News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE supports discussion on cross border trade in southern Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 23 June 2011
OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 23 June 2011 – Improving cross border trade between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan was the focus of a roundtable discussion, organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek today...
OSCE and UN promote dialogue on ethnic minorities in Central Asia
Publishing date: 21 June 2011
BISHKEK, 21 June 2011- A two-day regional conference on the rights of minorities started in Bishkek today. The conference is organized jointly by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, the Central Asian Regional Representation of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia...
OSCE-supported Neighbourhood Watch holds discussions with Bishkek residents
Publishing date: 21 June 2011
A roundtable discussion on a project to promote public safety, co-organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the non-governmental organization Neighbourhood Watch, was held in Bishkek on 21 June 2011...
Kyrgyzstan's religious affairs committee members attend OSCE training seminar on freedom of religion or belief
Publishing date: 17 June 2011
Twelve members of Kyrgyzstan's State Committee for Religious Affairs took part in a two-day training seminar in Istanbul on 14 and 15 June 2011, organized by the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in co-operation with the OSCE Centre in Bishkek...
OSCE Centre supports public discussion on police reform concept
Publishing date: 15 June 2011
BISHKEK, 15 June 2011 – The Kyrgyz Ministry of Interior, supported by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, held a public discussion with civil society organizations today on the draft Police Reform Concept for Kyrgyzstan 2011-2015...
OSCE, Ombudsman, NGOs sign agreement for better human rights protection in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 7 June 2011
BISHKEK, 7 June 2011 – The Ombudsman’s Office, the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the public foundation Kylym Shamy on behalf of civil society organizations signed an agreement to co-operate today in Bishkek...
OSCE Centre supports promotion of freedom of assembly in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 2 June 2011
BISHKEK, 2 June 2011 – Kyrgyzstan’s draft law on peaceful assembly was the focus of an OSCE-supported public discussion among Kyrgyzstan’s authorities, international and national experts and representatives of civil society and international organizations today. Participants discussed how both policy and practice in the area of peaceful assembly can be improved.