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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE and partners support orientation seminar for Kyrgyz parliamentarians
Publishing date: 20 November 2015
BISHKEK, 20 November 2015- The OSCE Centre in Bishkek is organizing a three-day seminar, starting today, with a focus on parliamentary ethics and law as well as the structure and functions of the 120-sit Kyrgyzstan’s parliament (Jogorku Kenesh)...
OSCE-supported regulatory reform project in Kyrgyzstan brings first results
Publishing date: 18 November 2015
BISHKEK, 18 November 2015 – The results of the first stage of an OSCE-supported legislative reform project aimed at stimulating growth and reducing corruption were the focus of the third meeting of the Regulatory Reform Council held today in Bishkek...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek conducts training seminar on provisions of the Aarhus Convention
Publishing date: 18 November 2015
BISHKEK, 18 November 2015- The Aarhus Centre in Bishkek in co-operation with the Kyrgyz State agency for environmental protection and forestry today trained 30 representatives of human rights organizations, environmental NGOs, legal consultants, lawyers and university lecturers on the principles of the Aarhus Convention, with a particular focus on justice on environmental matters...
OSCE project on building capacity of Kyrgyz and Afghan customs officers concludes
Publishing date: 29 October 2015
BISHKEK, 29 October 2015 – A ceremony to mark the end of a three-year OSCE Centre in Bishkek project to build the technical capacity of Afghan and Kyrgyz customs officers took place at the premises of the Kyrgyz Customs’ Training Centre in Leninskoe village, 20 kilometres outside Bishkek. The project was implemented jointly with the State Customs Service under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic...
OSCE Centre conducts training course on Istanbul Protocol for medical staff of the armed forces in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 16 October 2015
OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 16 October 2015- The OSCE Centre in Bishkek organized a three-day training course for 25 officers from the medical services of the Kyrgyz armed forces on the Istanbul Protocol – a UN manual on documenting torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment and punishment...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports regional eco-journalism festival in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 16 October 2015
OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 16 October 2015- The OSCE Centre in Bishkek is organizing the regional eco-journalism festival in Osh, southern Kyrgyzstan on 15 and 16 October 2015 with the aim of promoting environmental journalism in the Fergana Valley and raising public awareness of environmental issues and effective environmental management...
OSCE Centre trains Kyrgyz journalists on reporting on international terrorism and their role in countering violent extremism
Publishing date: 15 October 2015
OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 16 October 2015 – A two-day OSCE–supported pilot training course for journalists on the role of media in countering violent extremism that lead to terrorism) and effective reporting on international terrorism ended today in Osh, southern Kyrgyzstan, with participants having examined various methodologies and exploring how to enhance interactions between national security agencies and the media...