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Addressing domestic violence focus of OSCE-supported training seminar for judges in Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 14 November 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Gender equality
The OSCE Programme Office in Astana supported a training seminar on addressing domestic violence for 35 chairpersons of regional courts in Astana, Kazakhstan on 14 November 2016...

OSCE supports roundtable discussion in Kazakhstan on countering sexual harassment in workplace

Publishing date: 11 November 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Gender equality
ASTANA, 11 November 2016- An OSCE-supported roundtable discussion on addressing sexual harassment in the workplace took place today for some 40 members of Parliament, high-level government officials and civil society representatives in Astana, Kazakhstan. It was aimed at supporting the host country in implementing the OSCE Action Plan for the Promotion of Gender Equality...

OSCE-co-organized forum of women candidates for local council elections concludes in Osh

Publishing date: 5 November 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Elections, Gender equality
OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 5 November 2016 – A forum of women candidates for local council elections was organized today in Osh city with the aim of encouraging some 125 graduates of Women’s Leadership Schools from the Bishkek, Issyk-Kul, Osh and Batken regions to participate in the 11 December local council elections...

OSCE Office supports practical referral mechanisms for protection of domestic violence survivors in Tajikistan

Publishing date: 25 October 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Gender equality
KURGAN-TYUBE, Tajikistan, 25 October 2016 – Promoting practical referral mechanisms for the protection of domestic violence survivors was the focus of an OSCE-supported workshop for 25 officials and members of civil society that took place today in Kurgan-Tyube, the administrative centre of Khatlon region, Tajikistan...

OSCE trains psychologists in Tajikistan on rehabilitation techniques for domestic violence survivors

Publishing date: 14 October 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Gender equality
DUSHANBE, 14 October 2016 – The application of specific psychological rehabilitation techniques for survivors of domestic violence was the focus of a four-day training course that concluded today in Dushanbe. The course for 18 psychologists from the OSCE-supported Women’s Resource Centres was organized by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan...

OSCE delegations encouraged to boost reporting on Women, Peace and Security agenda during ODIHR seminar

Publishing date: 11 October 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Gender equality
Representatives of OSCE delegations gathered in Vienna on 11 October 2016 to discuss challenges and exchange good practices in the implementation and reporting on the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (UNSCR 1325), a landmark document reaffirming the

OSCE supports gender mainstreaming for local governments in Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 4 October 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Gender equality
SEMEY, Kazakhstan, 4 October 2016- An OSCE-supported training seminar on gender principles applied to local governments took place today in Semey, Kazakhstan for some 40 high-level government executives and district legislators...