Universal Rights
Promoting Access to Independent News
$146,000
To promote access to independent news and analysis on the political, social, human rights, and economic situation in Turkmenistan. The organization will publish daily news and conduct in-depth investigations into Turkmen kleptocracy. It will publish this content to its website, YouTube profile, Telegram channel, and other social media in Russian and occasionally English. The organization will also conduct targeted advocacy on key human rights and kleptocracy issues.
Universal Rights
Legal Aid Clinic
$47,400
To enhance the quality and accessibility of reliable and detailed information about human rights legislation in Turkmenistan. The project will provide free legal aid to vulnerable populations in Turkmenistan and maintain a comprehensive database of Turkmenistan’s legislation. The project will provide legal advice and assistance, collect legislation in Russian and Turkmen for a database, publish legal information to a website, and monitor the current state of human rights in Turkmenistan.
Universal Rights
Promoting Human Rights
$401,400
To promote human rights in Turkmenistan. A public campaign will be supported. Research and analysis will be conducted. Findings will be publicized through analytical reports and articles, which will be disseminated through websites and social media platforms, as well as among media outlets. Advocacy and engagement with international institutions and government representatives will be conducted.
Turkmen Initiative for Human Rights
Promoting Access to Independent News
$82,000
To promote access to independent news and analysis on the political, social, and economic situation in Turkmenistan. The organization will maintain its existing in-country network of correspondents who will report on conditions inside the country. It will publish breaking news and independent analysis on its website in Russian, Turkmen and English.
Universal Rights
Organizing Diaspora Communities
$65,819
To protect human rights in Central Asia and in the diaspora. In Central Asia, the organization will maintain and expand its discreet, experienced network of sources of critical information on human rights violations and the political situation, sharing developments and analysis with international organizations. In the diaspora, the organization will nurture recent emerging groups of exile activists, who are beginning to mobilize in ways that are impossible in their home countries, including through an expanded social media presence.
