contact Aziz Yuldashev at 206-915-0121. Click here to learn more about forced child labor in Uzbekistan.

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