Sayyora Rashidova

Sayyora Rashidova (was born on August 2, 1943) was the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Ombudsman) from 1995 to 2016.

Biography Sayora Sharafovna Rashidova was born on August 2, 1943, in Jizzakh, Republic of Uzbekistan, into the family of the prominent statesman and writer Sharof Rashidov. After completing high school No. 43 in Tashkent in 1960, she entered the Chemistry Faculty of Moscow State University. She was elected as a deputy of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the first (1995-1999) and second (2000-2004) convocations. At the session of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan of the first convocation in December 1995, Rashidova was elected as the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman). She served in this position for four five-year terms.

Rashidova actively participates in numerous international forums on human rights. She has more than 100 publications in the field of human rights and is the author and chief editor of a series of collections, including "Ombudsmen of the World," "Ombudsman in Uzbekistan," "Human Rights Monitoring," and "Human Rights Protection in Uzbekistan".