Turkmenistan strengthens the system of human rights protection in the process of achieving SDGs
December 09, 2017 | 11:11 |1389
A round table "The role of public organizations in sustainable development" dedicated to Human Rights Day was held today in the capital hotel "Yildiz". The event was attended by Ombudsman of Turkmenistan Yazdursun Kurbannazarova, Deputy Permanent Representative of the United Nations Development Program in Turkmenistan Vitaly Vremish, Commissioner of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions Alan Miller, representatives of the National Institute of Democracy and Human Rights under the President of Turkmenistan, law enforcement and public organizations of the country, diplomats. As stressed by Alan Miller, Turkmenistan is worthy of becoming an example in achieving the goals of sustainable development, being a world leader in terms of adaptation of the SDGs to national conditions, consistently implementing relevant activities. An ad-hoc working group was created from representatives of the country's public organizations to implement the SDGs.Ayjahan ATABALLYEVA
It was noted that the successful implementation of the sustainable development agenda depends on the country's commitment to respect and protection of the human rights. With the support of UN agencies, Turkmenistan develops partnership with UN human rights institutions, including reporting to treaty bodies and other mechanisms in the field of human rights.
The implementation of interaction plans will strengthen the system of protection of rights, including the strengthening of existing and the creation of new institutions in the field of human rights. One of these new bodies was the Ombudsman institution, the Ombudsman for Human Rights.
The National Action Plan for Human Rights in Turkmenistan for 2016-2020 is aimed at further improving the activities of state bodies and public organizations to ensure human rights and freedoms, as well as the implementation of international humanitarian law in the country's legislation and law enforcement practice.
