• Sign in
  • 1744009905_435.svg 1744009905_642.svg

  • Latest news
  • Top headlines
  • Most read
  • Columnists
O'zbekcha
Ўзбекча
Русский
  • O'zb
  • Ўзб
  • Рус
  • Eng
  • O'zb
  • Ўзб
  • Рус
  • Eng
  • Latest news
  • Top headlines
  • Most read
  • Columnists
    • USD12910.15
    • RUB159.78
    • EUR14660.77
    • Google play
    • App Store
    • Telegram
    • Daryo
      • About Daryo
      • Editorial office
      • Contact us
      • Terms of use
      • Privacy policy
      • News archive
    • Advertisement
    • Social networks
      • Instagram | Main
      • Instagram | Lifestyle
      • Instagram | Sport
      • Facebook | Main
      • OK | Main
      • YouTube | Daryo
      • YouTube | Daryo in Russian
      • YouTube | Daryo Global
    Telegram Youtube Facebook Instagram Twitter vkontakte
    Daryo logo white
    • Uzbekistan
      • Others
      • Navoi
      • Tashkent region
      • Syrdarya
      • Jizzakh
      • Kashkadarya
      • Surkhandarya
      • Khorezm
      • Bukhara
      • Samarkand
      • Namangan
      • Fergana
      • Andijan
      • Karakalpakstan
      • Tashkent City
      • DaryoKindness
      • Weather
    • Central Asia
      • Uzbekistan
      • Afghanistan
      • Kyrgyzstan
      • Kazakhstan
      • Turkmenistan
      • Tajikistan
    • World
    • Money
      • Business
      • Economics
      • Finance
      • Crypto
    • Culture
      • Movies
      • Books
      • Music
      • Celebrities
    • Lifestyle
      • Women only
        • Children
        • Beauty
        • Carrier
        • Advises
        • Fashion
        • Recipes
      • Technology
        • Architecture
        • Gadjets
        • Science
        • Space
        • Media
      • Auto
      • Entertainment
      • Travel
      • Health
      • Education
        • Entrant
        • Learn english
    • Sport
      • Football
      • UFC
      • Boxing
    infinix
    Daryo.uz - Login
    Daryo.uz Daryo.uz
    Daryo.uz - Login
    Uzbekistan

    EU Ambassador to Uzbekistan: "It is important that women have the same opportunities as men"

    EU Ambassador to Uzbekistan: "It is important that women have the same opportunities as men"

    The last year in Uzbekistan was a year, when all female rights activists, media, and the government started taking an accelerated path toward justice for women in terms of domestic and gender-based violence. Many cases were brought to justice, but even more cases were lost because of the inefficiency of the law before criminals.

    Source: "Daryo" / Ilkhom Khursanaliev

    However, recent amendments to the judicial system, specifically, the law “On introducing amendments and addenda to some legislative acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan in connection with further improvement of the system of reliable protection of the rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of women and children” was a breakthrough for the nation.

    The amendments include prolongation of imprisonment for such crimes as pedophilia (from 3 years before to 20 years now), domestic violence (up to 12 years), dissemination of naked photographies and/or threatening to do so (up to 3 years), as well as fines for insulting one's spouse (up to $524) and public sexual harassment (5 days of liberty deprivation or $131). And most importantly, crimes against children’s sexual freedom have been equated with crimes against peace and human security, which means that humanitarian acts in the form of early parole or commutation of the punishment with a lighter one will not be applied to the persons who committed them

    The "Daryo" correspondent held an interview with Charlotte Adriaen, the Ambassador of the European Union to the Republic of Uzbekistan, to inquire about her opinion on the amendments.

    Starting with the main question of the interview, the ambassador said:

    "The amendment in fact is a landmark, it's a very important amendment and it's definitely opening up for a new period of time." And that "previously there were loopholes in the protection of women and children and I know that Uzbekistan has been working so much."

    Moving on to the EU's contribution to the equalizing rights of women with those of men, especially through the BOMCA (Borderline Management Program in Central Asia) program, she mentioned: 

    "You cannot have a peaceful society if you have accepted violence against women, this is not possible. Violence against women and children be it sexual, physical, or economic is not acceptable. It creates a society which cannot be sustainable."

    "Whatever you do, meaning, whether you work on agriculture, green transition, on the digital sector, public financial management, anything, you have to think how can this be gender-responsive."

    When inquired about systemic sexism in Uzbekistan and Europe's example of dealing with it, her response was:

    "Minds don't change overnight. It's not because now you have a law, that all women and girls will be protected. This is going to take time. A lot of people will be involved to make sure that this law is implemented."

    "What is more important is that women themselves are not afraid of telling that they are abused, or that they've been beaten... Nobody wants to be beaten."

    The topic of children's rights was also raised during the interview. The ambassador brought up the recent incident that happened in Khorezm and extended her answer on children's rights in Uzbekistan:

    "And this is really important also for children that they also see that they have an opportunity, not only the boys but also the girls."

