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July 2001
 Vol. 13 No.4 (D)

UZBEKISTAN

SACRIFICING WOMEN TO SAVE THE FAMILY? 
Domestic Violence in Uzbekistan

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Summary

Background: Women and Uzbek Nationhood

Uzbek women Under Soviet rule
Post-independence Uzbekistan
Women's Status in the Family and Society
Uzbekistan's Obligations Under International Law

Domestic Law

State Response to Violence Against Women 

The Scope of the Problem
Under-Reporting of Domestic Violence
Attitudes Towards Family Violence 
Blaming the Victim
Other Explanations for Domestic Violence
No Exit: Violence in the Family 
Leaving an Abusive Spouse
The Policy of Family Reconciliation
Mahalla and Other Community Government Bodies
District Women's Committees
Civil Remedies for Domestic Violence 
Divorce
Family Violence in the Criminal Justice System 
Forensic Evidence
Judicial Responses to Domestic Violence
Lack of Protection Under Criminal Law: Rape and Stalking
Suicide
Rhetoric Without Remedies International and NGO response

Conclusion

Recommendations To the Government of Uzbekistan:

To Bilateral and Multilateral Donors:
To the United Nations:
To the OSCE:
To the European Union:
To the U.S. Government:
To the World Bank:
To the Asian Development Bank:
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