Uzbekistan: Cotton, Wheat Farmers Exploited, Abused
February 16, 2026
February 16, 2026
NEW YORK, Feb. 16 [Category: International] (TNSrpt) -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news:
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Uzbekistan: Cotton, Wheat Farmers Exploited, Abused
* The Uzbek government is violating the human and labor rights of cotton and wheat farmers through a coercive state production system, including penalties such as land seizure for not meeting quotas.
* Though the government has ended state-imposed forced labor of cotton pickers in the . . .
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Uzbekistan: Cotton, Wheat Farmers Exploited, Abused
* The Uzbek government is violating the human and labor rights of cotton and wheat farmers through a coercive state production system, including penalties such as land seizure for not meeting quotas.
* Though the government has ended state-imposed forced labor of cotton pickers in the . . .