The Senate approves the law “On guarantees of equal rights and opportunities for women and men”
24/08/2019 10:42
The Senate approves the law “On guarantees of equal rights and opportunities for women and men”
24/08/2019 10:42
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan approved a law “On guarantees of equal rights and opportunities for women and men”.
It was noted that today, increasing the political, economic and social activity of women, eliminating all forms of discrimination against them, ensuring gender equality is considered not just as a fair attitude to women, but as one of the main prerequisites for further economic growth, stability and comprehensive development of the country. That is why work in this direction is primarily focused on strengthening the legal foundations of gender equality, which this Law is aimed at, developed in accordance with the decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated 7 March 2019 “On measures to further strengthen labor rights guarantees and support women’s entrepreneurship ". For the first time in the history of the country, relations associated with guaranteeing equal rights and opportunities for women and men are streamlined in a single law of direct action.
The normative legal act defines the main directions of state policy in the field of ensuring equal rights and opportunities for women and men. In addition, specific explanations are given of the fundamental concepts of this area, such as “gender”, “gender-legal expertise”, “direct discrimination based on sex”, “indirect discrimination based on sex”, the absence of definitions which previously led to inaccuracies in law enforcement practice.
The law defines the basic principles for ensuring equal rights and opportunities for women and men, such as legality, democracy, equal rights for women and men, non-discrimination on the basis of gender, openness and transparency, priority attention to vulnerable categories of the population.
The document establishes that the state guarantees equal participation in the management of the affairs of society and the state, the electoral process, ensuring equal rights and opportunities in the field of health, education, science, culture, labor and social protection, as well as in other areas of state and public life.
It is envisaged that state statistics bodies, on the basis of gender indicators, collect, process, accumulate, store, synthesize, analyze and publish statistical information that reflects the situation of women and men in all spheres of society.
In addition, the tasks and powers of state bodies (the Oliy Majlis, the Cabinet of Ministers, the specially authorized body, other state bodies) and self-government bodies of citizens in the field of ensuring equal rights and opportunities for women and men are specifically defined.
The procedure for appealing cases of discrimination on the basis of sex, compensation for material and moral damage caused as a result of such discrimination, and liability for violation of relevant legislation are provided.
Senators emphasized that the adoption of this Law will contribute to ensuring gender tolerance and equality at the legislative level, which is especially relevant at the present stage of the country’s development, since this primarily concerns the successful social realization of a person. The law is approved by senators.
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