APPENDIX“Roadmap” for the Implementation of the National
Programme for Human Rights Education of the Republicof Uzbekistan
Preface“Improving the quality of education is the only right way to develop the NewUzbekistan.”- Sh.M. Mirziyoyev, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
In Uzbekistan, the promotion, protection, and observance of human rights constitute apriority area of state policy. Targeted measures are being implemented under the National
Human Rights Strategy to ensure the guarantee of personal, political, economic, social,and cultural rights. Simultaneously, significant steps have been taken to enhance humanrights education.
A procedure has been established for increasing and assessing the level of legal
literacy of government employees. The National Center for Human Rights has organizedtraining courses for employees of government bodies and civil society institutions toimprove the skills of personnel in the field of observance and protection of human rights.
To train highly qualified scientific and scientific-pedagogical personnel in the fieldof human rights and to facilitate fundamental research in this direction, an institute ofpostgraduate education specializing in “Human Rights” (legal sciences and sociologicalsciences) has been established.
The fourth phase of the World Programme for Human Rights Education is underway,
spanning from 2020 to 2024. This phase seeks to educate young people, fostering
equality, respect for human rights, and non-discrimination. The objective is to train themin creating inclusive and peaceful societies.
On June 7, 2021, the Presidential Decision was issued, establishing the National
Commission for the implementation of the fourth phase of the World Programme for
Human Rights Education in the Republic of Uzbekistan. The National Commission wastasked with drafting the National Programme for Human Rights Education in the Republicof Uzbekistan. This program was subsequently adopted on February 7, 2023.
The adoption of the National Programme for Human Rights Education in Uzbekistan
aims to implement the provisions of the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights
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Rights Education. It also seeks to raise awareness among all segments of the population
about national and international standards of human rights and freedoms, emphasizing
the effectiveness of the work carried out in this area.
The National Programme for Human Rights Education, along with the Road Map,
encompasses 7 directions and 30 points.
The implementation of tasks outlined in the National Programme for Human Rights
Education aims to enhance efforts in improving literacy rates, especially among youngpeople. This involves disseminating information, providing education, and elevating
cultural proficiency in the field of human rights. The goal is to foster understanding of
the essence and content of human rights and freedoms, promote gender equality, anddevelop knowledge and skills for the practical application of human rights among various
population groups. Additionally, the program emphasizes the need for government officials
to acquire knowledge and skills in the practical application of human rights, with a focus
on applying the provisions of the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Education
and Training and the execution of the fourth phase of the World Programme for HumanRights Education.
AKMAL SAIDOV
Director
National Center for Human Rights of the Republic of Uzbekistan

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dated “7” February 2023 No. PR–46“ROADMAP”
FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL PROGRAMMEFOR HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION OF THE REPUBLICOF UZBEKISTAN

No.

Activities

Mechanism of realization

Terms

Responsible bodies

I. Raising the awareness of young people of human rights and freedoms
Conducting “HumanRights” week

1. Approval of the program for “HumanRights Week”.
2. Taking steps to ensure widespreadmedia coverage of Human Rights
Week.

Introduction of the“Human rights,”“Women’s rights,”
and “Children’srights” educationaland special courses.

1. Formation of a specific list of state
professional and higher educational
institutions, where training and special
courses “Human Rights”, “Women’sRights”, “Children’s Rights” will beintroduced.
2. Taking measures to improve therelevant educational programs.
3. Starting from the 2023/2024
academic year, the state educational
institutions and organizations includedin the list, the introduction of training
and special courses “Human Rights”,“Women’s Rights”, “Children’s Rights”.
4. Preparation and publication of aseries of manuals and brochures“Human Rights and Freedomsin Uzbekistan”, “Human Rights”,“Children’s Rights”, “Women’s Rights”,“Rights of Persons with Disabilities”.

February
2023

June 2023

April 2023

National Centre for
Human Rights, Ministryof Higher Education,
Science and Innovation,
Ministry of Preschool andSchool Education,
Agency for Youth Affairs,
Commissioner for HumanRights (Ombudsman),Commissioner for
Rights of the Child,
Youth Union, Agency
for Information andMass Communications,
National Television andRadio Company ofUzbekistan
Ministry of Higher
Education, Science andInnovation,
National Centre for
Human Rights, TSUL,UWED, Academy of
Law Enforcement
Agencies, Academy of
the Ministry of Internal
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Conducting National
contest “Educationand innovations tohuman rights andfreedoms”.

1. Development and approval of
the Regulations for conducti[ng]the National contest “Education andinnovations to human rights andfreedoms” and the program.

