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OSCE Centre holds discussion on Kazakhstan’s new criminal procedure legislation
Publishing date: 15 March 2013
AK-BULAK, Kazakhstan, 15 March 2013 – A roundtable discussion supported by the OSCE Centre in Astana on the reform of the Criminal Procedure Code of Kazakhstan began today in Ak-Bulak near Almaty...
OSCE supports discussion on establishing torture prevention mechanism in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 14 March 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
The OSCE Centre in Astana jointly with the Committee on Legislation and Judicial Reform of the Mazhilis (the lower Chamber of Parliament) and the Penal Reform International Office in Central Asia organized a roundtable discussion on 14 March 2013 on a draft law to establish a National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) against torture in Kazakhstan...
OSCE supports discussion on role of defence lawyers in criminal procedures in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 28 February 2013
ASTANA, 28 February 2013 – An OSCE-supported roundtable discussion on enhancing the role of defence lawyers in protecting constitutional rights and freedoms in criminal proceedings was held in Astana today...
OSCE Centre supports dialogue on Kazakhstan’s political party system
Publishing date: 11 December 2012
A roundtable meeting on political party development in Kazakhstan was organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana on 6 December 2012 jointly with the Public Foundation for Parliamentary Development in Kazakhstan...
OSCE Centre holds expert meeting on administrative justice reform in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 29 November 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
ASTANA, 29 November 2012- An OSCE-supported expert conference on the role of administrative law and justice in human rights protection was held in Astana today...
Kazakhstan’s political party system focus of OSCE-supported seminars
Publishing date: 26 November 2012
ASTANA, 26 November 2012 – Seminars on political party issues in Kazakhstan supported by the OSCE Centre began today in Astana...
OSCE/ODIHR Forum in Almaty promotes further reforms to criminal justice systems in Central Asia
Publishing date: 31 October 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Rule of law
More than 100 policymakers, academics, legal professionals and civil society representatives from across Central Asia highlighted recent reform initiatives, current challenges and the way forward in the region’s criminal justice sector at a two-and-a-half day forum that ended in Almaty on 31 October 2012...