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Report:
Forced
Sterilization of Women in Uzbekistan
December 2013 by Natalia Antelava
Forced
Sterilization of Women in Uzbekistan examines an alleged government sterilization program and
reveals a pattern of ongoing, systematic forced sterilizations that have
affected tens of thousands of women and have intensified in recent years.
The report’s testimonial evidence indicates that for the past 13 years the Uzbek government has carried out a sterilization program that is a centrally regulated policy with the apparent aim of controlling population growth.
The report’s main conclusions include:
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