May 2023

Organization of asummer school
and competitions
among studentsand pupils on thetheme “HumanRights for FutureGenerations,” aswell as sociologicalresearch.

1. Development of the concept andprogram of the summer school andcompetitions on the theme “HumanRights for Future Generations”.
2. Organizing a summer school as wellas competitions.
3. Conducting a sociological study
on “Youth Rights and Freedoms:
Assessment, Requirements, andIssues.”

May-June,2023

Developmentof proposals forthe introductionof the “HumanRights»” curriculum
for medical
higher education
institutions.

1. Development of proposals forthe development of the “HumanRights” curriculum for medical higher
education institutions.

May 2023

Annuallyfrom
2. Conducting a contest, awarding the June 1,winners of the [contest] by nominations. 2023

August2023
September
2023

National Centre for
Human Rights, Ministryof Higher Education,
Science and Innovation,
Ministry of Preschool andSchool Education,
Agency for Youth Affairs,
Youth Union
National Centre for
Human Rights, Agency
for Youth Affairs,
Ministry of Higher
Education, Science andInnovation,
Youth Union

Ministry of Health,National Centre for
Human Rights

II. Development of knowledge and skills of employees of state bodies in the field of human rights andgender equality
Implementation oftraining courses on
issues of humanrights and genderequality in thesystem of retraining
and advanced
training of seniorpersonnel.

1. Developing a module and programof training courses on human rights
and gender equality issues, taking into
account the specifics of the fields.
2. Organization of training courses inonline and offline format.

April 2023

Organizing a“summer school”
with the participationof judges andprosecutors on
the topic “Ensuring
human rights in theadministration ofjustice”.

1. Development and approval ofcurriculum and module.
2. Organization of “Summer School”
with the participation of international
expert trainers.

July-August2023

From May
2023

Public ServiceDevelopment Agency,
Academy of Public
Administration, National
Centre for Human Rights,
Committee for Familyand Women,
Ministry of JusticeSupreme School ofJudges,
Supreme Court, Law
Enforcement Academy

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Organization ofregular short-term
training courses
regularly on
combating torture forpre-trial inspection,
investigation,and preliminary
investigative
bodies and penalinstitutions.

1. Developing a schedule of combating
torture training courses.
2. Organization of training courses
in online and offline format involving
national and international experts.

February
2023
From 1March 2023

National Centre for
Human Rights, General
Prosecutor’s Office,Ministry of Internal Affairs,
interested ministries andagencies

Organization in theinformation andlibrary centers of
the Republic of
Karakalpakstan
and regions of thedirection “HumanRights Literature”.

1. Organization of the direction ofhuman rights literature.
2. Human rights literature, includingcollections of international treatiesin the state language, educational,scientific, methodological, andinternational publications on humanrights, and a chronology of ongoing
human rights reforms.

February
2023

Information and Mass
Communications Agency,
Council of Ministersof the Republic of
Karakalpakstan, regional
khokimiyats,
National Centre for
Human Rights

Publishingcollections ofinternational humanrights treaties of
the Republic of
Uzbekistan in thenational language.

1. Translation of the texts of theinternational human rights treaties of
the Republic of Uzbekistan into thestate language.
2. Publishing a collection ofinternational treaties on human rights.

MarchSeptember
2023
November2023

National Centre for
Human Rights, Ministry ofForeign Affairs, Ministryof Justice, Ministry of
Economy and Finance,
Institute of State and Law

Organization ofregular trainingof specialists ofstate bodies andorganizations
participating in
the fulfillment of
the international
obligations of
the Republic of
Uzbekistan in thefield of human rights
on international
standards of humanrights

1. Approving the training plan of statebodies and organizations in training
courses on human rights complianceand human rights protection.
2. Organization of the training course
in online and offline format with theparticipation of international andnational experts.
3. Development of suggestions
for improvement of training course
activities.

February2023

National Centre for
Human Rights, interested
ministries and agencies

From April
2023
January2024

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III. Improving the system of training pedagogues in the field of human rights and supporting scientificresearch
Development ofproposals for theintegration of humanrights disciplines(training courses)
into the systemof pedagogicalpersonnel training
and retraining.

1. In the system of training andretraining of pedagogic personnel,
critical analysis of the status ofeducation, training programs andcourses on “Human rights”, “Women’srights”, “Children’s rights”, “Rights ofpersons with disabilities”.
2. Preparation of proposals for thedevelopment and implementation of
methodological manuals, modules oncourses of “Human rights”, “Women’srights”, “Children’s rights”, “Rightsof persons with disabilities” in thesystem of training and retraining ofpedagogues.

