NATO Chicago Protest: Human Rights in Uzbekistan

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Events starts: May 20, 2012 – 10:15 am
Event ends: May 20, 2012 – 11:30 am
Location: Pioneer Court - Chicago

 

Protest Outside the U.S.-Uzbekistan Annual Business Forum Attracts Dozens of Human Rights Advocates, September 29, 2011. Photo by ILRF.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 and The Birdamlik party on May 20th to protest the arrival of Islam Karimov, the President of Uzbekistan, and other Uzbek government officials at the NATO Summit. There will be Uzbek music.

WHAT:    PROTEST ARRIVAL OF UZBEK DICTATOR AT NATO

WHEN:    SUNDAY, MAY 20, 2012

TIME:    10:15 AM

WHERE:    PIONEER COURT, CHICAGO - Pioneer Court is a plaza located near the junction of the Chicago River and Upper Michigan Avenue in Chicago's Magnificent Mile. The Plaza is bounded on the north by the Tribune Tower, on the east by 401 N. Michigan Avenue, on the south by the Chicago River, and on the west by Michigan Avenue, adjacent to the Michigan Avenue Bridge.

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:                                                 
Aziz Yuldashev: yuldashe@seattleu.edu or  206-915-0121
Dmitriy Nurullayev : drnurullayev@ualr.edu

To learn more about forced child labor and human rights violations in Uzbekistan, click here or visit www.AwarenessProjects.org