News and press releases

ASTANA, 30 May 2014 – Current trends and challenges in the ongoing process of reforming legislation in Kazakhstan are the main topics of an OSCE-supported conference, organized by the Legislation Institute of the Justice Ministry, which opened today in Astana...

An agreement between the OSCE and INTERPOL was signed on 27 May 2014 with the aim of further enhancing collaboration between the two organizations in the area of law enforcement training...

A public discussion on the Draft Governmental Anti-Torture Action Plan was held in Bishkek on 23 May 2014 within the framework of the OSCE-supported multilateral Memorandum of Co-operation on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.

SKOPJE, 21 May 2014 – The OSCE Mission to Skopje shares the grief over the recent tragic loss of a young man’s life in Gjorce Petrov which was followed by two nights of rioting. “We are monitoring these developments with increasing concerns”, said the Head of Mission, Ambassador Ralf Breth. “We understand the authorities are investigating this crime, therefore it is crucial to let the investigative and judicial process take its course.”

From 19 to 21 May 2014, the OSCE Centre in Bishkek has supported a two-day training course for 20 staff of the “Atlantis” rehabilitation centres for drug and alcohol-addicted prisoners located in seven penitentiary establishments around Kyrgyzstan...

SARAJEVO, 20 May 2014 – Sixty-five judges, prosecutors and defence attorneys dealing with war crimes processing in South-Eastern Europe and wider Europe gathered at a two-day regional conference The role of national jurisdictions in implementation of international humanitarian law – law and practice which ended in Sarajevo today...

ASTANA, 19 May 2014 – An OSCE-supported training seminar to build capacity of the court system’s press services in public outreach at the central and regional levels began today in Astana...