OSCE-supported workshop on anti-corruption review of draft legislation concluded in Bishkek

A three-day workshop on anti-corruption draft legislation review for 30 representatives of government institutions, law enforcement agencies, civil society and the business community of Kyrgyzstan concluded on 18 May 2018 in Bishkek.

Aimed at strengthening the capacities of relevant anti-corruption stakeholders in identifying potential corruption risks in the legislative drafting process, the workshop was organized by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) in co-operation with the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek.

The workshop provided participants with theories and practical tools on sound legal drafting and transparent analysis of draft legislation. Participants also learned how to identify corruption risk factors and to produce final review reports. 

“This workshop is a joint practical anti-corruption activity, which gives representatives of the public sector, business community and civil society of Kyrgyzstan an opportunity to co-operate more closely in anti-corruption matters,” said Kurban Babayev, Associate Anti-Corruption Officer at OCEEA.

Eni Gjergji, Acting Regional Development Officer at the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek said that corruption remains one of the most pressing challenges of our time. “Promotion of good governance and the fight against corruption are high on the agenda of the OSCE and our Programme Office in Bishkek.”

The workshop is part of an OSCE-led regional extra-budgetary project on fostering a participatory approach to preventing corruption in Central Asia. The project is designed to assist governments, as well as civil society and business sector, in developing and implementing national corruption prevention policies. It is funded by Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, Norway, Serbia and Liechtenstein.