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OSCE promotes judicial independence as a way to counter corruption in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 13 December 2021
The 7th Annual Conference of the Kyrgyz Association of Women Judges on "Increasing the level of independence of judges as a way to counter corruption" took place on 10 and 11 December in Bishkek.
OSCE launches regional project on enhancing criminal justice capacities for combating gender-based violence in South-Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 13 December 2021
On 9 December 2021, the OSCE launched the regional project ‘Enhancing Criminal Justice Capacities for Combating Gender-based Violence in South-Eastern Europe’.
Statement by OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Linde and Secretary General Schmid on latest political developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 12 December 2021
Content type: Press statement
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
STOCKHOLM/VIENNA, 12 December 2021 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Ann Linde and OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid made the following statement regarding the decision taken on Friday in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) by the Republika Srpska National Assembly (RSNA) to take further steps in the direction of unilateral withdrawal from transfer agreements from the entities to the State.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 291/2021 issued on 11 December 2021
Publishing date: 11 December 2021
Content type: Daily report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 842 ceasefire violations, including 78 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 1,463 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded eight ceasefire violations, including one explosion. In the previous
OSCE SMM Spot Report 40/2021: Armed formations denied the SMM passage near Zolote and Molodizhne, Luhansk region
Publishing date: 11 December 2021
Content type: Spot report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
On the morning of 11 December, the armed formations in Luhansk region twice denied, and once delayed, the Mission’s passage to government-controlled areas...
OSCE supports Forum of Defense Lawyers
Publishing date: 10 December 2021
An OSCE-supported online Forum of Defense Lawyers concluded on 19 November 2021. The event was organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan in co-operation with the Republican Collegium of Advocates and the Legal Policy Research Centre.
OSCE supports XII Internet Forum “Development of the Internet sphere in Central Asia”
Publishing date: 10 December 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Media freedom and development
An OSCE-supported two-day XII Internet Forum “Development of the Internet sphere in Central Asia” was concluded on 19 November 2021 in Almaty. The event was organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan in co-operation with the MediaNet International Centre for Journalism and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung.