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OSCE Mission to Serbia supports an independent judiciary
Publishing date: 19 June 2014
Judicial independence in Serbia was the main topic of discussion at the OSCE Mission to Serbia conference held in Belgrade on 18 June 2014...
OSCE Centre supports human rights protection, fair trial standards in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 18 June 2014
ASTANA, 17 June 2014 – A two-day training seminar for judges on the application of international standards and mechanisms of human rights protection began today in Astana...
OSCE and partners co-organize public discussions on criminal justice reform in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 17 June 2014
Representatives from the President Office, parliament, the Supreme Court, law enforcement agencies, the government and civil society gathered in Bishkek on 17 June 2014 to discuss rule of law and judicial reforms in Kyrgyzstan...
OSCE Centre supports seminar in Kazakhstan on state prosecution’s skills in court
Publishing date: 12 June 2014
AKTOBE, Kazakhstan, 12 June 2014- An OSCE-supported two-day training seminar for prosecutors on basic trial techniques and pre-trial preparation in criminal cases began today in Aktobe, Western Kazakhstan...
OSCE Mission to Serbia supports greater judicial independence
Publishing date: 4 June 2014
On 3 June 2014, some 50 of Serbia’s top judicial professionals gathered at an OSCE-conference in Belgrade to discuss the selection process for judges and prosecutors and the reform of the Judicial Academy...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator supports dialogue on future reform of Ukraine’s justice system
Publishing date: 2 June 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Rule of law
As discussions on the need to improve effectiveness of the judiciary are gaining pace in Ukraine, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator supported a roundtable meeting on 2 June 2014 with the aim of facilitating dialogue on reforms to the justice system...
OSCE/ODIHR preliminary assessment recommends measures to enhance planning, drafting of legislation in the Kyrgyz Republic
Publishing date: 2 June 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Rule of law
The process of drafting and preparing legislation in the Kyrgyz Republic should be more transparent and participatory, said a preliminary assessment presented by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Bishkek on 2 June 2014. The presentation was held for representatives of the country’s parliament, the Jogorku Kenesh, and of the government, the presidential administration and civil society.