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OSCE Centre helps earthquake victims in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 7 October 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Economic activities, Human rights
BISHKEK, 7 October 2008- The OSCE Centre in Bishkek announced today it will donate 15,000 euros to help the victims of a deadly earthquake that occurred on Sunday in the Alay district of the Osh province in southern Kyrgyzstan...
OSCE-supported regional police training centre opens in eastern Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 31 July 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Human rights, Education, Policing
BISHKEK, 31 July 2008- A regional Interior Ministry centre for training police officers in criminal investigation methods, supported by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, opened today in Balykchy, Issyk Kul...
OSCE Centre trains Kyrgyz police officers on human rights
Publishing date: 16 May 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Human rights, Policing
BISHKEK, 16 May 2008- More than 600 police officers and representatives of civil society from the Issyk-Kul and Naryn provinces of Kyrgyzstan will complete tomorrow an OSCE-organized training course on human rights...
OSCE Centre helps Kyrgyz police learn about democratic means to maintain public order
Publishing date: 15 May 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Human rights, Policing
BISHKEK, 15 May 2008- Helping police officers learn how they can maintain public order with democratic methods was the purpose of OSCE-organized courses offered to more than 250 police officers, the last of which concluded today...
OSCE Centre helps train Kyrgyz police officers on human rights principles
Publishing date: 18 April 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Human rights, Policing
BISHKEK, 18 April 2008- Police officers from the Osh, Jalalabad and Batken provinces of Kyrgyzstan completed an OSCE Centre-organized course on human rights today...
OSCE presents report on fair trials in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 29 November 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
BISHKEK, 29 November 2007- An OSCE trial monitoring report released today in Kyrgyzstan identifies the public's right to attend trials, investigation of defendants' allegations of torture and the presumption of innocence among steps needed for fair...
OSCE Centre supports discussion on gender issues in Kyrgyz legislation
Publishing date: 6 December 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality
BISHKEK, 6 December 2005- Gender perspective in the country's legislative acts was discussed at today's meeting on amendments to the law on political parties, organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek together with the Committee of Social Policy of the...