Parliament of uzbekistan capacity asssessment final report

2.2 Challenges & core capacity issues

36. 

Equally the challenges faced by the Ombudsmen’s Office were evident, as it works to become a fully “Paris 

Principles” compliant national human rights institutions. Those challenges included:

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little  understanding  about  human  rights  amongst  the  people  of  Uzbekistan  and  in  government 

agencies;

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insufficient resources to employ sufficient staff;

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the voluntary nature of the regional representatives, work and the lack of secretariats in the regions;

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insufficient funding to expand promotion and protection programme activities;

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lack of gender balance and diversity among leadership and staff.

37. 

The 18 core capacity issues identified by the Ombudsman, his staff and regional representatives for further 

examination through the questionnaires were divided into four categories: institutional capacity, protection 

of human rights, promotion of human rights and cooperation, engagement and partnership.