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OSCE Centre in Astana promotes dialogue on further reform of Kazakhstan’s penitentiary system
Publishing date: 23 November 2011
ASTANA, 23 November 2011 – The future of Kazakhstan’s penal system was the focus of an OSCE-supported conference in Astana today...
Judicial independence focus of OSCE meeting in Moldova
Publishing date: 17 November 2011
Content type: News
What we do: Rule of law
The importance of fair selection and accountability of judges was the focus of a roundtable meeting on the independence of the judiciary held by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the OSCE Mission to Moldova and the Moldovan Superior Council of Magistrates on 14 November 2011 in Chisinau...
OSCE holds discussion on new Armenian Criminal Procedure Code
Publishing date: 15 November 2011
YEREVAN, 15 November 2011 – The OSCE Office in Yerevan supported an expert workshop today to review and discuss the theoretical and practical issues of Armenia’s new draft criminal procedure code...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan promotes arbitration and mediation
Publishing date: 14 November 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Rule of law
TASHKENT, 14 November 2011- Alternative methods of dispute resolution as a way of protecting the legitimate interests of individuals and legal entities was the topic of an OSCE-supported international conference in Tashkent today...
OSCE promotes judicial independence in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 11 November 2011
ASTANA, 11 November 2011 – High-level officials and legal experts discussed judicial reform at an OSCE-organized conference in Astana today...
OSCE and partners promote judicial independence in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 4 November 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Rule of law
BISHKEK, 4 November 2011- Building public trust in the judiciary through the fair selection of judges was the focus of a two-day training seminar that ended in Bishkek today...
OSCE and ICTY say justice system of Bosnia and Herzegovina capable of efficiently processing war crimes cases
Publishing date: 1 November 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Rule of law
SARAJEVO, 1 November 2011 – Fletcher M. Burton, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serge Brammertz, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) have announced today in Sarajevo the successful completion of the Rule 11bis Monitoring Project...