The system includes Constitution of Uzbekistan, Civil Code, Family Code, Labour Code, Criminal Code, Criminal Procedure Code, and others, which regulate issues of implementing children rights and obligations of the corresponding state bodies on their execution and protection in the case of their violation.

So, for example, the principles and directions of the activities of the government, responsible for avoiding discrimination of children, respect to children views and participation of children in decision-making in issues related to their rights and others were included to the Law “On guarantees of children rights” to implement the general principles of the Convention on the rights of the child.

It should be mentioned that the Convention on the rights of the child, in particular article 1, was implemented in Uzbekistan in legislative level before the country joined the convention. So, the changes to article 135 of the Criminal Code were introduced and human trade was criminalized. Commitment of such crime against persons under the age of 18 will be qualified as sign of human trade. Article 14 of the Law “On guarantees of children rights” sets guarantees of children rights to illegal movement. In particular, it says that each child has right to protection from illegal movement and failure to return from abroad.

Currently, diplomatic missions of Uzbekistan are keeping books on number of children, citizens of Uzbekistan, staying abroad without accompaniment of their legal representatives and adopting measures on returning them to the country. The government and all interested structures are adopting necessary measures on preventing illegal movement of children and returning them to Uzbekistan in line with the legislation and international agreements.

Besides, the legislation envisages special conditions for protection of youth labour. In line with article 2 of the Law “On guarantees of children rights” and article 77 of the Labour Code, people at the age of 16 can be employed in Uzbekistan. Articles 214 and 242 of the Labour Code set the rule, in line with which they should underwent preliminary medical examination before they are employed.

The working hours for persons at the age between 16 and 18 set at 36 hours per week and at the age between 15 and 16 – not more than 20 hours a week, which is standard in developed democratic states.

Overall, in line with the legislation and Constitution of Uzbekistan, children are equal before the law, independently their origin or civil status of the parents. Childhood today are fully protected by the government.

The government of Uzbekistan is developing National programme for well-being of children or 2011-2014 and adoption of the law “On Children Ombudsman” and creation of necessary legal base for functioning of the institute are under discussion.

According to international experts, currently Uzbekistan created firm normative legal base, directed at preventing human trade, including at preventing child trade, child prostitution and pornography.

Uzbekistan is participant of the Convention on the rights of the child from 1992. Uzbekistan also carries out targeted work on execution of recommendations of the Committee on the rights of the child, which was made in the result of the Second periodic report of Uzbekistan on implementation of the Convention.

Currently, Uzbekistan prepared third report to the UN committee on the rights of the child, which fully describes works, carried out in Uzbekistan to protecting rights and interests of children.