Uzbekistan is taking effective measures to fulfill its international human rights obligations – this conclusion was made during the consideration of the 4th national report of Uzbekistan at the 44th session of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the UN Human Rights Council.

According to the National Center of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Human Rights, a delegation of the country led by the First Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis, Director of the National Center for Human Rights Akmal Saidov visited Geneva on November 8-10 this year to attend the consideration of the 4th national report of Uzbekistan.

Representatives of 84 countries spoke on the report of Uzbekistan. Almost all delegations who spoke positively assessed the steps taken by Uzbekistan to implement recommendations received during previous UPR cycles in 2013 and 2018 and to develop an open and constructive dialogue with the UN Human Rights Council. Several states welcomed the constitutional reform in Uzbekistan, which guarantees fundamental human rights and freedoms.

The Development Strategy of New Uzbekistan and the Uzbekistan 2030 Strategy were emphasized, demonstrating the country’s commitment to promoting and ensuring human rights and fulfilling its international obligations.

During the analysis of the report, the measures taken by Uzbekistan on implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals, protecting children’s rights, establishing a Children’s Ombudsman, reducing maternal and child mortality, forming a continuous human rights education system, ensuring women’s rights and gender equality, preventing violence against women, promoting freedom of speech and media, anti-corruption, and fight against torture were recognized as effective.

The session participants welcomed the attention of the Government of Uzbekistan to the issues of ensuring rights and expanding opportunities for people with disabilities and the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Nazokat Usmanova, UzA