News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Ethical standards in Kyrgyzstan’s media discussed at OSCE-supported event
Publishing date: 1 November 2012
BISHKEK, 2 November 2012 – Ways to improve ethical standards and relevant professional principles in online and print journalism in Kyrgyzstan were the key topic of an OSCE-supported roundtable discussion that took place today in Bishkek...
OSCE helps trains medical staff of Kyrgyzstan’s colonies
Publishing date: 1 November 2012
A three-week training course for medical staff of prison colonies concluded on 1 November 2012. The course was organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the State Penitentiary Service and was hosted by the Training centre for prison staff...
OSCE/ODIHR Forum in Almaty promotes further reforms to criminal justice systems in Central Asia
Publishing date: 31 October 2012
More than 100 policymakers, academics, legal professionals and civil society representatives from across Central Asia highlighted recent reform initiatives, current challenges and the way forward in the region’s criminal justice sector at a two-and-a-half day forum that ended in Almaty on 31 October 2012...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek and Kyrgyzstan’s State Registration Service promote international standards in the production of travel documents
Publishing date: 23 October 2012
BISHKEK, 23 October 2012 – The OSCE Centre in Bishkek presented information brochures on requirements for passport photographs to Kyrgyzstan’s State Registration Service today...
OSCE supports civil society and international participation to promote human rights and anti-corruption in Kyrgyzstan’s prisons
Publishing date: 18 October 2012
Two half-day workshops for the directors of penal colonies under Kyrgyzstan’s penitentiary system took place on 18 October 2012 at the Training Centre for Prison Staff in Bishkek. The events were co-organized by the state penitentiary service, the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, Freedom House and USAID...
OSCE Academy in Bishkek hosts seminar on security in Central Asia
Publishing date: 14 September 2012
The fifth annual Central Asian security seminar took place at the OSCE Academy in Bishkek on 13 and 14 September 2012...
OSCE supports human rights monitoring in pre-trial detention facilities and penitentiaries in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 12 September 2012
A report on monitoring human rights in remand prisons and penitentiaries under Kyrgyzstan’s state penitentiary service GSIN was presented at a roundtable discussion on 12 September 2012 in Bishkek...