This article is devoted to the issue of a human right to petition. It describes the importance, objects and subjects of the right to petition, the forms, methods, guarantees and procedures for its realization. Author scrupulously investigated the case of Uzbekistan. As it is known, the right of citizens to petition international bodies in the field of human rights is recognized for the first time in the renewed Constitution of Uzbekistan adopted on April 30, 2023 and entered into force on May 1, 2023. According to Article 55 of the renewed Constitution “Everyone shall have the right, in accordance with the legislation and international treaties of the Republic of Uzbekistan, to petition international bodies that protect human rights and freedoms if all internal means of legal protection of the state have been used”. In this regard, similar situations in the constitutions of foreign countries are summarized, different aspects are highlighted. Also, the author describes the international-legal bases of applying to the bodies of international organizations and reveals its importance for Uzbekistan.
