Law
Human Rights and Freedoms
The Constitution guarantees rights: human rights and freedoms are protected by the state.
Groups of Rights
| Group | Examples |
|---|---|
| Personal (Chapter VII) | right to life, liberty and inviolability, inviolability of the home, privacy of correspondence |
| Political (Chapter VIII) | right to elect and be elected, freedom of assembly, freedom of association, right to appeal |
| Economic, social, cultural and environmental (Chapter IX) | labor, rest, education, healthcare, right to property |
- An example of personal rights: the right to life, privacy of correspondence, liberty and inviolability.
- The main point of political rights: the right to vote begins at age 18 (Constitution, Article 128).
- The economic, social, cultural and environmental group includes labor, education, health, property.
Important Points
- Rights may be restricted only by law. Article 20 of the Constitution declares rights inviolable, while Article 21 allows them to be restricted only in accordance with the law and for the purposes specified in the law.
- Every person can protect their rights through the court (Article 55, chapter on guarantees of rights).
- Along with rights, citizens also have duties: to obey the Constitution and laws, to pay taxes, to defend Uzbekistan (Articles 60, 63, 64).
- Duty goes together with rights: simply knowing your rights is not enough.
- December 10: Human Rights Day.