May-June
2023

Developing ideas
for the master’s
program in“International HumanRights Law” as wellas the creation of abachelor’s degree
program in “lawyerteacher”.

1. Preparation of proposals forthe creation of the direction ofundergraduate education “lawyerteacher” at the Tashkent State
Pedagogical University named after
Nizami and other higher educational
institutions.
2. Development of proposals for
improving the direction of the master’s
program “International Human Rights
Law.”

March 2023

Ministry of Higher
Education, Science andInnovation, Ministry ofJustice, TSPU named
after Nizami
Law Enforcement
Academy, TSUL, UWED,Supreme School ofJudges, National Centrefor Human Rights

Improvement of
post-secondary
education in thespecialty “Humanrights”.

1. Establishing the quota of doctoral
studies in the specialty “Human rights”
every year based on needs.
2. Creating necessary conditions for
the Scientific Council and researchers.

August2023

National Centre for
Human Rights, Ministryof Higher Education,
Science and Innovation

To announce acompetition inaccordance withthe requirements ofthe state order for
scientific researchworks for theimplementation ofscientific research
projects related
to human rights
education.

1. Organization and announcementof the competition “Actual issues ofhuman rights” by the Ministry of Higher
Education, Science and Innovations.
2. Carrying out technical examinationof the selected projects, ensuring thefinancing of the projects.

From April 1
2023

Ministry of Higher
Education, Science andInnovation,
National Centre for
Human Rights

September
2023

Ministry of Preschool
and School Education,
Ministry of Higher
Education, Science andInnovation, National
Centre for Human Rights

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Organization ofundergraduate,
graduate anddoctoral educationand training offoreign higher
educationand scientificorganizations on
current issues ofhuman rights.

1. To study the need for personnel
on human rights issues and develop
proposals for the preparation of target
indicators.
2. Announcing open scholarshipcontests for undergraduate, master’sand doctoral education as well as
professional development abroad incurrent areas of human rights.

Starting from2023
permanent“El-Yurt Umidi”
Foundation, National
Centre for Human Rights,
interested ministries andagencies

IV. Improving the effectiveness of the human rights training system among the population in need of social
protection
Conducting seminars
and trainings on therights of persons
with disabilities.

1. Development and approval of theseminar-training program and moduleon the rights of persons with disabilities.
2. Organization of seminar-trainings inonline and offline format.
3. Organization of seminars andtrainings on the provisions of theConvention on the Rights of Persons
with Disabilities in special boarding
schools

Starting from
June 1,2023
permanent

Ministry of Employmentand Poverty Reduction,
Ministry of Preschooland School Education,
National Centre for
Human Rights

Introduction oftraining courses on“Women’s rights”
for employeesof women’s
rehabilitation andadjustment centers.

1. Development of training courses on“Women’s rights”.
2. Putting it into practice with theinvolvement of expert trainers intraining courses.

From June
1, 2023

National Centre for
Human Rights,
Committee for Family
and Women

Conducting training
seminars on thetopic “International
human rights
standards” forinspectors on
the prevention ofjuvenile delinquency.

1. Development of seminar-training
program and educational module.
2. Attract international and national
experts to conduct seminar-training.
3. Conducting seminar-training in
online and offline format.

From June
1,2023National Centre for
Human Rights,
Ministry of InternalAffairs, Commissioner forChildren’s Rights

Organization oftraining courses
for employees ofstate bodies andorganizations on therights of migrants.

1. Development of a training course
program on “Migrants’ rights”.
2. Publication of the “Migrants’Rights” textbook, educational andmethodological manuals.
3. Putting it into practice with theinvolvement of expert trainers intraining courses.

From
September
1, 2023

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V. Increasing the activity of civil society institutions in the field of human rights education
Introduction of acompetition forstate grants andsocial orders for
non-governmental,non-profitorganizations andother civil society
institutions in thedirection of “Humanrights education”.

1. Announcing and conducting acompetition for state grants and social
orders in the field of “Human RightsEducation”.
2. Announcing and conducting a grantcompetition in the direction of “Humanrights education” at the expense of
the public fund for the support of nongovernmental non-profit organizationsof Uzbekistan.

Starting from2023
permanent

Public Fund for Supportof NGOs and othercivil society institutions
under Oliy Majlis of theRepublic of Uzbekistan,
NANNOUz

Implementation oftraining activities
in human rights
education incooperation with civilsociety institutions.

