Uzbekistan 

ICNL Legal Consultant Alexander Galaganov maintains constructive and cooperative relations 

with various NGOs and international organizations operating in Uzbekistan.  These include the 

Soros Foundation, USAID, ABA/CEELI, Eurasia, DFID, ACDI/VOCA, CHF and other 

organizations that have an active interest in ICNL s legislative projects. 

ICNL regularly cooperates with the National Center for Human Rights of Uzbekistan and the 

Institute of Monitoring of the Current Legislation of Oliy Majilis (Parliament) in the development 

of legislation affecting the NGO sector in Uzbekistan. 

In cooperation with the AED and Tax committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan, ICNL re 

published 2000 copies of the manual on NGO taxation and accounting in Uzbek and Russian.  

ICNL together with Committee on democratic institutions, non governmental organizations and 

self governing bodies of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Legal Issues Research Center 

and financial support of the OSI launched its project aimed to development of charity law. 

ICNL together with Sub commission on issues of civil society institutions, mass media, and 

protection of citizens' rights and freedoms of the Commission of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of 

Uzbekistan was held round table dedicated to the discussion of the legal basis of foundations. 

This round table was conducted in the form of public hearings. 

By the special request of the Committee on democratic institutions, non governmental 

organizations and self governing bodies of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan ICNL 

provided comprehensive review of the international practice of legal regulation of foundations 

and table commentary to draft law on Public Foundations. This commentary was distributed by 

ICNL for governing bodies, international organizations and NGOs.  

NGOs 

Gulnara Dosumova, Head of the NGO  Renessance , Nukus, Karakalpakstan Region; Shamil 

Asyanov, Chairman of the Legal NGO Legal Issues Research Center; Ilkhom Karimov, Chairman of 

the Board, NGO  Tashkent Business Club ; Ravshan Khakimov, Chairman of Law NGO  Uzbek 

Association of International Law ; Akhtam Shymardanov, Head of the NGO  Chirchik dare ; 

Tadjikhon Saidikramova, Director of NGO  Association of Business Women of Uzbekistan ; 

Gennadiy Figlin, Chairman of the Public Experts Council; Dina Mukhammadieva, NGO  Hamroh . 

Government Officials and Deputies of the Parliaments 

Akmal Saidov, Parliamentarian, Chairman of the Committee of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of 

Uzbekistan, on Democratic Institutes, NGO and Self Governing Bodies and Director of the National 

Center for Human Rights of Uzbekistan; Shavkat Galiakbarov, Deputy Director of the National 

Center for Human Rights of Uzbekistan; Jalloliddin Abdusatarov, Head of the NGO Bureau, Ministry 

of Justice; Shukhrat Chulliev, Head of the Legal Department, Ministry of Justice; Akhtam Toursunov, 

Director, and Mikhail Yusupovich Gasanov, Deputy Director of the Institute of Monitoring of the 

Current Legislation of Olyi Majilis (Parliament); Sayera Rashidova, the Authorized Person for Human 

Rights (Ombudsman); Rustam Bakhramov, Head of the Department on of Tax Methodology 

Improvement, State Tax Committee of Uzbekistan. 

E.  LEVERAGING 

In Kyrgyzstan, ICNL was able to attract $938 from Open Society Institute (OSI) to share the cost 

of the Issyk kul workshop held in June on  Drafting Instructions to the New Tax Code.   

Counterpart and ICNL provided a combined $1920.  In total the seminar cost $2858. 

In Tajikistan, the brochure on  The rules on how to apply to different government structures  (2 

pages), published with UNHCR support ($200). 

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