News and press releases

SHYMKENT, Kazakhstan, 8 November, 2013 – The last in a series of OSCE-supported roundtable discussions focused on the annual report on the state of human rights and a special report on migrants’ rights in Kazakhstan took place today in Shymkent, southern Kazakhstan.

ASTANA, 5 November 2013- A two-day training seminar for prosecutors on countering cybercrime began today in Astana. The course, which is led by national and international experts, focuses on global issues related to cybercrime, in particular the increasing misuse of advanced computer systems by various criminal groups...

BOROVOYE, Kazakhstan, 1 November 2013 – An OSCE-supported roundtable discussion of the drafts of the Criminal, Criminal Procedural and Penal Codes was held in Borovoye in northern Kazakhstan today...

ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 31 October 2013 – Improving the quality of journalism education was the topic of a two-day roundtable discussion and training seminar, organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana in co-operation with the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Minber Public Foundation, and the UNESCO Almaty Cluster Office, which began today...

ASTANA, 25 October 2013 – An OSCE-supported train-the-trainers seminar aimed at enhancing knowledge and skills of police schools instructors to teach about human rights matters took place today in Astana...

A six-day seminar on integrated water resources management in the context of the national green economy strategy began on 21 October 2013 at the Korkyt Ata State University in Kyzylorda, southern Kazakhstan. The seminar is taking place at a Training Centre established with the OSCE Centre’s support...

From 14 to 16 October 2013 the OSCE Centre in Astana held training seminars for police inspectors of Almaty on better implementation of Kazakhstan’s current legislation on the prevention of domestic violence...