'National penalties - genocide' in document 'Uzbekistan - Criminal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

SPECIAL PART

SECTION TWO. CRIMES AGAINST PEACE AND SECURITY

CHAPTER 8. CRIMES AGAINST PEACE AND HUMANITY

Article 153. Genocide

Genocide, that is, intentional creation of such living conditions that lead to physical destruction of a group of individuals, in full or in part, on the basis of its ethnic origin, race, or religion, their physical destruction in full or in part, forced reduction of childbirths, or transfer of children from one of these human groups to another, and giving orders to carry out such acts –
shall be punished with imprisonment from ten to twenty years, or capital punishment.
(As amended by Law of 29.08.2001.)