Article 4. Ensuring liberty of conscience

Liberty of conscience is a guaranteed constitutional right of citizens to profess any religion or not to profess any.

Any coercion is not allowed when a citizen determines his attitude to religion, confession or non-profession of religion, participation or non-participation in worship, religious rites and ceremonies, in receiving religious education.

The involvement of minors in religious organizations against their will, the will of their parents or their legal representatives is not allowed.

Freedom to manifest oneʼs religion or belief is subject only to such restrictions as are prescribed by law.

It is not allowed to use religion for the purpose of forcibly changing the constitutional order, undermining the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Uzbekistan, infringing on the constitutional rights and freedoms of citizens, propagating war, national, racial, ethnic or religious hatred, encroaching on the health and morals of citizens, violating civil accord, spreading slanderous, destabilizing fabrications, creating panic among the population and committing other actions directed against the individual, society and the state.