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Strengthened amnesty laws and improved support for released persons in Tajikistan recommended at OSCE-hosted roundtable discussion
Publishing date: 3 June 2016
An analysis of Tajikistan’s three most recent amnesty laws and the findings of a study on the situation of persons released from confinement were presented at an OSCE-hosted roundtable discussion on 3 June 2016 in Dushanbe, which brought together some 30 representatives of the government, civil society and international partners...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan supports charity event for children with disabilities to mark International Children’s Day
Publishing date: 1 June 2016
To mark International Children’s Day on 1 June 2016, the OSCE Office in Tajikistan supported charity events for children with disabilities in Dushanbe and the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO)...
Annual human rights meeting in Tajikistan brings together government and civil society representatives
Publishing date: 30 May 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Human rights
DUSHANBE, 30 May 2016- Some 90 participants, including government officials and civil society representatives, are coming together in Dushanbe today for a meeting organized by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan to discuss human rights issues specific to the country, ahead of the annual OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan supports training course for women’s penitentiary staff on international standards for treatment of women prisoners
Publishing date: 21 December 2015
Staff members of the women’s penitentiary in the town of Nurek attended a training course co-organized by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan on 15-16 December 2015 on practical aspects of the UN Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners, also known as the Bangkok Rules...
OSCE workshop focuses on income-generating activities to promote social rehabilitation of prisoners in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 18 December 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Human rights
DUSHANBE, 18 December 2015 – A week-long workshop co-organized by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan and focusing on the re-socialization of prisoners through income-generating activities concluded today at the OSCE Office’s premises in Dushanbe...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan training course highlights need for respecting human rights of detained persons
Publishing date: 17 December 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Human rights
DUSHANBE, 17 December 2015 – The OSCE Office in Tajikistan, with the support of the Swiss Co-operation Office, today concluded a three-day training course on the human rights of persons in police custody and the independent monitoring of police detention facilities...
Annual Government-Civil Society Conference on Key Human Rights Issues in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 29 July 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
Implementation of Tajikistan’s OSCE human rights commitments was the focus of a two-day meeting of government, civil society and international community representatives that concluded today in Dushanbe...