Photo: Abdulaziz Salimov, a blind Mathematics student at the National University of Uzbekistan, by Konstantin Bashlaev How are disability-inclusive employment and innovations interconnected? Why is inclusivity in the field of information and communication technologies of practical importance for persons with disabilities and society and business in...
Photo: Deaf Muslim women at a local mosque in Tashkent greeting each other This working paper resulted from my doctoral research fieldwork conducted in Tashkent in 2018-2019. It now seems to me that I would never think about the relationship between disability and religious inequality if...
Photo: Xalq So‘zi A state-run Uzbek newspaper Xalq So‘zi (People's Word) reports that on June 7, 2021, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev signs the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (New York,...
Illustration by David Werner, 1998, "Nothing About Us Without Us: Developing Innovative Technologies For, By and With Disabled Persons". Does the recently established Interagency Council on the Affairs of Persons with Disabilities represent the rights and interests of people with disabilities and their organisations? Together with...
Illustration: Eldos Fazylbekov / Gazeta.uz Representatives of the Ministry of Justice of Uzbekistan and system-forming NGOs (GONGOs) report positive changes in the development of civil society. But is everything perfect, and are there any genuine improvements in the regulation of NGOs and civil society institutions in...
Illustration: Eldos Fazylbekov / Gazeta.uz What is the essence and principles of corporate social responsibility (CSR)? Why it cannot be equated with charity and how best to implement projects useful to society? Together with a CSR specialist, founder and director of the consulting company CARE CSR,...
Photo: Ombudsman.uz Сhildren's rights ombudsman Aliya Yunusova who has been working in this status since the position was established in April 2019, visited Surkhandarya and Kashkadarya regions on April 12-15. The visit was organised to ensure the implementation of the resolution of the Senate of the...
Photo: CABAR.asia On 4 March 2021, the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan, together with the Nationwide Movement "Yuksalish," organised a seminar on "Procedures for registration of NGOs at all levels". For about two hours, the Ministry representatives explained the procedures for registration of...
Last time I mentioned that the Deputy Minister of Public Education, Mr Usman Sharifkhodjaev, invited me to become a member of the Public Council under the Ministry. On 23 March, I finally received a letter of invitation from the MPE to become a member of...
Photo: a self-initiative group Youth Volunteer Center "Oltin Qanot" (Golden Wing) who already received 20 rejections to register their NGO in Tashkent city. Author: San'atbek Muzaffarov On February 15, the Minister of Justice Ruslanbek Davletov spoke with the local media representatives about the Ministry's activities in...