News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centre supports monitoring of implementation of new law on freedom of peaceful assembly in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 21 December 2012
BISHKEK, 21 December 2012 – The implementation of the new law on peaceful assemblies in Kyrgyzstan was the focus of an OSCE-supported discussion that took place in Bishkek today...
OSCE trains Kyrgyzstan officials in hostage negotiation
Publishing date: 21 December 2012
A two-week training course on hostage negotiation for the personnel of Kyrgyzstan’s relevant state agencies ended in Bishkek on 21 December 2012. The course was organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek in co-operation with the Antiterrorism Centre of the State Committee on National Security...
OSCE supports reform of Kyrgyzstan’s governmental press services
Publishing date: 20 December 2012
BISHKEK, 20 December 2012- The results of a needs assessment on the legal aspects of the work of press services of governmental institutions in Kyrgyzstan were presented in Bishkek today at an OSCE-supported conference...
OSCE supports torture prevention in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 18 December 2012
As part of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek’s support to the co-operation between state bodies, human rights organizations and the international community in addressing torture prevention in places of detention, the Centre, the Ombudsman, relevant governmental institutions of the Kyrgyz Republic and civil society organizations signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 17 December 2012 in Bishkek...
Government, civil society discuss rule of law, judicial reform at OSCE-supported event in Bishkek
Publishing date: 11 December 2012
BISHKEK, 11 December 2012- Representatives of the Presidential Administration, the Parliament, the Supreme Court, the General Prosecutor’s Office, the government and civil society gathered today at an OSCE event in Bishkek to discuss the rule of law and judicial reforms in Kyrgyzstan...
OSCE/ODIHR supports drafting of regulations for state-wide population register in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 6 December 2012
A roundtable discussion on developing a regulatory framework for a state population register was held by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and its partners in Bishkek on 6 December 2012...
OSCE helps find ways to counter extremism and radicalization in prisons
Publishing date: 19 November 2012
Ways to counter violent extremism and radicalization that might lead to terrorism in Kygyzstan’s penitentiary establishments were discussed during a two-day seminar which started on 19 November 2012 in Bishkek. The event was organized jointly by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the State Penitentiary Service...