PROGRAM Fifth Samarkand Forum on Human Rights "60 years of International Covenants on Human Rights and 40 years of the Declaration on the Right to Development: Global Partnership for Human Dignity, Equality and Sustainable Development" Voca...
PROGRAM Fifth Samarkand Forum on Human Rights "60 years of International Covenants on Human Rights and 40 years of the Declaration on the Right to Development: Global Partnership for Human Dignity, Equality and Sustainable Development" Vocation: Tashkent, Samarkand, Uzbekistan Date of the event: 28-29 September 2026 Languages: Uzbek, English, Russian Online: Zoom platform September 28, MONDAY TASHKENT CITY Hyatt Regency Tashkent, Ballroom 08:30 - 09:20 Registration of Participants/Online connection 09:20 - 09:30 Group Photograph of the Visiting Delegations 09:30 - 10:30 OPENING CEREMONY ZOOM-Link https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85735713221?pwd=bn5bcwq72lvf1MQasb0l9abO8t6628.1 Conference ID: 857 3571 3221 Access code: 77777 WELCOMING REMARKS · Prof. Akmal SAIDOV, Director of the National Center of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Human Rights · Address by H.E. Mr. Shavkat MIRZIYOYEV, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan · H.E. Ms. Tanzila NARBAYEVA, Chairperson of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan · H.E. Mr. Nuriddin ISMAILOV, Speaker of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan · Statement by H.E. Volker TÜRK, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Delivered by Mr. Ennio BOATI, Regional Representative a.i., Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Regional Office for Central Asia · Statement by H.E. Ms. Mirjana SPOLJARIC, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Delivered by Ms. Biljana MILOSEVIC, Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Regional Delegation in Central Asia · Dr. Tedros Adhanom GHEBREYESUS, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) (Video message) · H.E. Ms. Maria TELALIAN, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)(Video message) · H.E. Dr. Sabine MAСHL, UN Resident Coordinator in Uzbekistan 10:30 - 11:40 HIGH-LEVEL PANEL INTERNATIONAL COVENANTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS, THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT AND GLOBAL SOLIDARITY: A NEW VISION IN THE FACE OF MODERN CHALLENGES Topics for discussion - Transformation of the international human rights protection system six decades later: achievements, challenges, and development prospects. - Universality, indivisibility, interdependence, and interrelatedness of all human rights amidst contemporary global challenges. - The future of the international human rights protection system: implementation of the International Covenants six decades later and prospects for enhancing the international human rights architecture. - The right to development as a universal human right and a key factor in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and reducing global inequality. - Global solidarity and international cooperation as the foundation for an effective response to modern challenges, including digital transformation, climate change, conflicts, and humanitarian crises. - Humanity in war: challenges to international law in the face of contemporary armed conflicts KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Speaking time: maximum 4 minutes per speaker. For online and video interventions, the allocated time includes connection/video playback · H.E. Mr. Changrok SOH, Chair of the UN Human Rights Committee, Professor of Graduate School of International Studies and Division of International Studies, President of Human Rights NGO based in Seoul, Republic of Korea · Ms. Elīna ŠTEINERTE, Vice-Chairperson for National Preventive Mechanisms, UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) (Video message) · Ms. Margaret SATTERTHWAITE, UN Special Rapporteur on Independence of Judges and Lawyers (Video message) · H.E. Mr. Christophe KAMP, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (online) · Mr. Nurlan YERMEKBAYEV, Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) (Video message) · Ms. Ling ZHANG, Deputy Secretary General of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) · Statement by Dr. Hadi bin ALI ALYAMI, Executive Director of the Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Delivered by Prof. Mirzatillo TILLABAEV, Member of the Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation · Statement by Mr. Sergey LEBEDEV, Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) · Ms. Evgeniya PARAMONOVA, Chairperson of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Human Rights Committee · Dr. Kadir YAMAN, Secretary of the Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic States (TURKPA) Commission on Legal Affairs and International Relations · Mr. Klaus BECK, UNFPA Deputy Regional Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (online) · Mr. Nick HARTMANN, Deputy Assistant Administrator and Deputy Regional Director, UNDP Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS (Video message) 11:40 - 12:00 Coffee break 12:00 - 13:00 ANNIVERSARY PANEL FROM INTERNATIONAL COMMITMENTS TO EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION: THE ROLE OF NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS IMPLEMENTATION MECHANISMS DEDICATED TO THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL CENTRE OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN FOR HUMAN RIGHTS Topics for discussion - Evolution of national institutions and National Mechanisms for Implementation, Reporting, and Follow-up (NMIRFs): international trends and the experience of Uzbekistan. - NMIRFs as an effective tool for implementing recommendations of UN treaty bodies and the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). - Inter-agency coordination and institutional interaction in the implementation of international human rights obligations. - Best international practices in establishing and operating NMIRFs. - Digitalization of national report preparation, monitoring, and implementation of international human rights recommendations. - Prospects for the development of NMIRFs in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the realization of the right to development. - The role of national human rights implementation mechanisms in ensuring protections for vict...