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Enhanced co-operation needed to better prevent and respond to terrorist kidnapping and hostage-taking, say participants of regional workshop in Malta
Publishing date: 16 September 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Countering terrorism
VALLETTA, 16 September 2014 – States need to strengthen mechanisms and channels for effective and timely exchange of information in order to better prevent and thwart terrorist kidnappings and hostage-taking, said speakers at the start of a two-day Mediterranean regional workshop, organized by the OSCE and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), in Valletta today...
OSCE member states conduct third experts meeting on counter terrorism in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 11 September 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Countering terrorism
ISSYK-KUL, 11 September 2014- The third meeting of experts from the Anti-Terrorism Centres ofthe OSCE member states Kyrgyzstan, Russia Federation, Belarus, Lithuania, Mongolia, United States of America, Pakistan, Serbia, Spain and Turkey was held on 9to 10 September, 2014 in Kyrgyzstan...
Role of community policing in countering radicalization highlighted in new guide by OSCE Community Security Initiative in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 31 July 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Countering terrorism, Policing
The Community Security Initiative (CSI) team in Kyrgyzstan on 31 July 2014 presented the OSCE-prepared guidebook on “Preventing Terrorism and Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization that lead to Terrorism: A Community-Policing Approach”...
OSCE/ODIHR trains law enforcement officers in Bosnia and Herzegovina on protecting human rights in countering terrorism
Publishing date: 11 July 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Countering terrorism
Complying with human rights standards while enhancing counter-terrorism strategies and skills was the focus of two days of training for law enforcement officers from Bosnia and Herzegovina organized in Sarajevo by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in co-operation with the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, on 10 and 11 July 2014.
OSCE and International Civil Aviation Organization assess travel document security in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 9 July 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Countering terrorism
BISHKEK, 9 July 2014 – The OSCE Centre in Bishkek, the OSCE Secretariat (Transnational Threats Department) and the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in co-operation with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) facilitated at the request of the Kyrgyz Government the deployment of an assessment mission focussing on security of travel documents and of their issuance process...
Kyrgyzstan removed from FATF non-co-operative countries list, with OSCE assistance
Publishing date: 3 July 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Economic activities, Good governance, Countering terrorism
Kyrgyzstan has been removed from the ‘grey list’ of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and will no longer be subject to the FATF’s monitoring process under its ongoing global process of compliance with requirements on anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT). This was announced at the third FATF Plenary meeting held from 25 to 27 June 2014 in Paris. The OSCE Centre in Bishkek contributed to this through providing technical assistance to Kyrgyzstan...
Michael Georg Link takes up post as new ODIHR director
Publishing date: 2 July 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
WARSAW, 2 July 2014 – Michael Georg Link of Germany assumed his new duties on Tuesday as director of the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)...