US Government sponsors public discussion on interactions between media and judicial sector
17/09/2013 12:56
US Government sponsors public discussion on interactions between media and judicial sector
17/09/2013 12:56
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- US Ambassador George Krol opened a public discussion on the interactions between the media and the judicial sectors organized by the Slovenian non-governmental organization Regional Dialogue.
More than 60 representatives of the judicial, executive, and legislative branches of the government, as well as journalists, international donor organizations, and civil society representatives participated in the discussion.
The goal of the discussion was to promote long-term constructive dialogue about the role that media can, and should, play in furthering justice sector reforms in Uzbekistan. Massachusetts Supreme Court Justice Robert Cordy and editor of the Boston Herald newspaper Rachelle Cohen, co-chairs of the Massachusetts Supreme Court’s Judicial-Media Commission, shared their first-hand experience on strengthening cooperation between professionals in the justice sector and the media. This was Justice Cordy’s second visit to Uzbekistan.
Dr. Alisher Fayzullaev, Professor at the University of World Economy and Diplomacy, Tolibjon Umarov, Director of Training Center of General Prosecutor’s Office, and Tolibjon Obidov, Head of the Secretariat of the High Qualification Commission for the Selection and Recommendation of Judges, shared the Uzbek experience. Experts from both countries expressed their support for continuation of such discussions as they provide a platform for strengthened civil society and media involvement in the reform process.
This was the second in a series of ongoing discussions of justice sector reforms in Uzbekistan using an open format to bring together professionals from the justice sector, media and civil society. Senator Svetlana Artikova of Uzbekistan and U.S. Federal District Judge John Tunheim participated in the first discussion in April 2013.
Regional Dialogue is supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development as part of its Uzbekistan Parliamentary Ombudsman for Human Rights Program.
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