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OSCE Centre facilitates discussion of criminal legislation reform in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 9 December 2011
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 9 December 2011 – State officials from the General Prosecutor’s Office, the Presidential Administration, the Constitutional Council, the Supreme Court and law enforcement agencies met representatives of civil society and academia to discuss a concept paper for Kazakhstan’s new criminal code at an OSCE-supported meeting in Almaty today...
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...
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 Centre in Astana launches seminars for judges on human rights protection at pre-trial stages
Publishing date: 21 October 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 21 October 2011 – The first of three OSCE-supported training seminars for local judges to promote human rights protection at the pre-trial stage of criminal proceedings through better judicial review was launched in Almaty today...
OSCE Centre supports training seminar for law enforcement staff in Kazakhstan on combating terrorism
Publishing date: 21 July 2011
ASTANA, 21 July 2011 – An OSCE-supported two-day distance learning seminar on countering terrorism and extremism for Kazakhstani prosecutors and other law enforcement staff began today...
OSCE Centre in Astana supports discussion on equal rights and opportunities for women
Publishing date: 26 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality, Rule of law
ASTANA, 26 May 2011 – About 100 high-level government officials, parliamentary deputies and representatives of non-governmental and international organizations today discussed Kazakhstan's efforts to eliminate discrimination against women during a meeting co-organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana...
OSCE Centre supports training seminar for regional prosecutors in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 20 April 2011
ASTANA, 20 April 2011 – A three-day OSCE-supported training for Kazakhstani prosecutors on overseeing the implementation of international agreements began today...