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LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN

of September 2, 2019 No. ZRU-561

About protection of women against oppression and violence

(In edition of the Laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan of 09.12.2021 No. ZRU-736, 11.04.2023 of No. ZRU-829, 18.10.2024 of No. ZRU-977, 30.12.2025 of No. ZRU-1109)

Accepted by Legislative house on August 17, 2019

Approved by the Senate on August 23, 2019

Article 1. Purpose of this Law

The purpose of this Law is regulation of the relations in the field of protection of women against all forms of oppression and violence.

Article 2. Legislation on protection of women against oppression and violence

The legislation on protection of women against oppression and violence consists of this Law and other acts of the legislation.

If the international treaty of the Republic of Uzbekistan establishes other rules, than those which are stipulated by the legislation the Republic of Uzbekistan about protection of women against oppression and violence then are applied rules of the international treaty.

Article 3. Basic concepts

In this Law the following basic concepts are used:

sexual violence - the form of violence against women encroaching on sexual integrity and sexual freedom by making of actions of sexual nature without their consent, and also coercion to the introduction in sexual relations with the third party by means of use of violence or threat of its application or making of dissolute actions concerning female minors;

physical abuse - the form of violence against women encroaching on their life, health, freedom and other rights and freedoms protected by the law by causing bodily harms of varying severity, is in danger of leaving, non-renderings of the help to person who is in life-threatening provision, making of other offenses of violent nature, application or threat of application of other measures of physical impact;

violence - illegal action (failure to act) concerning women encroaching on their life, health, sexual integrity, honor, advantage and other rights and freedoms protected by the law by application or threat of application of measures of physical, psychological, sexual or economic impact;

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