Uzbekistan Country Gender Assessment: Update

Universal Periodic Review: Uzbekistan
. Geneva.
http://www.ohchr.org/eN/HRBodies/UpR/pages/UZIndex.aspx. paras. 91, 92, and 133 reflect the observations of UpR 
Working Group members on domestic violence, increased average age of marriage, and prevention of trafficking in 
persons.

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Introduction
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the UpR report nonetheless contains many recommendations, including (i) to enable access to 
high-quality health services and higher levels of education; (ii) combating traditional attitudes 
toward women’s roles in family and society; (iii) creating equal opportunities for women in the 
labor market and generating more jobs for women; and (iv) reinforcing good work attitude 
toward improving maternal and child health and supporting the family.
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the next state report to UpR was due in February 2018. to comply with the concluding 
observations of the UpR, Uzbekistan adopted the UpR Nap for 2014–2016, which contained 
92 measures for implementation by the government, educational institutions, NGOs, and the 
media
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the UpR recommendations are partially included in the Nap on the CedaW. Box 1 
summarizes the Nap on gender equality actions for 2014–2016.
Some UpR Nap measures have been successfully implemented. For instance, Uzbekistan 
ratified the relevant international conventions and protocols and responded to 36 requests from 
the UN’s Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons.
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Uzbekistan has made considerable progress in preventing early marriage, largely through 
the joint efforts of state and non-state players. In 2012–2014, outreach interventions by the 
Ministry of Justice prevented 1,692 early marriages and 1,352 marriages between close relatives. 
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“Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. 2013. 
Universal Periodic Review: Uzbekistan. 
Geneva. http://www.ohchr. org/eN/HRBodies/UpR/pages/UZIndex.aspx. paras. 26, 27, 28, 30, 37, 46, 49, 51, 59, 73, 80, 
86, 87, 91, 92, 133, and 134 reflect the concerns and recommendations of Universal periodic Review (UpR) Working 
Group members on access to high-quality health and education services, opportunities for women in the labor market, 
and traditional stereotypes regarding the roles of women in family and society.
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Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. 2013. 
Universal Periodic Review: Uzbekistan. 
Geneva; 
National Center for Human Rights. 2014. 
National Action Plan on Implementation of the Recommendations of the Human 
Rights Council (HRC) and International UN Treaty Bodies (2014–2016)
. tashkent.
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Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. 2013. 
Universal Periodic Review: Uzbekistan. 
Geneva. 
paras. 53, 54, and 92. http://www.ohchr. org/eN/HRBodies/UpR/pages/UZIndex.aspx.
Box 1: Uzbekistan National Action Plan, 2014–2016
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adopting the National program on employment for 2015–2016.
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Ratifying International Labour Organization Convention No. 189 (2011) on decent Work for 
domestic Workers.
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Strengthening the Women’s Committee of Uzbekistan by providing the necessary human, 
financial, and technical resources to ensure the coordinated implementation of gender policies 
and commitments.
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developing a comprehensive strategy for eliminate traditional practices and stereotypes of a 
discriminatory nature against women.
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accelerating the endorsement of the draft Law on equal: On equal Rights and Opportunities of 
Women and Men.
• 
establishing and regularly maintaining a database on the situation of women, including rural 
women, reflecting their contribution to the socioeconomic and political development of the 
country.

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the WCU, the Makhallya Foundation, and the Kamolot Youth association prevented the 
registration of more than 1,000 early marriages and 799 marriages between close relatives.
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through diverse interventions, the WCU has countered traditional stereotypes related to the 
roles of women and men in the family and in society. For instance, in 2017 a public institution, 
the assembly of Mothers-in-Law (