As is known, on February 23 this year, an international conference was organized on the occasion of the 27th anniversary of the institution of the Authorized Person of the Oliy Majlis for Human Rights (Ombudsman). The international event entitled "Ensuring human rights and freedoms as the highest value and an important criterion of the reforms carried out in the country" was attended by many international and local experts, as well as commissioners for human rights of foreign states. The event was organized by the Authorized Person of the Oliy Majlis for Human Rights (Ombudsman) and the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, in cooperation with the Regional Representative of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Central Asia.