CONFERENCE DEVOTED TO 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF UZBEKISTAN'S CONSTITUTION

The fifteenth anniversary of the adoption of Uzbekistan's Constitution and its role in ensuring human rights was the topic of an OSCE Project Coordinator-supported conference held in Samarkand city on November 27, Uzreport.com Business Information Portal reported.

The OSCE Project Coordinator in Uzbekistan organized the event in cooperation with Oliy Majlis (Parliament) Human Rights Ombudsman, Constitutional Court of Uzbekistan and the administration of Samarkand region.

"Today, as reforms aimed at building a democratic civil society and legal state are taking place in Uzbekistan, it is crucially important that all officials with authority understand the essence of the reforms and act accordingly," said Bernard Rouault, Acting OSCE Project Coordinator in Uzbekistan.

Representatives the Uzbek Parliament, regional state structures, law enforcement agencies, judicial bodies, legal faculties and non-governmental organizations discussed the Constitution's role in ensuring human rights and state and law-enforcement agencies' role in protecting constitutional rights and freedoms. They also considered the Ombudsman's role as the Constitutional institution tasked with ensuring and protecting human rights.