Ombudsman’s proposals on prisoners’ rights considered at party faction meetings

On 17 November 2025, the factions of the Milliy Tiklanish Democratic Party, the People’s Democratic Party of Uzbekistan, the Ecological Party of Uzbekistan, the Adolat Social Democratic Party, and the Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan in the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis discussed a draft law—developed by the Human Rights Commissioner (Ombudsman) and submitted to the Legislative Chamber under the right of legislative initiative—on amending the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On Detention during Criminal Proceedings.”

The draft law aims to improve existing legal mechanisms for ensuring the rights of persons held in pre-trial detention facilities, to more effectively implement constitutional guarantees in practice, and to align national legislation with advanced international standards.

In preparing the draft, the Ombudsman’s institution studied monitoring visit findings and prisoners’ appeals and analyzed current procedures. Accordingly, provisions were proposed to review certain practices in remand centers and bring them into conformity with international human rights benchmarks.

When drafting the bill, the experience of a number of countries—including the United States, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Germany, Canada, the United Kingdom, Russia, and Kazakhstan—was examined.

Press Service of the Human Rights Commissioner (Ombudsman) of the Oliy Majlis.