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The third issue of the scientific journal "Public Opinion. Human Rights" has been published. This journal features articles by Uzbek and foreign scholars and researchers.

This issue includes an article by the director of the Public Opinion Center "Ijtimoiy fikr," N.H. Rahimova, titled "Actualization of Issues in Studying Public Opinion on the Problems of Combating Human Trafficking and Forced Labor." The article analyzes the causes and factors contributing to the emergence and persistence of dangerous crimes such as human trafficking and forced labor, as well as the attitudes of citizens in our country towards this negative phenomenon. Overall, the analysis of public opinion confirms the achievements in combating human trafficking and forced labor, as well as in strengthening the system for protecting human rights. During the study, citizens expressed confidence in the need to unite the efforts of state bodies, international organizations, civil society institutions, and ordinary citizens to effectively prevent, identify, and address the problem of human trafficking.