News and press releases

ASTANA, 4 February 2014 – An OSCE-supported training seminar to enhance the capacity of judges dealing with human trafficking cases by sharing good international practices began today in Astana...

Three OSCE-supported expert meetings on specific aspects of criminal procedure and criminal executive legislation were held from 11 to 13 December 2013 in the Mazhilis, the lower chamber of Parliament of Kazakhstan.

ASTANA, 13 December 2013 – Good governance at the local level was the main topic of a two-day event which concluded today in Astana.

ASTANA, 12 December 2013- A high-level meeting on current efforts to reduce the prison population and reform penal policies in Kazakhstan, organized by the Prosecutor General’s Office and supported by the OSCE Centre in Astana in co-operation with the Penal Reform International Office in Central Asia, took place today in Astana...

ALMATY/ASTANA, 10 December 2013 – On the occasion of International Human Rights Day being marked today, the OSCE Centre in Astana supported a conference for students on the theme of tolerance and non-discrimination as well as supporting the World Press Photo exhibition in Astana. This is the first time that the exhibition has been held in Central Asia...

A conference on efficient management of fish resources and biodiversity conservation as part of the ‘green growth’ approach in Kazakhstan’s Aral Sea Basin Area took place from 4 to 6 December 2013 in Kyzylorda in southern Kazakhstan...

An OSCE-supported three-day training seminar for law enforcement officers on countering cybercrime began in Astana on 3 December 2013...