Monitoring Visit Conducted to Settlement Colony No. 46 Following a Prisoner’s Appeal

On 17 June 2025, an appeal was published on the NUZ.UZ website by a prisoner serving his sentence at Settlement Colony No. 46, located in the Tashkent region. In his appeal, he raised concerns regarding detention conditions, work assignments, sanitary standards, food provision, staff conduct, and potential impact on the duration of his sentence.

This appeal was immediately taken under control by the Commissioner of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Human Rights (Ombudsman).

On the same day, staff of the Ombudsman’s Secretariat, the Regional Representative in the Tashkent region, and members of the Public Group under the Ombudsman visited the facility to investigate the issues raised, and conducted private interviews with the inmates.

Additional information on the findings of the monitoring and actions taken by the Ombudsman will be provided in due course.

Press Service of the Commissioner of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Human Rights (Ombudsman)