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OSCE Centre supports course on investigating post-blast crime scenes for Kyrgyz police
Publishing date: 29 May 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Policing, Rule of law
BISHKEK, 29 May 2009- Kyrgyz police officers conclude a two-week OSCE-supported course tomorrow on investigating crime scenes where explosions have occurred...
Armenian Ombudsman presents OSCE-supported report on disciplinary policy in the army
Publishing date: 27 May 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
YEREVAN, 27 May 2009- A report on human rights protection and disciplinary policy in the armed forces of Armenia prepared by experts from the OSCE Office in Yerevan and the Human Rights Defender's Office was presented today...
OSCE Centre in Astana supports seminar on confidence- and security-building measures in Central Asia and South Caucasus
Publishing date: 26 May 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation, OSCE Programme Office in Astana
ALMATY, 26 May 2009- An OSCE-supported seminar to review and evaluate confidence- and security-building measures (CSBMs) in Central Asia and the South Caucasus opened in Almaty today...
OSCE Centre co-organizes conference on prevention of domestic violence in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 20 May 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Secretariat
BISHKEK, 20 May 2009- A conference that aims to strengthen efforts to prevent domestic violence in Kyrgyzstan, jointly organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, the Kyrgyz Government...
OSCE meeting closes with call to pay more attention to upholding rule of law principles
Publishing date: 14 May 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Rule of law
WARSAW, 14 May 2009- Participants in an OSCE meeting on the rule of law that ended today stressed the need for participating States to increase efforts to keep the judiciary independent and to ensure a transparent and accountable administration...
Turkmenistan officials discuss judicial re-training practices in OSCE Centre-organized visit to France
Publishing date: 11 May 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Democratization, Education, Rule of law
ASHGABAT, 11 May 2009- Five high-ranking officials representing Turkmenistan's Supreme Court, General Prosecutor's Office, Justice Ministry and Education Ministry as well as the Institute of State and Law started a study visit...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes Russian journalists' initiative to tackle violence against the press
Publishing date: 6 May 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 6 May 2009- In a letter to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, welcomed today Russian civil and parliamentary initiatives to fight violence against journalists...