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OSCE helps establish first support centre for domestic violence victims in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 24 April 2012
A support and assistance centre for victims of domestic violence opened in Ashgabat in April 2012 with support from the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat...
OSCE Centre supports training for domestic violence hotline consultants
Publishing date: 8 July 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality
ASHGABAT, 8 July 2010- An OSCE-supported training course on providing hotline support for issues related to domestic violence concluded in Ashgabat today...
Rights of female inmates in focus of OSCE Centre training course
Publishing date: 11 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Human rights, Education, Gender equality
ASHGABAT, 11 June 2010- Prison officials and Interior Ministry representatives took part in a three-day OSCE course on international legal standards for the treatment of prisoners, with a focus on the rights of female inmates, which concluded....
OSCE Centre in Ashgabat announces photo contest winners
Publishing date: 17 December 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
ASHGABAT, 17 December 2009- The winners of the photo contest launched by the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat to celebrate its tenth anniversary were announced today, with the first prize awarded to Igor Lomov for his photo "Twin souls".
OSCE Centre in Ashgabat promotes women's role in public life
Publishing date: 10 December 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality, Tolerance and non-discrimination
TURKMENBASHI, 10 December 2009- Twenty-five female parliamentarians from Western Balkan and Central Asian countries, representatives of the National Institute for Democracy and Human Rights under the President of Turkmenistan...
OSCE Centre in Ashgabat organizes seminar to promote gender-sensitive legislation
Publishing date: 12 October 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
ASHGABAT, 12 October 2009- Participants at an OSCE seminar that took place in Ashgabat today discussed the importance of laws that promote and protect gender equality...
OSCE Centre in Ashgabat supports new domestic violence hotline
Publishing date: 7 September 2009
ASHGABAT, 7 September 2009- A domestic violence hotline initiated and supported by the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat opened officially in Turkmenistan today...