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OSCE Centre, Kyrgyz Interior Ministry hold conference on crime prevention

Publishing date: 28 May 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Policing
BISHKEK, 28 May 2008- Crime prevention, modern investigation techniques and forensic analysis practices are on the agenda of a conference that opened in Bishkek today...

Harmonizing responses to small arms threat focus of Brussels conference

Publishing date: 28 May 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Forum for Security Co-operation
BRUSSELS, 28 May 2008- Experts from regional, international and non-governmental organizations gathered today in Brussels for a conference co-sponsored by the OSCE to discuss the global threat posed by Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)...

Kyrgyzstan, OSCE Centre promote participation of young people in country's development

Publishing date: 27 May 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Youth
BISHKEK, 27 May 2008- Engaging young people in Kyrgyzstan's development processes and capacity-building in strategic development management methods are the aim of a memorandum of understanding signed by the OSCE Centre and the Presidential...

OSCE launches reports to promote better protection of trafficking victims

Publishing date: 26 May 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Economic activities, Human rights, Gender equality
VIENNA, 26 May 2008- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today launched a report promoting the payment of compensation to victims of human trafficking...

Countries share responsibility to protect children from trafficking and exploitation, says OSCE official at Vienna conference

Publishing date: 26 May 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
VIENNA, 26 May 2008- The need to provide local authorities with the tools and resources to strengthen child protection services, and for countries of origin and destination to share this responsibility, is the focus of a conference in Vienna today...

OSCE launches handbook on protecting human rights of armed forces personnel

Publishing date: 26 May 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
VIENNA, 26 May 2008- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) will launch a handbook aimed at improving the protection of human rights of soldiers and other armed forces personnel on Wednesday in Vienna...

OSCE Centre supports course on public international law for Turkmenistan's university students

Publishing date: 23 May 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Human rights, Education, Rule of law
ASHGABAD, 23 May 2008- Students at Turkmenistan's Magtymguly State University discussed public international law at an OSCE Centre course that ended in Ashgabad today...