Hearing: The State of Democracy and Human Rights in Turkmenistan Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe March 21, 2000 Official Transcript:     Click here to access file.   Witness List: Name Title Affiliation Hon. Christopher H. Smith Chairman Helsinki Commission Hon. Ben Nighthorse Campbell Co-Chairman Helsinki Commission Hon. Steny H. Hoyer Ranking Member Helsinki Commission Hon. Joseph Pitts Commissioner Helsinki Commission Hon. Sam Brownback Commissioner Helsinki Commission John R. Beyrle Deputy Special Advisor to the Secretary of State US State Department Avdy Kuliev Head “Turkmenistan” Foundation Firuz Kazemzadeh Professor Yale Univeristy Cassandra Cavanaugh Researcher Human Rights Watch E. Wayne Merry Director Program on European Societies in Transition     Related Issues:   Freedom of association Freedom of speech and expression Freedom of the media Freedom of thought, conscience, and religion or belief Prevention of Torture Right of peaceful assembly Rule of law/Independence of the judiciary Elections Press Release: Helsinki Commission Hearing on The State of Democratization and Human Rights in Turkmenistan Announced (March 13, 1999) Press Release: Helsinki Commission Documents Deplorable State of Human Rights in Turkmenistan (March 22, 2000) Press Release: Smith Decries Turkmen Torture of Baptist Minister Atakov (February 07, 2001)