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Participants of the OSCE-supported round table for development of inclusive employment processes for persons with disabilities (PwD) in the state and municipal service discuss current trends in the Kyrgyz Republic together with representatives of the Kyrgyz State Personnel Service, the Ministry of Labour and Social Development.

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The OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek team at the sixth annual mini-football tournament dedicated to the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Bishkek, 26 June 2019.

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Students of Naryn State University attend a lecture on bride kidnapping supported by the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, Naryn, Kyrgyzstan, 7 December 2018.

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L-R: Natalia Gherman, the Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sooronbai Jeenbekov, Pierre von Arx, Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, Vice Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic Altynai Omurbekova at the II International Conference "Islam in a Contemporary Secular State", Bishkek, 15 November 2018.

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(L-r) Nadira Jusupbekova, Deputy Minister of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic, Ambassador Pierre von Arx, Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, Amir Ishmatov, Senior Programme Assistant and Ms. Eleni Galani, Consultant- listen to a speaker at a Conference dedicated to the "World Day Against Trafficking in Human Beings" in Kyrgyzstan, 30 July 2018.

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Participants look at the art pieces dedicated to the International Day Against Torture, Bishkek, 25 June 2018.

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Alexei Syromyatnikov (l), Head of Bishkek Eparchy and Maksat ajy Toktomushev, Head of Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Kyrgyzstan at the National Forum on Inter-confessional Dialogue, Bishkek, 29-30 November 2017.

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Chief Engineer of the National Guard of Kyrgyz Republic briefs, Almazbek Karasartov, Commander of National Guard of Armed Forces of Kyrgyzstan, Valeriu Chiveri, Deputy Head of OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek and William Leaf, Head of Politico-Military Dimension of OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek about surveillance equipment, Bishkek, 20 October 2017.

Early marriage and human rights

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Arranged marriages are still a reality for many young women in Kyrgyzstan. Large numbers of these marriages fall apart and women are often left alone, struggling to get by. The OSCE supports local organizations, including a network of Women’s Initiative Groups, which provide help and assistance for these women.

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Anders Troedsson (r), the Acting Head of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, signs a memorandum of understanding with Kyrgyzstan's authorities and civil society organizations on co-operation to prevent torture, Bishkek, 15 June 2012.

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Finnish penal enforcement officials show their penitentiary facilities to their counterparts from Kyrgyzstan, Helsinki, 22 August 2011.

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Mediator Abdullaeva Zahida (second from the left) conducts a meeting with residents of the Osh neighbourhood Teshik Tash, which was severely affected by the June 2010 violence, to resolve a dispute about distribution of humanitarian aid.