Muzafar Avazov

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Muzafar Avazov was an Uzbekistan torture victim. He died in 2002, apparently from religiously-motivated state torture.

Human Rights Watch recorded his death as "suspicious" with apparent signs of torture, highlighting Uzbekistan's repression of independent Muslims. Individuals who had seen the body told Human Rights Watch that it showed clear signs of torture. Avazov was imprisoned at Jaslyk Prison, said by the same organization to be "well-known for its harsh conditions and ill-treatment and torture of religious prisoners."

Medical examiners found severe burns on Avazov's legs, buttocks, lower back and arms, covering 60-70% of his body, which they believed to be the result of immersion in boiling water. Eye witnesses also report a "large, bloody wound on the back of the head, heavy bruising on the forehead and side of the neck, and that his hands had no fingernails."