“The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime highly appreciates the efforts of MPD in implementing the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners - the Nelson Mandela Rules. In recent years, Tajikistan has been developing new management mechanisms aimed at improving work with high-risk offenders and preventing violent extremism within institutions”
Madina Sariyeva, International Coordinator at UNODC
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III Prison Forum of Tajikistan: Alternatives to Imprisonment, Strengthening Rehabilitation, and Countering Radicalization
III Prison Forum of Tajikistan: Alternatives to Imprisonment, Strengthening Rehabilitation, and Countering Radicalization
III Prison Forum of Tajikistan: Alternatives to Imprisonment, Strengthening Rehabilitation, and Countering Radicalization
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Диалог по правам человека в Таджикистане: укрепление доверия, партнерства и прогресса
Диалог по правам человека
Dushanbe, 26 September 2025 – The capital of Tajikistan hosted the Second Dialogue between the State and Civil Society on the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights, reaffirming the shared commitment of national institutions, civil society, and international partners to advancing human rights and justice reform through cooperation and trust.
The Dialogue brought together more than 70 participants, including representatives of the Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, the Majlisi Oli (Parliament), the General Prosecutor’s Office, the Supreme Court, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Main Directorate for the Execution of Sentences (GUIUN), the Office of the Ombudsman, as well as leading civil society organisations, youth activists, diplomats, and international experts.
The event was organised by the NGO World of Law, the Ombudsman of Tajikistan, and Perspectivity Challenge Foundation within the framework of the EU-funded project “Paths to Justice: Strengthening Human Rights through Torture Prevention and Penitentiary System Reform”, implemented in partnership with the Centre for Development and Justice International (CDJI), the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), and the International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR).
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The Forum is taking place at a key moment, as Tajikistan has completed the first stage of implementing the Strategy for Reforming the Penitentiary System until 2030 and is now beginning work on the new Action Plan for 2026-2030.
In recent years, the country has achieved significant progress: detention conditions have improved, and rehabilitation and vocational training programmes have been expanded. More than 9,000 prisoners participate annually in educational and labour programmes aimed at supporting their social reintegration after release.
In his opening remarks, Umarov Mansurjon Gafforovich, the Deputy Minister, Head of the Main Directorate for the Execution of Criminal Sentences of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Tajikistan stated
“The Strategy for Reforming the Penitentiary System, approved in 2020 by Government Decree No. 385 of the Republic of Tajikistan, is an important political document in the field of sentence execution. It is aimed at strengthening legal and administrative foundations, improving conditions of detention, enhancing the protection of human rights and freedoms, and facilitating the social integration of convicted persons. Today, we can say that the Strategy for Reforming the Penitentiary System serves as a key state document for the sustainable and human-centered development of the sector.”
“I am particularly pleased to be here because today’s event is the continuation of a collaborative process started in 2019 with the First Penitentiary Forum, which was organised with the support of the European Union, together with the prisons administration, diplomatic missions, and with civil society organisations. We can say that we have created a strong partnership between the Tajik authorities, the international community and the civil society, and today’s Forum is the demonstration of the value of this partnership”
H.E. Radoslaw Darski, Ambassador of the European Union to Tajikistan
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Диалог по правам человека в Таджикистане: укрепление доверия, партнерства и прогресса
Диалог по правам человека
Dushanbe, 26 September 2025 – The capital of Tajikistan hosted the Second Dialogue between the State and Civil Society on the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights, reaffirming the shared commitment of national institutions, civil society, and international partners to advancing human rights and justice reform through cooperation and trust.
The Dialogue brought together more than 70 participants, including representatives of the Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, the Majlisi Oli (Parliament), the General Prosecutor’s Office, the Supreme Court, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Main Directorate for the Execution of Sentences (GUIUN), the Office of the Ombudsman, as well as leading civil society organisations, youth activists, diplomats, and international experts.
