UN expert on debt and human rights to visit Tajikistan

During her visit, the expert will examine a wide range of issues related to poverty, fiscal affairs and debt, and their implications for human rights. She will also explore issues related to youth and intergenerational issues, landlocked countries, and high seas – as well as on impacts of domestic economic and financial policies on human rights.

Waris will meet with Government ministries and authorities in charge of taxation, finance, trade, women’s affairs, and human rights. She will also meet with civil society, international financial institutions, UN agencies, and private sector. She will be visiting Dushanbe and the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast. 

The Independent Expert will present her preliminary findings and recommendations at a press conference on 28 August at 15:00 local time at the Big Conference Room, UNDP Office, 39 Ayni Street, Dushanbe. Access will be strictly limited to accredited journalists. Registration is by email to parviz.boboev@un.org and hrc-ie-foreigndebt@un.org with the subject line: “Press Conference Registration”. 

The Independent Expert will present her report to the UN Human Rights Council in March 2027. 

ENDS

Attiya Waris is the Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights.

Special Rapporteurs/Independent Experts/Working Groups are independent human rights experts appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council. Together, these experts are referred to as the Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council. Special Procedures experts work on a voluntary basis; they are not UN staff and do not receive a salary for their work. While the UN Human Rights office acts as the secretariat for Special Procedures, the experts serve in their individual capacity and are independent from any government or organization, including OHCHR and the UN. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the UN or OHCHR.

Country-specific observations and recommendations by the UN human rights mechanisms, including the special procedures, the treaty bodies and the Universal Periodic Review, can be found on the Universal Human Rights Index https://uhri.ohchr.org/en/ 

UN Human Rights, country page – Tajikistan

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