News and press releases

The last in a series of eight OSCE-supported training seminars for judges on good practices in handling human trafficking cases took place on 21 November 2013 in Astana. The seminars were organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana, in co-operation with the Civil Service Academy, the Supreme Court and the U.S. Embassy in Kazakhstan.

A roundtable discussion on improving the management of labour migration, organized by the Labour and Social Protection Ministry and the OSCE Centre in Astana, with the support of Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the International Organization for Migration, took place in Astana on 20 November 2013.

ASTANA, 19 November 2013 – The implementation of the National Preventive Mechanism Against Torture and Ill-treatment in Kazakhstan (NPM) was the focus of a two-day seminar that began today in Astana.

A OSCE-organized regional conference Quality and Information Management on Explosive Hazards Reduction and Response started in Almaty today.

ASTANA, 18 November 2013 – A roundtable discussion organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana and the Ministry of Internal Affairs on the draft law on fingerprint and genomic registration in Kazakhstan took place today in Astana...

The OSCE Centre in Astana supported an international conference on contemporary approaches to countering corruption and ensuring economic security that took place today in Astana.

A discussion of the draft Criminal Procedure Code recently introduced to the Parliament of Kazakhstan topped the agenda of an international conference, supported by the OSCE Centre and held on 15 November 2013 in Astana.