    "Children have a right to have a childhood without violence and they should enjoy their childhood, learn, and get experiences that are positive. And with positive experiences, they will participate in developing positive societies."

    Lastly, on the question of how Uzbekistan should preserve the achieved and improve more in combatting gender-based violence, she said:

    "The amendment is groundbreaking and then it will be important to follow it, to monitor it. How is it being implemented, and how is it changing? For that you need data."

    "Remember, women can and should be part of development, even in terms of economic development... We strongly believe that this is also really important that women have the same opportunities as men."

     

    Reported by Nigora Umarova

    14.04.2023, 22:14   Comments (0)   2517
    Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Telegram Email

    Comments (0)

    Sign in
    Leave A Reply Cancel

    On this topic

    Zamin Foundation donates 2 modern air monitoring stations to Jizzakh and Gulistan

    14.04.2023, 16:26

    US imposes new Anti-Russian sanctions which also impact Uzbekistan

    14.04.2023, 14:46

    Aziza Umarova: criminalization of domestic violence in Uzbekistan important for strengthening women's rights

    14.04.2023, 10:32

    Malaysia and Uzbek "Samavto" may cooperate on electric bus production

    13.04.2023, 21:21

    Uzbek low-income families become eligible for mortgage loan

    13.04.2023, 16:03

    Taliban foreign minister arrives at Samarkand meeting

    13.04.2023, 12:07
    ×Lightbox Image

    Daryo.uz | Solution to your problems


    Beeline Uzbekistan started 2025 with a significant network modernization


    Beepul 's rising popularity: 3.5x user growth, transaction up 2.3x in 2024


    Don't want to waste time standing in lines? Pay your utility bills through the Ipoteka Retail mobile app?


    More than 500,000 new users: residents of Uzbekistan choose the Hambi superapp


    Ipoteka bank Joins AmCham Uzbekistan! 

     

    Recommended

    "I'm afraid of the dead": Interview with young Uzbek trapped and forced into the war in Donetsk

    3 May, 16:30

    Kyrgyzstan to lead Central Asia with 7% GDP growth, followed by Tajikistan at 6.7% and Uzbekistan at 6%, IMF projections

    29 April, 14:21

    "We are not their colony": Public pushback as Russian FM criticizes monument language in Uzbekistan

    24 April, 10:40

    Central Asia’s 1Q25 GDP rises across region, with Kyrgyzstan at 13.1% and Uzbekistan at 6.8%

    22 April, 13:13
     
     
     

    Latest news

    Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan hold military parades marking 80th anniversary of WWII victory

    Central Asia | 9 May, 17:02

    Uzbekistan’s president joins world leaders in Moscow for 80th Victory Day anniversary

    Uzbekistan | 9 May, 15:58

    Uzbekistan approves layout for low-power nuclear plant in Jizzakh

    Uzbekistan | 9 May, 10:06

    Uzbekistan's banking deposits surge to $25.2bn in March

    Uzbekistan | 8 May, 17:24

    Kazakhstan to boost supplies to Vietnam across 35 sectors as trade target set at $2bn

    Kazakhstan | 8 May, 15:12

    Kyrgyzstan launches national council to advance blockchain and crypto, partners with Binance

    Kyrgyzstan | 8 May, 13:57

    Uzbekistan plants over 136mn seedlings in spring 2025

    Uzbekistan | 8 May, 13:19

    Uzbekistan to host 59th ADB Annual Meeting in Samarkand for second time

    Uzbekistan | 8 May, 11:26
    Daryo About Us

    Full reproduction or partial quoting of material, as well as the use of photographic, graphic, audio and/or video materials of Daryo (the Uzbek Press and Information Agency (UzAPI, now the Agency for Information and Mass Communications under the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Uzbekistan) is registered on 13.03.2015 with certificate number No. 0944 as a mass media) is allowed if there is a hyperlink to the website daryo.uz and/or are accompanied by a note indicating the authorship of the online publication Daryo. Individual publications may contain information that is not intended for users under the age of 18. Info@daryo.uz

    Telegram Youtube Facebook Instagram Twitter vkontakte

    © Simple Networking Solutions, 2013–2025

    Age restriction

    Did you find a bug? Press Ctrl + Enter

    • Terms of use
    • Privacy policy
    • Advertisement
    What are we going to search for?

    Sign In or Register

    Welcome Back!

    Login below or Register Now.

    Google

    or with email

    Leaving a comment, Пользовательского соглашения and Политики конфиденциальности

    Register Now

    Already registered? Login.

    Google

    or with email

    A password will be e-mailed to you.

    Leaving a comment, Пользовательского соглашения and Политики конфиденциальности

    Found an error in the text?

    ×

    Thank you. We have received your message and will fix the error as soon as possible.