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Report highlights human rights risks for German firms sourcing Uzbek cotton

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Report: Human Rights Due Diligence: Assessing Risk for German Companies in Uzbekistan ’s Textile Sector’ evaluates how these companies perform human rights due diligence to align with supply chain laws.

Uzbek Forum for Human Rights founder and director Umida Niyazova said: “Rights violations, including illegal land grabbing, arbitrary state interference in cotton production contracts and mandatory production quotas, reveal the lack of protections for those involved in cotton.

“Effective and thorough due diligence is therefore key to protect brand integrity”.