Regional Dialogue (RD) is a non-governmental organization with over 15 years of experience in providing training, consultancy, legal, and technical assistance in the areas of Rule of Law, Justice Sector, Counterterrorism and Anti-Money Laundering, Law Enforcement, and Anti-corruption and Compliance.
RD established its branch office in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, in 2011. For more than a decade, Regional Dialogue has been at the forefront of assisting Uzbekistan with judicial sector reforms.
Regional Dialogue places a strong emphasis on anti-money laundering and countering finance of terrorism activities, recognizing these as pivotal areas for promoting security in Uzbekistan and the Central Asian region.
We are proud that our work over the years has and continues to create many institutional professional bonds between U.S. and Uzbek institutions.
Our experts have advised Uzbek working groups on devising legislation, conducted numerous trainings, engaged in teaching specialized classes at law universities, and consulted on a number of legislative and regulatory projects.
In the past decade, Regional Dialogue has organized over 700 events and trained close to 10,000 participants with the help of experts mostly from the U.S., but also Canada, and EU countries. RD experts have engaged with various stakeholders, including prosecutors, judges, governmental lawyers, other government officials, and members of the chamber of advocates.
Regional Dialogue is a non-governmental organization based in Slovenia. By fostering dialogue, understanding, and collaboration with state and civil society stakeholders, Regional Dialogue enables the exchange of best practices among peers aiming to advance the Rule of Law for a fair and just society.
Regional Dialogue was founded in 2008 by Mjuša Sever, Katja Geršak, and Maja Cafuta. Its branch office in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, was registered in 2011. Regional Dialogue has been at the forefront of assisting Uzbekistan with judicial sector reforms by providing legal and technical assistance as well as training and consultancy, in the areas of rule of law, anti-corruption and compliance, human rights, transparency, and media freedom.
Regional Dialogue experts collaborate with various stakeholders including prosecutors, judges, governmental lawyers, other government officials, members of the chamber of advocates, civil society, educators, and media. Our experts have advised Uzbek government counterparts, devised legislation, conducted training sessions, engaged in teaching specialized classes at legal education institutions, and consulted on several legislative and regulatory processes in Uzbekistan.
We firmly believe in and always strive towards gender equality, inclusion, and rights of vulnerable groups.
