Tuesday, August 02, 2005

Conference on Religious Freedom In Central Asia

Last week the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) held a briefing on "U.S. Strategic Dilemmas in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan." Relief Web yesterday reported on the conference which focused on how the United States can support democracy and human rights, including religious freedom, in Central Asia without compromising its strategic military interests. The full text of all the presentations at the conference are available online.