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OSCE supports local self-governance reform in Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 5 October 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Good governance
An OSCE-supported seminar on the next steps in local self-governance reform took place on 5 October 2016 in Uralsk, West Kazakhstan Region...

Newly-appointed OSCE/ODIHR panel of experts on freedom of religion or belief meets in Warsaw

Publishing date: 5 October 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
The newly-appointed Panel of Experts of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on Freedom of Religion or Belief met for the first time in Warsaw on 4 and 5 October 2016 to discuss the challenges and opportunities for advancing the right to freedom of religion or belief for all in the OSCE region.

OSCE hands over vehicle and mine detectors to Kyrgyz National Guards

Publishing date: 5 October 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Arms control, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
On 4 October 2016, the OSCE Centre in Bishkek donated one minivan and five mine detectors to the Special Forces of Kyrgyz Republic’s National Guard...

OSCE/ODIHR final report on Mongolia’s parliamentary elections recommends improvements to legal framework

Publishing date: 4 October 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
The final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on Mongolia’s 29 June 2016 parliamentary elections recommends a review of the country’s legislation to ensure a coherent electoral legal framework, equality of the vote across electoral constituencies and inclusiveness in the electoral administration.

Harsh sentences handed down to media personalities in Kazakhstan worrying, could hamper media pluralism, OSCE Representative says

Publishing date: 4 October 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media pluralism
VIENNA, 4 October 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern that the severe sentences handed down to two prominent media personalities in Kazakhstan could hamper media pluralism in the country...

OSCE Mission to Moldova prepares trainers to improve police response in domestic violence cases

Publishing date: 4 October 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Gender equality, Policing
On 27 and 28 September 2016, the OSCE Mission to Moldova held a training-of-trainers course for 25 law enforcement representatives from across the country on preventing and combating domestic violence. The event, held in Chisinau, was organized in co-operation with Moldova’s General Police Inspectorate...

OSCE promotes international standards to help torture victims in Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 3 October 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
An OSCE-supported training seminar on the UN Istanbul Protocol on Torture and related technical standards began on 3 October 2016 in Astana, Kazakhstan...