News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Programme Office concludes canine training course on explosives detection in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 27 September 2016
ASTANA, 27 September 2016 – The OSCE-supported two-stage Canine Explosive Search Training Programme co-organized by the Austrian Ministry of Internal Affairs, the OSCE Programme Office in Astana and the US Embassy in Kazakhstan concluded today in Astana...
OSCE trains law enforcement officers from South East Europe to combat cybercrime through use of open source digital forensic tools
Publishing date: 26 September 2016
SARAJEVO, 26 September 2016 – A five-day training course for 19 law enforcement representatives from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Montenegro on introductory open source digital forensics started today in Sarajevo...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan supports Academy of the Tajik Ministry of Internal Affairs Open Days
Publishing date: 26 September 2016
The OSCE Office in Tajikistan supported Open Days organized by the Ministry of Internal Affairs Academy, on 23 September in Khujand and 26 September 2016 in Dushanbe...
OSCE organizes International Police Reform Conference in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 22 September 2016
BISHKEK, 22 September 2016 – The development of the police system of Kyrgyzstan in the context of security sector reform is being discussed at a two-day international conference, which opened today in Bishkek...
OSCE-Amnesty International side event participants call on participating States to uphold international human rights standards, OSCE commitments in policing assemblies
Publishing date: 21 September 2016
The attitude and behavior of the police before and during assemblies greatly influence the course these events take, said participants in a side event focusing on challenges and good practices in the area of human-rights complaint assembly policing held during the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw, on 21 September 2016...
Second annual training seminar on multi-ethnic policing in Kazakhstan conducted by OSCE
Publishing date: 20 September 2016
AKTOBE, Kazakhstan, 20 September 2016 – A three-day training seminar for law-enforcement officers on best practices and international standards in policing in multi-ethnic societies began today in Aktobe, Kazakhstan.
Ukrainian patrol police, anti-trafficking officers build skills and knowledge with OSCE support
Publishing date: 15 September 2016
An OSCE-supported series of re-training programmes for anti-trafficking and patrol police officers in Ukraine was launched on 14 September 2016 and will be implemented throughout the country. Some 200 anti-trafficking police officers passing the attestation process and over 3500 patrol police officers will participate in the 100-hour courses by the end of the year...