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OSCE Centre promotes international standards on freedom of assembly legislation in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 4 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Rule of law
ALMATY, 4 June 2009- A roundtable discussion on reforming Kazakhstan's legislation on freedom of assembly was held in Almaty today...
OSCE trains human rights defenders in Kazakhstan on monitoring freedom of assembly
Publishing date: 1 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
ASTANA, 1 June 2009- A four-day training course for human rights defenders in Kazakhstan on how to monitor and report on the freedom of assembly, organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), began in Astana...
OSCE Centre in Astana co-organizes seminar on gender equality draft law
Publishing date: 29 May 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality, Tolerance and non-discrimination
ASTANA, 29 May 2009- A two-day seminar co-organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana, focusing on how a draft law on gender equality can be promoted, started in Borovoye in northern Kazakhstan today...
Role of democratization in regional security discussed at OSCE-supported conference in Almaty
Publishing date: 28 May 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Democratization
ALMATY, 28 May 2009- Democratization processes in the context of OSCE's comprehensive approach to security and the role of the OSCE in promoting human rights was the topic of a conference today, supported by the OSCE Centre in Astana...
OSCE supports discussions to improve management of transboundary groundwaters
Publishing date: 28 May 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities, Human rights
ALMATY, 28 May 2009- A workshop on groundwater management organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana and the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Cluster Office in Almaty ended today in Almaty...
OSCE Centre in Astana supports seminar on confidence- and security-building measures in Central Asia and South Caucasus
Publishing date: 26 May 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation, OSCE Programme Office in Astana
ALMATY, 26 May 2009- An OSCE-supported seminar to review and evaluate confidence- and security-building measures (CSBMs) in Central Asia and the South Caucasus opened in Almaty today...
OSCE holds seminar on fighting customs corruption in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 6 May 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities
ASTANA, 6 May 2009- A two-day seminar for Kazakh customs and law enforcement officials to discuss strategic anti-corruption methods and international good practices in this field ended in Astana today...