Shuningdek, diniy erkinliklar mamlakatning eng muhim muammolaridan biri bo‘lib kelmoqda.
[[AQSh davlat departamenti]] O'zbekistonniOʻzbekistonni mamlakatda qo'llanilayotganqoʻllanilayotgan diniy ta'qiblartaʼqiblar tufayli "alohida„alohida tashvish uyg'otadiganuygʻotadigan mamlakat"mamlakat“ deb topdi<ref name=CPC>United States Department of State: [https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/2008/108351.htm International Religious Freedom Report 2008:] Executive Summary.</ref> hamda O'zbekistonniOʻzbekistonni "fuqarolik„fuqarolik huquqlari cheklangan avtoritar davlat"davlat“ sifatida ta'rifladitaʼrifladi.<ref>US Department of State, [https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2004/41717.htm 2004 Country report on Human Rights Practices in Uzbekistan], released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, February 28, 2005</ref>
