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OSCE Parliamentary Assembly delegation pays four-day visit to Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 4 December 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Media freedom and development
BISHKEK, 4 December 2002- A delegation of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (PA), headed by the Finnish MP, Paula Kokkonen, is currently paying a visit to Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek to meet the country's president...
Bishkek seminar stresses importance of penal reform
Publishing date: 15 October 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
BISHKEK, 15 October 2002- Experts at a seminar in Krygyzstan on prisoners' rights stressed that penal reform, in order to be successful, needs a complex approach and allies in the government, in the Parliament, in the court system...
OSCE commends Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on penal systems reform
Publishing date: 14 October 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
DUSHANBE, 14 October 2002- OSCE experts have commended Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan for deciding to transfer their prison systems from their respective Ministries of Interior to their Justice Ministries. "This decisive step will give both...
Bishkek workshop discusses combating money laundering and terrorism financing
Publishing date: 30 September 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Secretariat
BISHKEK, 30 September 2002- Money laundering is a direct threat to both national and international security and international co-operation is essential in resisting it, international experts said during a two-day workshop in Bishkek starting today...
OSCE human rights office welcomes dialogue with opposition in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 28 May 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
WARSAW, 28 May 2002- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) welcomes yesterday's meeting between the President and representatives of the opposition as a step towards stabilizing the political situation in Kyrgyzstan.
Bishkek Conference on prevention and countering of terrorism concludes with adoption of Action Programme
Publishing date: 14 December 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, National minority issues
BISHKEK, 14 December 2001- The Bishkek International Conference, organized by the OSCE and the UN ODCCP concluded today with the adoption of a Declaration and a Programme of Action
OSCE's human rights office welcomes progress in reform of Kyrgyz prison system
Publishing date: 9 November 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
WARSAW, 9 November 2001- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) welcomes the Kyrgyz Government's decision to place the country's prison system under the authority of the Ministry of Justice...