Aaron Rhodes, executive director of the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights, told RFE/RL's Turkmen Service today that no independent human rights organizations can openly work inside the country.
He also called for an independent investigation into the death of RFE/RL correspondent Ogulsapar Muradova, who died while in custody in late 2006.
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