News and press releases

BISHKEK, 12 December 2008- An automated fingerprint identification system will be introduced by the Interior Ministry as part of the Kyrgyz Police Programme to improve crime investigation capacity...

BISHKEK, 4 December 2008- Doing more to prevent the use of torture in law enforcement structures and raising awareness of human rights was the aim of a conference at the Kyrgyz Interior Ministry today...

BISHKEK, 2 December 2008- Raising the quality of higher education by engaging and empowering the student community is the aim of a conference in Bishkek today, supported by the OSCE Centre...

BISHKEK, 1 December 2008- A two-week OSCE-sponsored training course on strengthening travel document security started in Bishkek today...

BISHKEK, 26 November 2008- Assessing Kyrgyzstan's law enforcement system for lost and stolen identification documents and identifying measures needed for the country to join Interpol's database was the purpose of an OSCE-supported technical...

BISHKEK, 22 November 2008- Almost 100 officials participated in a conference today that marked the fifth anniversary of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek's Police Reform Programme. The Interior Ministry and the OSCE Centre co-organized the event...

BISHKEK, 19 November 2008- Two cars handed over to the Kyrgyz Justice Ministry by OSCE Centre in Bishkek yesterday will help increase the efficiency of judicial inspectors in Bishkek and Osh who deal with probation services...