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OSCE conference raises awareness of women's access to economic and social resources in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 7 October 2005
YSYKKOL, Kyrgyzstan, 9 October 2005- Violations of women's access to economic and social resources in rural areas of Kyrgyzstan were the focus of a two-day conference, co-organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, which ended today in Ysykkol...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office concerned about four deported Uzbek asylum-seekers
Publishing date: 14 June 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Democratization, Border management, Human rights, National minority issues, Rule of law
LONDON, 14 June 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, said today he was deeply concerned about the fate of four asylum seekers, who were returned to Uzbekistan Friday by authorities in neighbouring Kyrgyzstan...
OSCE Chairman's Personal Representative presents plan to help maintain stability in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 14 April 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
VIENNA, 14 April 2005- A workplan to support stability and security in Kyrgyzstan- as it enters into a three-month presidential election campaign- has been put together with the country's authorities, the OSCE heard today. Alojz Peterle...
Human rights centre in south Kyrgyzstan to be a bridge between NGOs and new authorities, OSCE Centre says
Publishing date: 8 April 2005
OSH, 8 April 2005- A new human rights resource centre in southern Kyrgyzstan was opened today by the OSCE Field Office in Osh. It is expected to serve as a bridge between local NGOs and authorities on human rights issues. It will become a platform and...
OSCE Chairman calls for dialogue to defuse situation in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 21 March 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Elections
LJUBLJANA, 21 March 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel today urged all sides to engage in a dialogue to defuse the tension over the post-election situation in Kyrgyzstan. "Violence can never be justified. Recent Jalal Abad and Osh events...
OSCE Centre calls for calm and dialogue in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 20 March 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Elections
BISHKEK, 20 March 2005- The Head of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, Ambassador Markus Muller, today expressed concern about the latest developments in the post-election situation in Kyrgyzstan. Recent events in Jalal Abad and Osh could lead to an...
OSCE and Kyrgyzstan join efforts in developing OSCE Academy in Bishkek
Publishing date: 22 July 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution
BISHKEK, 22 July 2004- An agreement that gives a pioneering institute in Central Asia, the OSCE Academy in Bishkek, a formal legal status was signed today in the Kyrgyz capital by Prime Minister Nikolai Tanaev and Head of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek...