December 6, 2024, Dushanbe. - The Ministry of Energy and Water Resources of the Republic of Tajikistan, chaired by Deputy Minister of Energy and Water Resources Manuchehr Safarzod, held a scientific and practical event on the theme "Ensuring the protection of human and civil rights in the Republic of Tajikistan: the situation and prospects" in honor of Human Rights Day, which is celebrated annually on December 10. Representatives of the Commissioner for Human Rights, the Agency for Innovation and Digital Technologies under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, development partners, industry experts and scientists took part in its work. Opening the event, Manuchehr Safarzoda noted that in the Republic of Tajikistan, which is considered an integral and full-fledged part of the world community, since the first days of independence, special attention has been paid to ensuring human and civil rights and freedoms. - The Constitution of the country focuses on the state of human and civil rights and freedoms, in accordance with article 5, human rights and freedoms are recognized as the highest value, and the state is responsible for recognizing, observing and protecting human and civil rights and freedoms, – the Deputy Minister added. Then Sharipov Sudey, professor at the Law Faculty of the Tajik National University, spoke about the significance and principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) and the covenants and protocols adopted on its basis, as well as about the development of the legislative system of the Republic of Tajikistan in the field of human rights protection. Khusrav Ramazonzoda, Head of the Legal Department of the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources, speaking in connection with human rights to clean and harmless water, stated that "the right of citizens to access clean and harmless water is guaranteed at the level of the Constitution of the Republic of Tajikistan and current laws, including the Water Code of the Republic of Tajikistan. The right to access to water is not only a human right, but also a shared responsibility for all of us. We must strengthen cooperation, conserve resources and create conditions so that every citizen of Tajikistan can enjoy this invaluable benefit." Next, Sainozimzoda Firuz, Head of the Department of State Protection of Civil and Political Rights of the Commissioner for Human Rights ("The role of the Commissioner for Human Rights in ensuring respect for human and civil rights and freedoms"), Rustam Shahbazov, Deputy Head of the Legal Department of the Agency for Innovation and Digital Technologies ("the main objectives of the national strategy of the Republic of Tajikistan in the field of human rights protection human rights for the period up to 2038"), Mavuda Kholikzoda, expert ("gender equality and non-discrimination"), Khujanazar Aslamshoev, An international expert ("Observance and protection of children's rights in the Republic of Tajikistan") made a presentation.
