News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE supports seminar on public participation in law-making process in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 30 November 2017
An OSCE-supported seminar on public participation in the law-making process took place on 30 November 2017 in Astana, Kazakhstan, bringing together 25 representatives of civil society, political parties, trade unions, local government authorities and the media.
OSCE supports training workshop on risks management system in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 30 November 2017
An OSCE-supported two-day training workshop on best practices for administering a risks management system at customs concluded on 30 November 2017 in Astana.
OSCE Guidebook on Intelligence-Led Policing presented to public security officials from Central Asia in Astana
Publishing date: 28 November 2017
The OSCE Guidebook on Intelligence-Led Policing (ILP) was promoted in Astana, Kazakhstan, during a regional event which brought together some 30 representatives of the public security sector from Central Asian countries on 28 November 2017...
OSCE supports roundtable on promoting women’s empowerment in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 28 November 2017
An OSCE-supported roundtable discussion on the economic empowerment and political participation of women took place on 28 November 2017 in Astana.
OSCE Programme Office in Astana completes 2017 series of seminars on human rights protection mechanisms in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 23 November 2017
The last in a series of four OSCE-supported training seminars for representatives of the government, civil society and judiciary on human rights protection mechanisms in Kazakhstan was completed on 23 November 2017, in the Atyrau region.
OSCE Programme Office in Astana supports roundtable discussion on development of religious legislation in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 23 November 2017
ASTANA, 23 November 2017 – The development of legislation and law enforcement practices related to religious activities was the focus of an OSCE-supported roundtable discussion held in Astana on 22 November 2017.
OSCE trains potential election observers and Central Election Commission staff in Kazakhstan on voter registration standards
Publishing date: 16 November 2017
A training seminar on the various aspects of voter registration, organized by Kazakhstan’s Central Election Commission (CEC) in co-operation with the OSCE Programme Office in Astana and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), concluded on 16 November 2017 in Astana.