The "House of Human Rights" in New Uzbekistan symbolizes education, enlightenment, and cultural advancement in the field of human rights.

During the event, welcoming speeches were delivered by the Director of the National Center for Human Rights of the Republic of Uzbekistan Akmal Saidov, the Director of the Agency for Information and Mass Communications under the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Asadjon Khojaev, and the Director of the National Library of Uzbekistan named after Alisher Navoi Umida Teshaboeva.

“The 'House of Human Rights' was established at the direct initiative of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev. As noted by our head of state, “the new version of the Constitution and our updating laws serve to significantly strengthen the guarantees of human dignity, rights, and freedoms,” - stated Akmal Saidov in his welcoming address.

He emphasized that, in this regard, Uzbekistan's international cooperation is becoming increasingly consistent and systematic. This was confirmed, in particular, by the official visit of the UN Secretary-General António Guterres to Uzbekistan in early July of this year. In March of last year, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk visited the country on an official visit, where he was received by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

“During this visit, Mr. Volker Turk noted that ‘to ensure full participation of civil society in the reform process, state institutions must create the necessary conditions.’ Our presentation today is precisely in line with this recommendation from the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights,” - said the director of the National Center.

According to the UN Resident Coordinator in Uzbekistan Sabina Mahl, the opening of the House of Human Rights in Uzbekistan holds significant importance. She noted that specialists from information resource centers across all regions of Uzbekistan had the opportunity to participate in the opening ceremony online, emphasizing that it is particularly important to widely disseminate knowledge about human rights throughout the country.

“It is wonderful that the House of Human Rights has emerged, which will become a center for in-depth education and research in this field. Today, it is relevant for the broadest segments of society to have access to various UN conventions in the legal sphere and other international and national documents. Opportunities have been created here. In modern Uzbekistan, human rights education is given the utmost importance. One vivid confirmation of this is the election of the director of the National Center for Human Rights, academician Akmal Saidov, as a member of the UN Human Rights Committee for 2025-2028,” - stated Sabina Mahl.

“The opening of the House of Human Rights is a positive signal; it is a sign of the commitment of Uzbekistan's leadership to promote both human rights education and the formation of a human rights culture. This also provides an opportunity for young people to engage in their research work on studying and disseminating knowledge in the field of human rights,” - believes international expert and former director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Matteo Mecacci.

In his view, human rights is an endless process that requires constant commitment and ongoing effort.

“In Uzbekistan, many efforts and initiatives have been made in recent years in this direction, achieving concrete results. It is important that cases of forced child labor have been eradicated, and the death penalty, as the highest form of punishment, has been abolished. I consider these very significant achievements in the field of human rights,” - emphasized M. Mecacci.

In the rapidly developing New Uzbekistan under the leadership of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the interests of the people and the protection of human rights are of paramount importance. This was highlighted in the speech by the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Uzbekistan Yui Jun. He emphasized that the updated Constitution of the country pays considerable attention to human rights, and for the first time, a National Strategy for Human Rights has been created and is actively being implemented, significantly improving the standard of living for the people, with considerable attention being given to the protection of the rights and interests of women, children, and persons with disabilities. All of this represents remarkable achievements in the field of human rights protection.

Representatives of the academic community and civil society institutions of Uzbekistan also spoke at the event. In particular, presentations were made by the director of the Institute of State and Law at the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan Muradjon Turgunov and the director of the Development Strategy Center Eldor Tulyakov.

The event was attended by representatives of international and regional organizations whose activities are related to the protection of human rights and the promotion of legal norms, heads of diplomatic missions accredited in Uzbekistan, media representatives, specialists from government agencies, leading experts, scholars, and public figures - a total of about 100 people were present.

Additionally, librarians from information resource centers across all regions of the country followed the opening of the "House of Human Rights" online.

Press Service of the National Center

of the Republic of Uzbekistan

for Human Rights.