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OSCE Centre organizes seminar to improve criminal process standards in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 16 December 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Policing, Rule of law
BISHKEK, 16 December 2008- Improving the handing of criminal cases through more effective co-operation between law enforcement and judicial bodies and the proper use of evidence was the focus of a seminar organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek today...
OSCE Centre organizes course for Kyrgyz Border Service on detecting false IDs
Publishing date: 12 December 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Border management, Countering terrorism, Policing
BISHKEK, 12 December 2008- Eighteen Border Service officers completed a training course on identifying counterfeit ID documents in Bishkek today...
OSCE Centre supports forensic training course for Kyrgyz police
Publishing date: 12 December 2008
OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 12 December 2008- Identifying the profile of a person through examining his handwriting was the aim of training course that ended in Osh today...
OSCE Centre helps Kyrgyz police improve fingerprint database
Publishing date: 12 December 2008
BISHKEK, 12 December 2008- An automated fingerprint identification system will be introduced by the Interior Ministry as part of the Kyrgyz Police Programme to improve crime investigation capacity...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports Kyrgyz police reforms to prevent torture
Publishing date: 4 December 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Human rights, Policing
BISHKEK, 4 December 2008- Doing more to prevent the use of torture in law enforcement structures and raising awareness of human rights was the aim of a conference at the Kyrgyz Interior Ministry today...
Fifth anniversary of OSCE Police Reform Programme in Kyrgyzstan marked with conference
Publishing date: 22 November 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Policing
BISHKEK, 22 November 2008- Almost 100 officials participated in a conference today that marked the fifth anniversary of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek's Police Reform Programme. The Interior Ministry and the OSCE Centre co-organized the event...
OSCE Centre helps Kyrgyz Justice Ministry develop probation services, donates vehicles
Publishing date: 19 November 2008
BISHKEK, 19 November 2008- Two cars handed over to the Kyrgyz Justice Ministry by OSCE Centre in Bishkek yesterday will help increase the efficiency of judicial inspectors in Bishkek and Osh who deal with probation services...