UN delegation pays visit to Uzbek Interior Ministry
09/07/2014 10:36
UN delegation pays visit to Uzbek Interior Ministry
09/07/2014 10:36
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Hulan Tsedev, Chief of the Europe and Central Asia Section of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and Nicolas Fasel, expert of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on human rights indicators, paid visit to the Ministry of Interior Ministry, the press service of the Uzbek body said.
Head of Department on protection of human rights and legal support of Interior Ministry lieutenant colonel Ilhom Turgunov received the delegation.
Ilhom Turgunov briefed the guests about history of formation of the department and main its activities.
Hulan Tsedev spoke about her visit to Uzbekistan and directions of the work, which she want to conduct. She said that the visit is aimed at developing a national action plan on execution of recommendations and notes on the result of the second report of Uzbekistan within universal periodical review.
She said that she specializes in developing national action plans and exchange of advanced experience in introduction human rights standards to national action plans.
Nicolas Fasel said that Department of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on special human rights indicators works on analyzing results of implementation of recommendations of the UN bodies and international agreements into national legislation. Their execution will help to determine efficiency of the state bodies in implementation of the recommendations of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Turgunov briefed the guests on reforms in Uzbekistan, including in judicial-legal sector and in the Interior Ministry. He said that Uzbekistan introduced Habeas Corpus, Miranda rules, reconciliation institute, etc. Human rights are taught at the educational institutes of the Ministry. It was said that the ministry pays great attention to improving knowledge of its employees on human rights.
The UN officials expressed interest on some directions of operations of the Ministry, work with citizen complaints, use of Habeas Corpus and reconciliation institute, etc.
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