Uzbekistan's Criminal Code to introduce clauses against domestic violence targeting children

The Legislative Chamber's Committee on Democratic Institutions, Non-Governmental Organizations, and Self-Government Bodies has preliminarily reviewed a draft law that envisages amendments and additions to certain legal documents to strengthen the protection measures against family (domestic) violence.

This draft law proposes changes and additions to certain articles of the Criminal, Criminal Procedure, and Administrative Responsibility Codes. Particularly, Article 126-1 of the Criminal Code, concerning family (domestic) violence, will be supplemented with responsibility for committing such violence against children.

During the meeting, the committee members agreed to review the draft law at meetings of the political party factions.