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OSCE holds training on handling digital evidence by first responders in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 18 November 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Cyber/ICT Security, Policing
From 14 to 18 November, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, in close co-operation with the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, organized a course on handling digital evidence by first responders at the Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Raising awareness of Intelligence-led Policing approaches among senior law enforcement managers from Georgia
Publishing date: 17 November 2022
On 16 November, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department (TNTD) conducted an awareness-raising event on the benefits of the Intelligence-led Policing (ILP) model at national and regional levels for senior managers (one woman, 14 men) of Georgian law enforcement authorities. This event was organized in close co-operation with the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia.
OSCE and UNODC continue efforts toward gender inclusive border security in South Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 16 November 2022
Content type: News
What we do: Border management, Gender equality
Together with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and the OSCE Transnational Threats Department's Border Security and Management Unit (TNTD/BSMU) organized a two-day regional training on gender mainstreaming in border and law enforcement agencies that concluded today in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Integration policies are an effective way to prevent conflicts, says OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities at conference in Estonia
Publishing date: 16 November 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
Promoting policies to facilitate the integration of diverse societies and the inclusion of all social groups is one of the most effective ways to prevent conflicts, said OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Kairat Abdrakhmanov in his keynote address to the conference “'Together or
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities supports Lithuania’s efforts to promote diversity
Publishing date: 16 November 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Kairat Abdrakhmanov underlined his continued good co-operation with the Lithuanian authorities during his visit to the country on 7 and 8 November 2022. He met with Education, Science and Sports Minister Jurgita Šiugždinienė, Justice Minister Ewelina
Civil society is key to addressing hate crime, says OSCE’s human rights office
Publishing date: 16 November 2022
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
WARSAW, 16 November 2022 – As it launches its hate crime dataset on today’s International Day for Tolerance, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) called on states to deepen their cooperation with civil society organizations working to counter hate and make a greater effort to support victims.
OSCE Mission survey reveals concerning data about psychological violence against women and girls in Montenegro
Publishing date: 16 November 2022
An opinion poll conducted in Montenegro found that 85 per cent of respondents perceive psychological violence against women and girls as being either very common or at least occurring in individual cases. A third of women respondents personally experienced at least one form of psychological violence and over 44.1 per cent of respondents believe this to be the most common form of violence in intimate (partner) and family relationships.