UN High Commissioner for Human Rights arrived in Tashkent

A delegation led by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Folker Tyurk visited Uzbekistan on 13 March.

According to the National Center for Human Rights, a high-ranking guest was welcomed by the leadership of the National Center for human rights and the Ministry of foreign affairs at the Tashkent International Airport named after Islam Karimov.

Folker Tyurk plans to hold a meeting with the National Center of Uzbekistan for human rights, the Supreme Court, the prosecutor general's office, the leadership of the ministries of Internal Affairs and Justice, the representative of the Supreme Assembly for Human Rights (Ombudsman) during the visit.

Also, the UN representative will go to Karakalpakstan.