Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 7 June, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the law “On ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (New York, on 13 December 2006)”.

The document was adopted by the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis on 18 May and approved by the Senate on 29 May.

Ratification of the Convention will create additional guarantees in Uzbekistan for ensuring the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities, will serve as a guideline for further improving legislation, and will strengthen the responsibility of government agencies in terms of social protection of persons with disabilities and ensuring equal opportunities for them.

The adoption of the Convention will allow:

firstly, to unify the national system of social protection of disabled people with the best international standards;

secondly, to create opportunities for attracting international and foreign grant funds to strengthen social protection of disabled people;

thirdly, to improve the international image of Uzbekistan in the area of social protection of the population.

The Convention consists of 50 articles aimed at protecting and promoting the rights of persons with disabilities, eliminating discrimination against them, ensuring their right to work, health care, education and full participation in society, access to justice, personal integrity, freedom from exploitation and abuse, freedom of movement, individual mobility and many others.

By ratifying this Convention, Uzbekistan undertakes international obligations to improve the appropriate infrastructure for people with disabilities (adaptation of residential and public buildings, transport, a number of services), as well as the formation of moral and spiritual guidelines that imply the elimination of prejudices and stereotypes among the population.