Judge: "The Constitutional Court acts to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of citizens, including freedom from torture"

"In the area of freedom from torture, the Constitutional Court follows three directions: to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of citizens, the Constitution prohibits the use of torture, to ensure the supremacy of the Constitution, all normative legal acts in force in Tajikistan, must be in conformity with the Constitution, for the direct operation of the Constitution - if normative legal acts in general or individual articles thereof are found by the Constitutional Court to be inconsistent with the Constitution and, in particular, they identify the basis to implement torture, they lose their legal validity and cannot be further applied." 

Judge of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Tajikistan,

Foteh Kuvvatzoda

Conference "Combating Torture: Experience and Achievements" organized by the Civil Society Coalition against Torture and Impunity in Tajikistan together with the Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Tajikistan with the assistance of the OSCE Program Office in Dushanbe, International Commission of Jurists and Sigrid Rausing Trust. 25.10.2022, Dushanbe.

In case of violation of your rights, you can contact:

Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Tajikistan: (+992 37) 235 – 11 – 11

Dushanbe Prosecutor's Office: (+992 37) 221 53 27

Prosecutor's Office of Khatlon region: (+992 3222) 22246

Prosecutor's Office of Sughd region: (+992 3422) 51818

Prosecutor's Office of GBAO: (+992 3722) 22641

Prosecutor's Office for Supervision of the Execution of Laws in Correctional Institutions of Dushanbe and CDRS (+992 37) 2270262

Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan (+992 37) 2212121

Hotline numbers of the Legal Aid Group of the Coalition against Torture and Impunity in Tajikistan:

• Sughd region: 98 787 33 33
• Khatlon region and GBAO: 98 787 66 66
• Dushanbe City and DRS: 98 708 76 76

E-mail: Notorturetjk@gmail.com

Web: www.notorturetj.org

If you have any questions about violations of the rights of servicemen and conscripts, please call (+992) 933331703, (+992) 933331803. Phones are also available outside of business hours, including weekends and holidays.