News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE, Council of Europe: amendments to Kyrgyzstan's assembly law raise serious concerns
Publishing date: 1 July 2008
WARSAW/STRASBOURG, 2 July 2008- The amendments to Kyrgyzstan's assembly law passed by Parliament on 13 June raise a number of serious concerns, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights and the Council of Europe's...
Intensifying Kyrgyzstan, OSCE co-operation mutually beneficial, says OSCE Chairman
Publishing date: 1 July 2008
BISHKEK, 1 July 2008- Kyrgyzstan is a key participant in the OSCE and an important factor for regional stability, said the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, in Bishkek today...
OSCE Centre helps publish register of lawyers in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 11 June 2008
BISHKEK, 11 June 2008- A register of lawyers in Kyrgyzstan was published today by the Justice Ministry and the Lawyers Union of Kyrgyzstan, with the support of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek...
OSCE Centre supports discussion on labour migration in southern Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 10 June 2008
OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 10 June 2008- Work permits and migration quotas were the focus of a roundtable discussion today organized by the International Business Council and supported by the OSCE Centre's field office in Osh...
OSCE Centre trains Kyrgyz prosecutors on children's and women's rights
Publishing date: 9 June 2008
BISHKEK, 9 June 2008- Protecting the rights of juvenile and women prisoners, and legislation in the field is the focus of a training course for prosecutors and their assistants, organized by the OSCE Centre, that began in Bishkek today...
OSCE Centre supports discussion in Kyrgyzstan on anti-corruption methods
Publishing date: 5 June 2008
BISHKEK, 5 June 2008- Effective ways of fighting corruption is the focus of an international conference, supported by the OSCE Centre, that ends in Bishkek tomorrow...
OSCE Centre helps document environmental challenges of Kyrgyzstan's Karasuu district
Publishing date: 28 May 2008
OSH, 28 May 2008- Karasuu district in southern Kyrgyzstan published its 'Environmental Passport' today with the financial support of the OSCE Centre's Field Office in Osh...