Ambassador Antti Karttunen
Head of Mission, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
Fifth Samarkand Forum on Human Rights
Fifth Samarkand Forum
Fifth Samarkand Forum
on Human Rights
60th Anniversary of International Human Rights Covenants and 40th Anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development: Global Partnership for Human Dignity, Equality and Sustainable Development
28-29 September 2026
Tashkent, Samarkand
About the forum
60th Anniversary of International Human Rights Covenants and 40th Anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development: Global Partnership for Human Dignity, Equality and Sustainable Development
60th Anniversary of International Human Rights Covenants and 40th Anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development: Global Partnership for Human Dignity, Equality and Sustainable Development
Speakers
Key participants
Mrs. Zhang Ling
CICA Deputy Secretary General
Mr. Ennio Boati
Regional Representative a.i., OHCHR Regional Office for Central Asia
Ms. Joana Miquel Gelabert
Human Rights Officer, Global Operations Division
Ms. Evgeniya Paramonova
Chairman of the CIS Human Rights Commission
Ms. Lulua Asaad
Human Rights Focal Point, Office of the Director, Division for Treaty Affairs, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Mr. Changrok Soh
Chair of the UN Human Rights Committee
Mr. Ivan Šimonović
Rapporteur of the UN Human Rights Committee
Ms. Zhala Azizova
ICRC Regional Legal Coordinator for Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Ms. Vanessa Murphy
Thematic Legal Adviser, ICRC Legal Division
Mr. Gianni Magazzeni
Chair of the Executive Board of UPR Info
Mr. Azamat Shambilov
President of the Centre for Development and Justice International (CDJI)
Mr. Temur Shakirov
Director of the Europe and Central Asia Programme, International Commission of Jurists (ICJ)
Dr. Sabine Machl
United Nations Resident Coordinator in the Republic of Uzbekistan
Mr. Mahir Safarli
Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Central Asia
Dr. Nigina Abaszada
Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Central AsiaUNHCR
Ms. Ceren Güven Güres
Head of UN Women Central Asia Liaison Office & Representative of Kazakhstan Country Office
Ms. Akiko Fujii
Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Uzbekistan
Ms. Sara Noshadi
UNESCO Representative in Uzbekistan
Mr. Yuri Sterk
Senior Coordinator of the International Labour Organization (ILO) for Uzbekistan
Ms. Kseniya RIJKOVA
National Project Officer on Protection of the IOM in Uzbekistan
Mr. Sherzod Umarov
Assistant Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Uzbekistan
Ms. Malika Maxmudova
Officer of the Representation of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Uzbekistan
Ms. Biljana Milošević
Head of the Regional Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Central Asia
Mr. Omer Fisher
Human Rights Officer, OHCHR Regional Office for Central Asia
Ms. Laura Scotto di Clemente
Minerals Crime Specialist, UNODC Regional Office for Afghanistan, Central Asia, Iran and Pakistan
Dr. János Wiedemann
Director-General responsible for Equal Treatment, Office of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary
Dr. Viktória Ágiсs
Employee of the Office of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary
Kubanychbek Mukashovich Usenov
Head of the Appeals Department of the Secretariat of the Ombudsman of the Kyrgyz Republic
Kairzamanova Zhaynagul Smagulovna
Head of the International Cooperation and Protocol Sector of the Constitutional Court Apparatus of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Ms. Dorris de Vocht
Associate Professor, Department of Criminal Law, Tilburg University
Ms. Pauline Jacobs
Associate Professor, Department of Criminal Law, Tilburg University
Ms. Yana Valeryevna Lantratova
Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation
Alexander Savenkov
Director of the Institute of State and Law of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Mr. Cástor M. Díaz Barrado
President of the International Law Section of the Royal Academy of Jurisprudence and Legislation of Spain
Ms. Sagrario Morán
Deputy Academic Director of the Center for Ibero-American Studies, King Juan Carlos University
Mr. Carlos R. Fernández Liesa
Professor of International Public Law at the Carlos III University of Madrid, member of the Human Rights Committee
Asst. Prof. Dr. Suchart Setthamalinee
Commissioner of the National Human Rights Commission of Thailand
Ms. Phasuree Duangprateep
Human Rights Officer (Professional Level), National Human Rights Commission of Thailand
Ms. Fatma Benli Yalçın
Ombudsperson of the Ombudsman Institution of the Republic of Türkiye
Mr. Ömer Indir
Assistant to Mr. Şahin, President of the Human Rights and Equality Institution of Türkiye (HREIT)
Mr Sakhy Imamberdiev
Deputy Chair of the State Migration Service of Turkmenistan
Mr Azizbek Ashurov
Coordinator of the Central Asian Network on Statelessness, global recipient of the UNHCR Nansen Award
Ms. Janina Arsenjeva
International Expert on Disability Issues
Partner organizations
AsianForum
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