The event was organised by the NGO World of Law, the Ombudsman of Tajikistan, and Perspectivity Challenge Foundation within the framework of the EU-funded project “Paths to Justice: Strengthening Human Rights through Torture Prevention and Penitentiary System Reform”, implemented in partnership with the Centre for Development and Justice International (CDJI), the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), and the International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR).
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Диалог по правам человека в Таджикистане: укрепление доверия, партнерства и прогресса
Диалог по правам человека
Dushanbe, 26 September 2025 – The capital of Tajikistan hosted the Second Dialogue between the State and Civil Society on the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights, reaffirming the shared commitment of national institutions, civil society, and international partners to advancing human rights and justice reform through cooperation and trust.
The Dialogue brought together more than 70 participants, including representatives of the Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, the Majlisi Oli (Parliament), the General Prosecutor’s Office, the Supreme Court, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Main Directorate for the Execution of Sentences (GUIUN), the Office of the Ombudsman, as well as leading civil society organisations, youth activists, diplomats, and international experts.
The event was organised by the NGO World of Law, the Ombudsman of Tajikistan, and Perspectivity Challenge Foundation within the framework of the EU-funded project “Paths to Justice: Strengthening Human Rights through Torture Prevention and Penitentiary System Reform”, implemented in partnership with the Centre for Development and Justice International (CDJI), the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), and the International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR).
Nargis Zokirova, Director of the Bureau of Human Rights and Rule of Law
“The Bureau of Human Rights and Rule of Law has contributed to the reform for more than ten years. We promote international standards on the treatment of prisoners, train penitentiary staff, and support the development of probation as a modern alternative to imprisonment”
“For us, it is important not only to identify human rights issues, but also to contribute to their systemic solution. We train penitentiary staff on human rights standards and help introduce practices where respect for human dignity becomes the norm”
Gulchehra Kholmatova, Director of the World of Law Public Organisation
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Диалог по правам человека в Таджикистане: укрепление доверия, партнерства и прогресса
Диалог по правам человека
Dushanbe, 26 September 2025 – The capital of Tajikistan hosted the Second Dialogue between the State and Civil Society on the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights, reaffirming the shared commitment of national institutions, civil society, and international partners to advancing human rights and justice reform through cooperation and trust.
The Dialogue brought together more than 70 participants, including representatives of the Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, the Majlisi Oli (Parliament), the General Prosecutor’s Office, the Supreme Court, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Main Directorate for the Execution of Sentences (GUIUN), the Office of the Ombudsman, as well as leading civil society organisations, youth activists, diplomats, and international experts.
The event was organised by the NGO World of Law, the Ombudsman of Tajikistan, and Perspectivity Challenge Foundation within the framework of the EU-funded project “Paths to Justice: Strengthening Human Rights through Torture Prevention and Penitentiary System Reform”, implemented in partnership with the Centre for Development and Justice International (CDJI), the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), and the International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR).
Azamat Shambilov, President of the Center for Development and Justice International (CDJI)
“The Forum has become a platform where professionals from different countries and sectors develop solutions capable of transforming the system from within. Sustainable reforms are possible only where political will, professional capacity and a humane approach to every person deprived of liberty come together”
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Диалог по правам человека в Таджикистане: укрепление доверия, партнерства и прогресса
Диалог по правам человека
Dushanbe, 26 September 2025 – The capital of Tajikistan hosted the Second Dialogue between the State and Civil Society on the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights, reaffirming the shared commitment of national institutions, civil society, and international partners to advancing human rights and justice reform through cooperation and trust.
The Dialogue brought together more than 70 participants, including representatives of the Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, the Majlisi Oli (Parliament), the General Prosecutor’s Office, the Supreme Court, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Main Directorate for the Execution of Sentences (GUIUN), the Office of the Ombudsman, as well as leading civil society organisations, youth activists, diplomats, and international experts.
The event was organised by the NGO World of Law, the Ombudsman of Tajikistan, and Perspectivity Challenge Foundation within the framework of the EU-funded project “Paths to Justice: Strengthening Human Rights through Torture Prevention and Penitentiary System Reform”, implemented in partnership with the Centre for Development and Justice International (CDJI), the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), and the International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR).
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