http://us.oneworld.net/article/country/417/ en_US Kyrgyzstan http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82593 The European Union is eager to strengthen its economic partnerships with Central Asian nations, notably Turkmenistan, despite the extremely poor human rights records of countries in this region, writes David Cronin. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82112 Rebiya, a woman from the Uighur community in western China, was forced to flee her home due to her father's involvement in controversial political matters and now struggles to attain citizenship in Kyrgyzstan, her land of refuge. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/81887 In Kyrgyzstan and many other Central Asian countries, social norms bar women drug users from self-help programs, such as needle exchange, and facilitate their exploitation by other members of society. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/153809/1/ As the outcome of the Ukrainian election threatens to peel away the orange revolution, Misha Kechaqmadze traces the success of post-Soviet regimes to stamp out the march to democracy. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/79717 Kyrgyzstan's new president was elected with the promise to respect the law and civil freedoms, but now women activists are mobilizing amid reports that the government is accountable for a deterioration of the human rights situation.