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HEARING: THE STATE OF DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN TURKMENISTAN

March 21, 2000 -

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Witnesses:

Name	Title	Affiliation
Hon. Christopher H. Smith	Chairman	Helsinki Commission
Hon. Ben Nighthorse Campbell	Co-Chairman	Helsinki Commission
Hon. Steny H. Hoyer	Ranking Member	Helsinki Commission
Hon. Joseph Pitts	Commissioner	Helsinki Commission
Hon. Sam Brownback	Commissioner	Helsinki Commission
John R. Beyrle	Deputy Special Advisor to the Secretary of State	US State Department
Avdy Kuliev	Head	“Turkmenistan” Foundation
Firuz Kazemzadeh	Professor	Yale Univeristy
Cassandra Cavanaugh	Researcher	Human Rights Watch
E. Wayne Merry	Director	Program on European Societies in Transition

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Countries

Turkmenistan

Issues

Elections
Freedom of Association
Freedom of Speech and Expression
Freedom of the Media
Freedom of Thought, Conscience, and Religion or Belief
Prevention of Torture
Right of Peaceful Assembly
Rule of Law/Independence of Judiciary

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