Article 12. Rights of the Ombudsman

The Ombudsman shall have the right to:

verify reports on violations of human rights and freedoms together with the institutions and public officials;

participate in the meetings of the institutions which relate to consideration of the human rights and freedoms protection issues;

have free access to the institutions and public officials;

request and obtain from the institutions and public officials the documents, analytical materials, conclusions and other information on issues within its competence;

hold meetings and interviews with persons kept in custodial facilities with the restriction on the movement;

submit dedicated reports focused on adopting legal, organizational, social and economic and other measures to protect human rights, freedoms and legitimate interests to the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Chambers of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan;

issue warnings in writing to the institutions and public officials on prohibition of violation of legislation on human rights and freedoms;

make submissions mandatory for consideration by the heads of the institutions on elimination of identified violations of legislation on human rights and freedoms, the causes and conditions leading thereto;

enter motions to the respective institutions to hold liable persons in charge whose actions (omissions) have been identified as ones violating human rights and freedoms;

apply petitions and claims to the courts to protect infringed rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of the citizens;

to engage, in accordance with the established procedure, including engagement on a contractual basis, in scientific and other institutions, scholars, experts and specialists to perform scientific, practical and analytical work for protection of infringed human rights, freedoms and legitimate interests.

The Ombudsman shall also have other rights in accordance with the law.