Cotton is in, but kids are still out

Posted on November 23, 2009 by admin | No Comments

Today the Veritas human rights group in Uzbekistan distributed their preliminary report on this year’s cotton harvest, with some photos to accompany it.  The report is not yet on the web, or in English, so I’ll post its most striking findings here.  Activists from the group surveyed conditions in 11 provinces; they recently toured through [...]

Bukhara U. dean to students: pick cotton or be expelled

Posted on October 16, 2009 by admin | No Comments

Expulsion is a real threat for students at Bukhara State University, according to the dean of the Humanities faculty, S. S. Raupov, if they don’t immediately report to the cotton fields.  Those with a “documented excuse” are ordered to report to the University daily and are forced to clean the classrooms or do yardwork on [...]