OSCE donates office equipment to Tajikistan’s Supreme Court

The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe donated 25 computers and a printer to the Judicial Training Centre of Tajikistan’s Supreme Court to enhance the quality of training conducted for judges and prosecutors. The handover ceremony took place on 19 April 2019 in Dushanbe.

The OSCE has a long-standing relation of co-operation with the Supreme Court for building the capacity of the judiciary to uphold OSCE commitments. Joint areas of work include issues related to juvenile justice, media freedom, presumption of innocence, torture prevention, and a wide range of international standards of human rights protection.

“We are glad to contribute to the improvement of the training environment, which will allow for research and access to legal information. It will also help to improve the conduct of training seminars and enhance web-based learning opportunities for judges and prosecutors,” said Robert Heuer, Head of the Human Dimension Department of the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe.

The Director of the Judicial Training Centre, Soleh Zavkizoda, thanked the OSCE for the support and said: “The donated equipment will improve the capacity of the Judicial Training Centre. We co-operate with the OSCE in a constructive manner in all areas that are in line with the OSCE commitments.”

The donation was made at the request of the Judicial Training Centre. The OSCE supports the Government of Tajikistan in the implementation of Recommendations of the Universal Periodic Review Procedure for 2017-2020 and the National Action Plan on Juvenile Justice System Reform 2017-2021.