LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN

ON GUARANTEES WITH RESPECT TO EQUAL RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR

WOMEN AND MEN

Adopted by the Legislative Chamber on August 17, 2019
Approved by the Senate on August 23, 2019

Article 6.

Guarantees of Ensurance of Equal Rights and Opportunities for Women and Men

The state shall guarantee women and men equal rights upon the exercise of personal, political, economic, social and cultural rights.

The state shall guarantee women and men equal participation in the governance of the affairs of society and the state, the electoral process, ensurance of equal rights and opportunities in the field of healthcare, education, science, culture, labor and social protection, as well as in other spheres of state and public life.

The state shall adopt temporary special measures to ensure the implementation of gender policy with the aim to achieve actual equality between women and men, expand their participation in all spheres of society’s life, eliminate and prevent direct and indirect discrimination on the basis of gender.

Article 9.

Main Directions of the State Policy in the Sphere of Ensurance of Equal Rights and Opportunities for Women and Men

The main directions of the state policy in the sphere of ensurance of equal rights and opportunities for women and men shall be:

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ensurance of equal participation of women and men in administration of the affairs of society and the state;

Chapter 4. Guarantees of Equal Rights and Opportunities for Women and Men upon Exercise of Electoral Rights

Article 18. Ensurance of Equal Rights and Opportunities for Women and Men upon Exercise of Electoral Rights

Women and men shall have equal rights to elect and be elected to representative bodies of power.

Equal rights and opportunities shall been sured for women and men upon nomination of candidates from political parties for deputies of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan and local Kengashes of People's Deputies.

Article 19. Ensurance of Equal Rights and Opportunities for Women and Men upon Establishment of Election Commissions

Equal rights and opportunities shall be ensured for women and men upon establishment of the composition of the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan, regional, district, city, and precinct election commissions on elections and referendums.

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