1. Conducting a series of seminars,trainings, round-table discussions forcivil society institutions on “Humanrights”, “Women’s rights”, “Children’srights”.
2. Organizing seminars and trainings
for civil society institutions on the topic“Preparation of alternative reports on
the implementation of the provisions ofinternational treaties on human rights”.

During 2023NANNOUz, National
Centre for Human Rights,
Ministry of Justice,Commissioner for HumanRights (Ombudsman),
NGO “Madad”

Conducting training
courses “Businessand human rights”
for entrepreneurs
and farmers.

1. Development and approval of
the training module “Business andhuman rights” taking into account thespecificity of the field.
2. Organization of training courses inonline and offline format

July 2023

Preparation ofproposals for theorganization oftraining courses on
issues of humanrights protection
mechanisms at theAcademy of Laborand Social Relations.

1. Development of a training course
program on issues of protectionof human rights, improvement ofprotection against all forms of forcedlabor.
2. Organization of training courses inonline and offline format.

Startingfrom theacademicyear
2023/2024
permanent

May-June
2023

From
September
2023

Chamber of Commerceand Industry ofUzbekistan, Councilof Farmers, Dehkan
farms and owners ofhomestead lands ofUzbekistan,
National Centre for
Human Rights, BusinessOmbudsman
National Centrefor Human Rights,
Federation of Trade
Unions of Uzbekistan,
Academy of Labor andSocial Relations

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VI. Improving the effectiveness of the human rights education and training system through the use ofmodern technologies, works of art, and mass media
Creating amethodologicalmanual “Teaching
the rights of thechild” for thepedagogic staffof preschool
educational
institutions anda demonstration
manual “The rightsof the child” for thestudents.

1. To create a working group for the
purpose of creating methodologicaland visual manuals on children’s rights.
2. Development and printing ofmethodological and visual guides.
3. To introduce the use of thesemanuals during the training organizedin accordance with the state curriculum“First Step”.

May 2023

To strengthen
education andupbringing in thefield of human rights
in the Republicof Uzbekistan, toorganize a series ofradio and television
programs and shows
about the nationalsystem of humanrights.

1. Preparing and broadcasting a seriesof programs and broadcasts about
the work being done to strengthen
education and training in the fieldof human rights in the Republic ofUzbekistan.
2. Ensuring wide participation ofinternational and national experts inradio and television programs.
3. Showing social videos and audio
clips about human rights through TV
channels and social networks.

During 2023
- 2024NTRCU, Agency for
Information and Mass
Communications,
National Centre for
Human Rights,
Ministry of Preschool andSchool Education,
Ministry of Higher
Education, Science andInnovation,
Commissioner for HumanRights (Ombudsman)

Organization oftraining courses
on the topic “State
policy in the fieldof human rights
protection andissues of fulfillmentof international
obligations inthis area” foremployees of
information servicesof ministries,departments,organizations andkhokimiyats, as wellas the media.

1. Development of a training module
on human rights
2. Organization of training courses inonline and offline format.
3. Development of proposals for theestablishment of the “Human rights andmedia” department at the University of
Journalism and Mass Communicationsof Uzbekistan.

July 2023

National Centrefor Human Rights,Information and Mass
Communications
Agency, University ofJournalism and Mass
Communications ofUzbekistan

Development of anelectronic platform
for human rights
education.

1. Placing contents on the electronic
platform for human rights education.
2. Launching an electronic platform forhuman rights education.

April 2023

August2023
September
2023

September
2023
September
2023

National Centre for
Human Rights, Ministryof Preschool and School
Education, Ministry ofJustice, Commissioner
for Children’s Rights

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Development ofcooperation in thefield of human rights
education with theOffice of the UN
High Commissioner
for Human Rights,
the Organizationfor Security andCo-operationin Europe andother internationalorganizations.

1. Organization of an international
conference in the field of human rights
education.
2. Translation and printing ofpublications of the Office of the UN
High Commissioner for Human Rights,
OSCE into Uzbek.
3. Ensuring the participation of
employees of the Centre and otherorganizations in training courses,
seminars, conferences and round-tablediscussions organized by internationalorganizations.

December
2023

Improving thequalifications ofspecialists on humanrights in conjunction
with the programof the Council ofEurope “HumanRights Education forLawyers”.

1. Development and approval of theseminar-training program and moduleon human rights education.
2. Forming a list of potential listeners.
3. Organizing seminars and trainings inaccordance with the plan.

September
2023

permanent

permanent

National Centre for
Human Rights, interested
ministries and agencies
Office of the UN HighCommissioner for HumanRights, in cooperation
with the OSCE

National Centre for
Human Rights, Supreme
School of Judges, Law
Enforcement Academy,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Ministry of Justice