News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE and partners co-organize public discussions on criminal justice reform in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 17 June 2014
Representatives from the President Office, parliament, the Supreme Court, law enforcement agencies, the government and civil society gathered in Bishkek on 17 June 2014 to discuss rule of law and judicial reforms in Kyrgyzstan...
OSCE supports training on human rights of military personnel and torture prevention in Kyrgyzstan’s army
Publishing date: 13 June 2014
The OSCE Centre in Bishkek supported a training course from 9-13 June 2014 on torture prevention and international and national standards regarding the rights and freedoms of military personnel...
OSCE supports Kyrgyzstan’s Government on tackling crimes by juveniles
Publishing date: 13 June 2014
Poverty, drugs, alcohol and peer pressure are the factors behind a sharp rise in the number of youths committing crimes in Kyrgyzstan, concludes a survey co-produced by the Police Matters Programme of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and presented on 13 June 2014...
OSCE conducts two-week training for instructors of Kyrgyz anti-terrorism agencies
Publishing date: 6 June 2014
A two-week training course for anti-terrorism instructors from Kyrgyzstan concluded on 6 June 2014 in Bishkek...
OSCE hands over equipment to Special Forces of Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 2 June 2014
The OSCE Centre in Bishkek donated equipment worth 50,000 Euros to the Ilbirs Special Forces under the General Staff of the Kyrgyz Republic on 29 May 2014. The official handover ceremony took place in Osh city and was incorporated into national Armed Forces Day events...
OSCE supports public discussions of Governmental Counter-Torture Action Plan in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 23 May 2014
A public discussion on the Draft Governmental Anti-Torture Action Plan was held in Bishkek on 23 May 2014 within the framework of the OSCE-supported multilateral Memorandum of Co-operation on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.
Best practices on Public Service Broadcasting showcased at OSCE-led Central Asian media conference
Publishing date: 22 May 2014
BISHKEK, 22 May 2014 – More than 70 participants gathered today in Bishkek to share their experiences on various models of Public Service Broadcasting (PSB) at an OSCE conference. The participants at the two-day conference will discuss experiences of six OSCE participating States that have transformed state controlled broadcaster into the public service broadcasters...