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OSCE co-organizes seminar for defence lawyers on plea bargaining in criminal cases
Publishing date: 2 March 2015
Some 50 defence lawyers participated in a seminar on rules of procedural agreements and plea bargaining in criminal cases in accordance with new Criminal Procedure Code co-organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Astana in co-operation with the Almaty Bar Association on 28 February 2015 in Almaty, Kazakhstan...
OSCE supports discussion of draft laws on access to information and countering corruption
Publishing date: 27 February 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Economic activities, Rule of law
ASTANA, 27 February 2015 – An OSCE-supported roundtable discussion on developing national legislation on access to information, countering corruption and public oversight took place today in Astana. The event was initiated by the Legal Council of National Democratic Party Nur Otan and co-organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Astana and the Prosecutor General’s Office with the support of the Legal Policy Research Centre, Internews-Kazakhstan and Soros Foundation- Kazakhstan...
OSCE supports expert meeting on penitentiary legislation in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 26 February 2015
ASTANA, 26 February 2015- The issues of harmonising some legislative acts with provisions of the new Criminal Executive Code of Kazakhstan were among the topics addressed at an OSCE-supported expert meeting held today in Astana. The event was co-organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Astana in co-operation with the Legislative and Judicial Reform Committee of the Mazhilis (lower chamber of the Parliament) with support from the Penal Reform International Office in Central Asia...
OSCE trains prosecutors on conflict resolution and trial techniques in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 26 February 2015
A two-day training seminar on conflict resolution and basic trial techniques for some 30 middle-level staff of Kazakhstan’s Prosecutor General’s Office began on 26 February 2015 in Astana...
OSCE co-organizes seminar for defence lawyers on criminal justice procedures in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 2 February 2015
Some 40 defence lawyers participated in a seminar on rules and standards of evidence in accordance with new Criminal Procedure Code co-organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Astana in co-operation with the Almaty Bar Association on 31 January 2015 in Almaty, Kazakhstan...
OSCE Centre co-organizes seminar on new criminal justice codes in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 23 December 2014
ASTANA, 23 December 2014- More than 70 officers of the investigative and operational units, departments of internal security of State Revenues Committee of the Finance Ministry from across the country take part in a four-day training seminar, which began today in Astana...
OSCE Centre supports Second Penal Reform Forum in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 12 December 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Policing, Rule of law