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Armenian police students trained on democratic policing with the OSCE Office in Yerevan’s support
Publishing date: 3 November 2016
Democratic policing, the police-public partnership and human rights were in focus of an OSCE-supported training course held for Armenia’s police students from 31 October to 3 November 2016 in Tsaghkadzor with the aim of contributing to Armenian police efforts to advance democratic policing practices...
Strengthening co-operation between Armenian police and civil society highlighted in meeting between police and OSCE Office in Yerevan
Publishing date: 22 August 2016
On 18 August 2016 the Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan Argo Avakov met with the Deputy Head of the Armenian Police Vardan Yeghiazaryan to discuss developments related to the 17 July seizure of the Erebuni police compound in Yerevan and the OSCE Office in Yerevan’s willingness to provide assistance to Armenian authorities and civil society to strengthen trust and co-operation between the police and the public...
OSCE Office supports discussion on challenges of community policing and its development in Armenia
Publishing date: 2 November 2015
The OSCE Office in Yerevan, in co-operation with the Armenian Police, on 2-3 November 2015, organized a roundtable discussion in Tsaghkadzor, Kotayk region, to wrap up a two-year project on facilitating community policing development in Armenia, which was implemented by the National Centre for Legal Research NGO...
Human rights and gender issues within the police in focus at OSCE roundtable discussion in Yerevan
Publishing date: 1 October 2015
BELGRADE, 1 October 2015 – The OSCE’s role in providing a common platform for mediation and conflict prevention is more important today than ever, says a new report by the OSCE Network of Think Tanks and Academic Institutions, which was presented today at the Belgrade Security Forum 2015...
OSCE-supported study on probation service establishment presented in Yerevan
Publishing date: 29 April 2015
YEREVAN, 29 April 2015 – OSCE Office supported study on perspectives of penitentiary reform and introduction of a probation service in Armenia was presented on 28 April 2015 in Yerevan...
OSCE promotes police reform process in Armenia
Publishing date: 19 November 2014
YEREVAN, 19 November 2014 – Reforming the police as a way to enhance criminal justice is the focus of a new guidebook published by the OSCE and presented today to the staff and students of the Armenian Police Educational Complex...
OSCE supports training on negotiation and communication for police in Armenia
Publishing date: 30 June 2014