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OSCE Centre in Bishkek presents children's book about police
Publishing date: 11 September 2009
BISHKEK, 11 September 2009- A storybook for children about a day in the life of a Kyrgyz police officer was presented by the OSCE Centre and the Interior Ministry's Juvenile Affairs Unit to staff and youngsters in kindergarten 173 in Bishkek today...
OSCE Mission and Serbian Interior Ministry agree to co-operate on new police reform priorities
Publishing date: 7 September 2009
BELGRADE, 7 September 2009- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Hans Ola Urstad, and Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dacic signed a revised agreement today on continued strategic partnership on police reform priorities...
OSCE Centre in Astana to co-organize series of community policing seminars
Publishing date: 24 August 2009
OSKEMEN, Kazakhstan, 24 August 2009- The OSCE Centre in Astana, together with the International Kazakhstan Bureau of Human Rights and Rule of Law, launched the first of five training seminars today...
OSCE Centre organizes course on human rights and safety for Kyrgyz prison security units
Publishing date: 14 August 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Policing
BISHKEK, 14 August, 2009- An OSCE-supported human rights and safety course for security units in the Kyrgyz prison system ends tomorrow...
Head of OSCE Mission to Serbia expresses support for the work of new anti-corruption agency
Publishing date: 30 July 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Policing, Rule of law
BELGRADE, 30 July 2009- The Serbian Anti-Corruption Agency and the OSCE Mission to Serbia discussed ways to co-operate during a meeting yesterday between the Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Hans Ola Urstad...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports improved conditions for detainees and personnel at Talas Province police detention centre
Publishing date: 20 July 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Human rights, Policing
TALAS, Kyrgyzstan, 20 July, 2009- The OSCE Centre, the Kyrgyz Interior Ministry and the Talas administration presented a newly constructed and equipped boiler room for the Talas Provincial Police Directorate's temporary detention centre today...
OSCE Senior Police Adviser encourages further police reform in Armenia
Publishing date: 17 July 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Policing
YEREVAN, 17 July 2009- The Senior Police Adviser to the OSCE Secretary General, Kevin Carty, discussed Armenia's police reform with authorities during a visit to Yerevan today...