Uzbekistan to set up foundation to back NGOs

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The Uzbek newspaper Khalq Sozi has published the text of the amended law on NGO’s, which stipulates setting up a public foundation and a parliamentary commission on supporting NGOs.

"With the aim of stepping up democratic reforms in the country and helping NGOs to take an active part in this process, a public foundation on supporting NGOs and other institutions of civil society, as well as a parliamentary commission on managing the foundation’s funds will be set up under the Uzbek Oliy Majlis [parliament]," said the law published by the newspaper on 18 December.

Uzbek President Islam Karimov signed the law on 17 December.