Turkmenistan

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Overview

Turkmenistan is covered by the OHCHR Regional Office for Central Asia (ROCA). Established in 2008, the office works with Governments, intergovernmental organizations, civil society, the private sector, and relevant United Nations partners, to formulate and implement programmes and activities for the promotion and protection of all human rights in the countries of Central Asia. Read more >

News & Statements

Latest news

04 Nov 2024

Treaty bodies

Human Rights Committee Adopts Report on Views Concerning Individual Communications on Colombia, Ecuador, Finland, Greece, New Zealand, Sweden, Türkiye, Turkmenistan and Ukraine

19 Sep 2024

Treaty bodies

UN Child Rights Committee publishes findings on Argentina, Armenia, Bahrain, Israel, Mexico, and Turkmenistan

13 Sep 2024

Treaty bodies

Committee on the Rights of the Child Closes Ninety-Seventh Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Argentina, Armenia, Bahrain, Israel, Mexico and Turkmenistan

29 Aug 2024

Treaty bodies

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Congratulate Turkmenistan on Achievements in Child Rights, Raise Questions on Stateless Children and Military Schools

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Latest statements & messages

06 Jun 2017

Multiple Mechanisms

Denial of access and lack of cooperation with UN bodies will not diminish scrutiny of a State's human rights record

04 May 2007

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
CONCLUDES VISIT TO TURKMENISTAN

23 Dec 2002

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS KABUL DECLARATION BASIS TO PROMOTE REGIONAL COOPERATION, IN MESSAGE TO CONFERENCE ON GOOD NEIGHBOURLY RELATIONS

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Universal Periodic Review

Core documents for the current and previous cycles

The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique process which involves a review of the human rights records of all UN Member States. The UPR is a State-driven process, under the auspices of the Human Rights Council, which provides the opportunity for each State to declare what actions they have taken to improve the human rights situations in their countries and to fulfil their human rights obligations.

Special Procedures

Special Procedures country visits

Treaty Bodies

Reports

CEDAW/C/TKM/CO/6: Concluding observations on the sixth periodic report of Turkmenistan

CERD/C/TKM/CO/12-13: Concluding observations on the combined twelfth and thirteenth periodic reports of Turkmenistan

CCPR/C/TKM/CO/3: Concluding observations on the third periodic report of Turkmenistan

E/C.12/TKM/CO/2: Concluding observations on the second periodic report of Turkmenistan

CEDAW/C/TKM/CO/5: Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women: Concluding observations on the fifth periodic report of Turkmenistan

CCPR/C/TKM/CO/2: Concluding observations on the second periodic report of Turkmenistan

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Status & Reporting

Status of Ratifications Reporting Status Standing invitation to Special Procedures

External Resources

Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions

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Contact Information

Headquarters

Field Operations and Technical Cooperation Division (FOTCD)
Contact is in Geneva, Switzerland.

Europe and Central Asia Section
Telephone: +41 22 917 9220
Email: ohchr-InfoDesk@un.org

 

Regional Office

Regional Office for Central Asia
Email: roca-kyrgyzstan@ohchr.org
Tel. + 996 312 388249

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