The European Court of Human Rights has urged Russia not to extradite to Dushanbe a Tajik citizen facing religious extremism charges.
The court said on April 18 that sending Ismon Azimov to Tajikistan would subject him to the risk of ill-treatment.
Amnesty International has said Tajikistan routinely subjects prisoners to extreme abuse, including torture.
Azimov is accused of being a member of the banned Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU).
Tajik prosecutors also have charged Azimov with plotting an attack on a provincial police headquarters in the northern city of Khujand, which killed four people in March 2010.
Azimov denies the charges.
He was arrested in Russia in 2010 at Tajikistan’s request.
A Russian court has ruled in favor of Azimov’s extradition to Tajikistan.
The court said on April 18 that sending Ismon Azimov to Tajikistan would subject him to the risk of ill-treatment.
Amnesty International has said Tajikistan routinely subjects prisoners to extreme abuse, including torture.
Azimov is accused of being a member of the banned Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU).
Tajik prosecutors also have charged Azimov with plotting an attack on a provincial police headquarters in the northern city of Khujand, which killed four people in March 2010.
Azimov denies the charges.
He was arrested in Russia in 2010 at Tajikistan’s request.
A Russian court has ruled in favor of Azimov’s extradition to Tajikistan.
