MARCH 11 (The Bulletin) — Uzbekistan has registered its first local human rights groups since 2003, Steve Swerdlow of the New York-based Human Rights Group said. He said that Huquqi Tayanch, which means legal support in Uzbek, had been registered as an NGO on March 9 and that Mercy Corps, a US NGO focused on poverty relief, was registered on March 11.

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