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OSCE-supported Kyrgyz police reform brings results
Publishing date: 2 March 2015
The Prime Minister of the Kyrgyzstan, Joomart Otorbaev, approved on 24 February 2015 a set of regulations on the comprehensive evaluation of police performance, a proposal submitted for approval by the Interior Ministry’s working group and the OSCE Centre in Bishkek...
Kyrgyzstan presents OSCE-supported risk assessment in money laundering and financing of terrorism
Publishing date: 23 February 2015
The Kyrgyz State Financial Intelligence Service in co-operation with the OSCE Co-ordinator of Economic and Environmental Activities, the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, and the World Bank presented an assessment of national risks in money laundering and financing of terrorism in the Kyrgyz Republic on 20 February 2015. Senior officials from law enforcement and public sector agencies also participated in the presentation...
Human rights in Kyrgyzstan’s armed forces in focus at OSCE-supported discussion
Publishing date: 18 February 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
BISHKEK, 18 February 2015 – The protection of human rights in the armed forces was the focus of an OSCE-supported roundtable discussion today bringing together representatives of the Office of President of Kyrgyzstan, Parliament, the General Staff of the Armed Forces and the Defence Council, military judges and prosecutors, as well as international and non-governmental organizations and media...
OSCE, British Embassy enhance security of small arms and light weapons and stockpiles of conventional ammunition in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 6 February 2015
BISHKEK, 6 February 2015 –The OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the Embassy of the United Kingdom today handed over 60 desktop computers to the Kyrgyz Defence Ministry for establishing a data base on small arms and light weapons (SALW) and stockpiles of conventional ammunition (CA) across the country.
OSCE improves capacity of Kyrgyz Ministry of Interior to combat organized crime
Publishing date: 3 February 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Economic activities
BISHKEK, 3 February 2015 – The OSCE Centre in Bishkek today handed over a Volkswagen T5 minibus, to the Kyrgyz Ministry of Interior’s Department for Combating Organized Crime, to enhance their work and crime scene investigations...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports discussion on national strategy for developing the penitentiary system
Publishing date: 21 January 2015
BISHKEK, 21 January 2015- The OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the Kyrgyz State Penitentiary Service today opened a roundtable discussion to evaluate progress on implementing the National Strategy on the Development of the Penitentiary System “UMUT 2”...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports visit of international anti-corruption monitors
Publishing date: 19 January 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Economic activities
BISHKEK, 19 January 2015- The OSCE Centre in Bishkek is supporting a visit to the country by the monitoring mission of the Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ACN) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), from 19 to 23 January 2015...