Starting in January 2025, Uzbekistan will introduce Investigative Judges into its criminal justice system. To support reforms aimed at enhancing judicial oversight during the pretrial investigation phase and promoting adversarial justice principles, Regional Dialogue organized a two-day training workshop focused on protecting civil rights in pre-trial proceedings. This workshop was held in partnership with the Supreme Court of Uzbekistan and IRZ. The Uzbek judges and legal professionals were exposed to the best national and international practices by German and Slovenian experts. Some 200 participants from all regions of Uzbekistan have joined us online for this important discussion.

We would like to thank INL for its support, which has made these activities possible.