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OSCE Centre supports study visit to Latvia and Finland for Kyrgyzstan penitentiary officials
Publishing date: 26 August 2011
A study tour to Latvia and Finland for representatives of Kyrgyzstan’s penal enforcement body took place from 21 to 27 August 2011, organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek with support of the Permanent Mission of Finland to the OSCE...
OSCE supports reconciliation in southern Kyrgyzstan during month of Ramadan
Publishing date: 25 August 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 25 August 2011 – An Iftar- the evening meal breaking the daily fast during the month of Ramadan- with local and regional state officials, members of different religious communities, police authorities and representatives of ethnic communities in Osh was held today by the OSCE Field Office in Osh in partnership with Kyrgyzstan’s State Commission for Religious Affairs...
OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina launches Citizens' Academy project
Publishing date: 25 August 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization
SARAJEVO, 25 August 2011 – The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina today issued a call for applications for residents in Banja Luka, Bijeljina, Cazin, Doboj, Novi Grad Sarajevo, Siroki Brijeg and Tesanj for the Citizens’ Academy 2011 project, aimed to help citizens learn about how muncipal and city administrations work...
OSCE starts prosecutorial reform project in Armenia
Publishing date: 24 August 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
YEREVAN, 24 August 2011 – Ambassador Sergey Kapinos, the Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, and Aghvan Hovsepyan, the Armenian Prosecutor General, today signed a co-operation agreement on prosecutorial reform in Armenia...
OSCE Office supports public debate on Armenia's new draft legislation on religious freedoms
Publishing date: 19 August 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
YEREVAN, 19 August 2011 – A new draft law on religious freedoms was debated today at a public discussion organized with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan...
OSCE Centre holds seminars in Kazakhstan to prevent human trafficking
Publishing date: 18 August 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
TALDYKORGAN, Kazakhstan, 18 August 2011 – The OSCE Centre in Astana launched a series of regional training seminars today to help specialized staff in orphanages and vocational schools prevent human trafficking...
Monitoring of detention facilities helps prevent torture, says Deputy Head of OSCE Centre in Bishkek
Publishing date: 18 August 2011