We should learn from each other

The analysis of historical development of mankind shows, that all human thought and mind have the roots in cultural views and opinions of people, it assumes recognition of universality of human rights by all communities in the world. At the same time, the further development of universal standards of human rights can be real only in the event that it will occur with the account of a cultural variety of nations of the world.

Interaction between universal standards and understanding and a variety of local specificity generates the serious questions demanding the consideration.

The recognition that each society has both valuable and negative aspects, their freedom to criticize and, at the same time, openness to loan positive aspects should become the norm of intercultural dialogue and social reforming. In each tradition there is something that is able to contribute to the development of global human rights culture.

Akmal Kholmatovich Saidov is director of National Human Rights Centre of Uzbekistan.