Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The draft constitutional law "On the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan" has been published in Braille. This work was done by the National Center of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Human Rights and the Center for Sustainable Development. This was reported by the press service of the National Center of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Human Rights.

More than half of the norms in the text of the updated Constitution are aimed at strengthening guarantees for the protection of human rights and freedoms. In particular, in accordance with Article 57 of the draft, the rights of persons with disabilities and lonely elderly people, the disabled and other socially needy categories of the population are protected by the state. Moreover, the state creates conditions for the full access of persons with disabilities to objects and services of the social, economic and cultural spheres, promotes their employment, education, provides the opportunity to freely obtain the information they need.

Article 115 of the draft Constitution provides that the Cabinet of Ministers must ensure the effective functioning of the system of social protection of the population, including persons with disabilities.

It should also be noted that the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Law “On the Rights of Persons with Disabilities” were first published in Braille at the initiative of the National Center for Human Rights in 2020.

The publication of the draft constitutional law in Braille serves to ensure the rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of our compatriots with disabilities.