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Human rights in criminal justice the focus of OSCE lectures at Turkmen State University

Publishing date: 25 November 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Rule of law
ASHGABAT, 26 November 2011- Some 40 students of the Law Faculty at the Magtymguly Turkmen State University discussed international human rights standards in the administration of criminal justice during an OSCE-organized series of lectures that concluded in Ashgabat today...

OSCE Centre in Astana supports conference on domestic violence

Publishing date: 25 November 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Gender equality
ASTANA, 25 November 2011 – A conference to review the implementation of Kazakhstan’s 2009 Law on the Prevention of Domestic Violence and discuss possible amendments began in Astana today...

OSCE Office in Tajikistan helps Ombudsman and civil society prepare for joint monitoring of closed institutions

Publishing date: 25 November 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Human rights
DUSHANBE, 25 November 2011- Monitoring closed institutions was the focus of a five-day training course for 30 civil society representatives and staff of the Office of the Human Rights Ombudsman that concluded in Dushanbe today...

OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine opens interactive classroom for police cadets

Publishing date: 25 November 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Gender equality
KYIV, 25 November 2011 – A specially equipped classroom for training police cadets in dealing with domestic violence cases was opened today at the Kyiv Academy of Interior with support from the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU)...

OSCE media freedom representative highlights journalists’ safety in report to Permanent Council

Publishing date: 24 November 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, stressed the importance of journalists’ safety in her report on her Office’s work to the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna on 24 November 2011...

OSCE helps to prevent violent extremism and radicalization in Kyrgyzstan's prisons

Publishing date: 24 November 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
BISHKEK, 24 November 2011 – Representatives of prison staff will learn about and develop skills in detecting radical tendencies that can lead to violence among detainees during a three-day training seminar that started today in Bishkek...

Winners of OSCE-supported competition on human rights announced in Yerevan

Publishing date: 24 November 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Human rights
YEREVAN, 24 November 2011 – Six school students from Yerevan received prizes today after winning an OSCE-supported contest on human rights...