Armed men using tanks and guns target various neighborhoods and

fired randomly at groups of people, mainly Uzbeks armed with sticks

After two days of violence

the Kyrgyzstani authorities admitted they were not in control of the situation

and the security forces said they have been over-powered by armed gangs

We also have received information that

security forces in some cases

either stood by and watched

or actually colluded in perpetrating human rights violations

The report we were getting was that Uzbek neighborhoods were particularly targeted

but a lot of Kyrgyz neighborhoods also suffered

If you look at the number of refugees who crossed into Uzbekistan is about 100,000

and those were mostly Uzbek women and children and elderly people

We have had reports of forcible returns from one particular area in Uzbekistan

We are concerned that the Kyrgyzstani security forces cannot guarantee their safety

Also they do not necessarily have homes to return to

Incredibly, in Osh area 116 SOS signs made during violence were visible from satellite

Other satellite images showed that many buildings were severely damaged

and up to 1,800 were totally destroyed

The Kyrgyzstani authorities have said that all damaged housing will receive compensation

but they have not committed to international, independent and unbiased investigations

You need someone who is perceived to be independent and unbiased

to look into what happened, to look into all human rights violations

and I think that really is the key to re-establishing rule of law and

also to peace and stability in the future