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OSCE Centre helps strengthen gender sensitivity in southwestern Kyrgyzstan

Publishing date: 19 November 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality, Policing, Rule of law
JALAL-ABAD, Kyrgyzstan, 19 November 2010- Addressing gender issues such as domestic violence, bride kidnapping, polygamy and early marriage were the central theme of an OSCE-supported conference held today in Jalal-Abad...

OSCE participating States agree to adapt police support to Kyrgyzstan

Publishing date: 18 November 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Policing, Rule of law
VIENNA, 18 November 2010- The 56 OSCE participating States today agreed to adapt the Organization's support to Kyrgyzstan's police taking into account changed circumstances in the country...

New training centre for prison staff opens in Bishkek with OSCE Centre support

Publishing date: 18 November 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Policing
BISHKEK. 18 November 2010- Head of National Penitentiary Service Sheishenbek Baizakov and the OSCE Head of Centre in Bishkek, Ambassador Andrew Tesoriere, today opened a new OSCE-supported prison staff training centre...

Youth in focus of OSCE Centre in Bishkek conflict prevention work

Publishing date: 18 November 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Education, Policing
BISHKEK, 18 November, 2010- A police training seminar and a youth football tournament that started today illustrate the role youth play in conflict prevention efforts, said the Head of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, Ambassador Andrew Tesoriere...

OSCE Centre in Bishkek trains Afghan customs officers

Publishing date: 12 November 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Border management, Policing
BISHKEK, 12 November 2010- A five-week course on anti-smuggling, duty collection, ethics and narcotics searches for 14 customs officers from Afghanistan, held with support from the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, concluded today...

OSCE Chairperson supports counter-drugs training course for Afghan police officers

Publishing date: 10 November 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Border management, Countering terrorism, Policing
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 10 November 2010- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakhstan's Foreign Minister and Secretary of State Kanat Saudabayev, stressed the importance of tackling drug problems and security issues in Afghanistan...

Best neighbourhood inspectors from Bishkek and Chuy Province receive awards in OSCE-supported event

Publishing date: 10 November 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Policing
BISHKEK, 10 November 2010- An OSCE-supported competition to mark the "Neighbourhood Inspector Day" took place today in the Chuy province Police Department...