Jennifer Lopez performed at Turkmenistan president 's birthday celebration . CNN 's Denise Quan contributed to this report . Human Rights Watch says Turkmenistan has `` extraordinary levels of repression '' Spokesman : The United States is concerned about the situation in Turkmenistan, including reports that authorities have detained and tortured political opponents, denied them access to lawyers or relatives and subjected some detainees to torture and other ill-treatment.
Jennifer Lopez performed at Turkmenistan president 's birthday celebration . Human Rights Watch says Turkmenistan has `` extraordinary levels of repression '' Spokesman : The United States is concerned about the situation in Turkmenistan, including reports that authorities have detained and tortured political opponents, denied them access to lawyers or relatives and subjected some detainees to torture and other ill-treatment.