Today, on the International Day of Human Rights in Turkmenistan, the results of the essay competition, which was organized for the students of the country by the Institute of State, Law and Democracy in conjunction with the UNDP Office, have been summed up.

Students from various universities of Turkmenistan studying international law took part in the competition dedicated to the topic of human rights. They presented their written works on topics such as: the role of international human rights law, international and national human rights protection mechanisms, international cooperation in the field of human rights and the implementation of international human rights law at the national level.

The jury of the competition included representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, the Ministry of Adalat, the Turkmen State University named after Magtymguly, Institute of International Relations, International University for Humanities and Development, Institute of State, Law and Democracy of Turkmenistan, as well as UNDP representatives.

The winners were determined by the results of the competition.

1st place:

• Aybolek Amangeldieva (Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan);
• Chary Rahmanov ( Magtymguly Turkmen State University);
• Diyar Yhtyarov (Magtymguly Turkmen State University).

2nd place:

• Ogulbibi Mammetgurbanova (Magtymguly Turkmen State University);
• Hatyja Dovletnazarova (Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan).

3rd place:

• Jahan Oraeva (Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan);
• Tofe Hoshanova (Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan).

Honorable mentions for meaningful work were taken by:

• Serdar Jepbarov (International University for the Humanities and Development);
• Ayzhan Matieva (Magtymguly Turkmen State University).

The solemn ceremony took place in the UN building: all the winners were presented with certificates of honor and prizes.

Narine Sahakyan, UNDP Resident Representative in Turkmenistan:

"I hope that the organization and holding of such competitions will contribute to the development of research and creative skills of future diplomats, politicians, lawyers of the country in order to promote human rights in the country and around the world."

The competition was organized within the framework of the three-year UNDP project “Assisting in the implementation of the National Action Plan of Turkmenistan in the field of human rights for 2021–2025”, implemented jointly with the Institute of State, Law and Democracy of Turkmenistan, and was aimed at increasing the knowledge of students of Turkmenistan about human rights, according to a UNDP press release.