On International Conference on «Improvement of interaction of the Republic of Uzbekistan with international organizations on the issues of human rights and freedom»

October 18, 2007

National Human Rights Centre of Uzbekistan, Ombudsman of Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan jointly with the representative of UNDP Office in Uzbekistan organized an international conference on «Improvement of interaction of the Republic of Uzbekistan with international organizations on the issues of human rights and freedom».

The Republic of Uzbekistan carries out the international cooperation in the sphere of human rights with the universal and regional international organizations such as UN, OSCE, UNICEF, ILO, UNESCO, as well as with the international nongovernmental organizations and funds.

Uzbekistan ratified all six basic international treaties of the United Nations on Human rights: International Pact on Civil and Political Rights; International Pact on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; International Convention on elimination of all forms of racial discrimination, Convention on the rights of child, Convention on elimination of all forms of discrimination against women; Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, as well as presents national reports to the conventional bodies of the United Nations on a regular basis. For this moment Uzbekistan prepared 18 reports on implementation of the international treaty on human rights.

One of the biggest achievements of independent Uzbekistan is the creation on the recommendation of the international organizations of institutional structure which provides monitoring and control over the issues of human rights. In 1995-1996 new independent and effective institutes in the field of protection of human rights have been created in Uzbekistan: Ombudsman of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Institute of monitoring of current legislation, National Human Rights Centre of Uzbekistan. In the following years the process of creation of special structural divisions on protection of human rights in various ministries and departments of the Republic of Uzbekistan was proceeded: in the General Prosecutor’s Office, Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Each of national institutes on encouragement and observance of human rights by means inherent in them and methods are participating in providing of realization of international obligations of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the sphere of human rights, based and cooperating with the international organizations.

During the years of independence, Uzbekistan carried out cooperation with the international organizations in sphere of human rights in the following forms: presenting of national reports on fulfillment of international obligations; technical assistance and support in promotion and encouragement of policy on protection of human rights; exchange of information on human rights problems and paths of their solution; support and assistance in education in the sphere of human rights. During this period good experience have been gathered and this conference gives opportunity not only to evaluate all this efforts, but also to define the further directions of such cooperation.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs S.Minovarov, Director of the National Human Rights Centre of Uzbekistan A.Saidov, Ombudsman of the Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan S.Rashidova, Head of representation of UNICEF Reza Hossayni, Coordinator of the ILO/IPEK project in Uzbekistan S.Rahimova made the speeches at the conference. Interesting and fruitful dialogue on the problems and ways of the further development of cooperation on human right took place between institutions on human rights of the Republic of Uzbekistan and representatives of the international organizations and diplomatic corps.