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Protection of rights of persons detained in psychiatric institutions discussed at OSCE-supported training courses in Kyrgyzstan

Publishing date: 17 June 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Human rights
BISHKEK, 17 June 2016 – To mark the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the OSCE Centre in Bishkek in co-operation with the Centre for the Support of International Protection today concluded training courses in Osh and Bishkek on the human rights of persons subjected to involuntary medical treatment in psychiatric institutions...

OSCE supports capacity building training course for prison staff in Kyrgyzstan

Publishing date: 10 June 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Human rights
BISHKEK, 10 June 2016 – An OSCE-supported training course for 10 staff members of the National Security State Committee’s (NSSC) remand prisons on improving the prison service standards concluded today at the NSSC Institute in Bishkek...

OSCE trains newly recruited prison staff in Kyrgyzstan

Publishing date: 29 April 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Human rights
JALAL-ABAD, Kyrgyzstan, 29 April 2016 – Some 46 newly recruited prison staff today concluded a two-week capacity-building training course organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the Kyrgyz State Service on Execution of Punishment held from 18 to 29 April 2016...

OSCE Centre in Bishkek-supported report assesses protection of human rights within Kyrgyzstan’s armed forces

Publishing date: 19 April 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Human rights
BISHKEK, 19 April 2016 – An OSCE Centre in Bishkek-supported report detailing the protection of human rights within the Kyrgyz Armed Forces and recommendations to the Kyrgyz Government on how to improve the situation was presented in Bishkek today by the Kylym Shamy NGO, the Kyrgyz Ombudsman Office, the National Centre on the Prevention of Torture and the General Staff of the Armed Forces...

Kyrgyz officials learn about new generation passport technology during OSCE-supported study tour to South Korea

Publishing date: 16 December 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Human rights, Elections
The OSCE Centre in Bishkek organized a one-week study visit to South Korea on 7-12 December 2015 for representatives of Kyrgyz government agencies to familiarize them with best practices in introducing biometric passports...

OSCE Centre supports Ninth International Festival of Documentary Films in Kyrgyzstan

Publishing date: 10 December 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Human rights
BISHKEK, 10 December 2015 – The OSCE Centre in Bishkek is marking International Human Rights Day by supporting the Ninth International Festival of Documentary Films on Human Rights, which starts tomorrow and is organized by the Bir Duino-Kyrgyzstan human rights movement...

OSCE Centre in Bishkek hands over explosive ordnance disposal equipment to Kyrgyz Armed Forces

Publishing date: 26 November 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Human rights
The OSCE Centre in Bishkek on 25 November 2015 held a ceremony to hand over to the Engineering Department of the Kyrgyz Armed Forces two explosive ordnance disposals, nine bomb suits with helmets, two distance remote exploders, two hook and line kits and seven mine detectors...