Vol. 2 No. 5 (2021), ARTICLES
Vol. 2 No. 5 (2021)

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PRIORITY AREAS OF HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION IN UZBEKISTAN

ARTICLES
Published 2021-12-21
Robiya ARSLONOVA
Senior Specialist of Human Rights Education and Training Department at the National Centre of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Human Rights // E-mail: rarslanova29@gmail.com
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Keywords

UN, Uzbekistan, Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training, youth, women, pandemic, IT in HRE, ten-year anniversary.

Abstract

This article reviews the progress that has been made in Uzbekistan with regards to educating and training different layers of population in the field of human rights. Special attention is paid to the changes in the lives of vulnerable groups stemming from the application of modes and modalities of UN Declaration of Human Rights Education and Training in life. The work is presented as overview of headway made in human rights education throughout the first ten years of adopting the Declaration by Uzbekistan. Role of human rights education in the lives of young people and women is discussed in detail before highlighting the challenges created in the field with the spread of global pandemic. Finally, recommendations to move forward in the field are provided as the unique outcome of the work.

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