
Manuchehr Kholiqnazarov
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Manuchehr Kholiqnazarov is a human rights defender and lawyer who leads the Pamir Lawyers Association. He is a member of the Civil Society Coalition against Torture and Impunity in Tajikistan, and a member of the Commission 44, created to document police brutality in Gorno-Badakhshan, an autonomous region of Tajikistan.
Manuchehr Kholiqnazarov Human rights defender and lawyer who leads the Pamir Lawyers Association. He is a member of the Civil Society Coalition against Torture and Impunity in Tajikistan, and a member of the Commission 44, created to document police brutality in Gorno-Badakhshan, an autonomous region of Tajikistan.
Arrest Date
May 28, 2022
Sentence Length
16 years