Event Archive
June 2013
Seminar
Regional information seminars to raise awareness of new registration procedures for civil society organizations
The purpose of these six regional one-day information seminars is to familiarize representatives of registration services from regional and local departments of justice, as well as civil society activists, with the new registration…
Training
Training on legal opinions and time management for judges
This series of four three-day trainings for newly appointed administrative court judges from all around Ukraine will introduce to participants legal opinion writing techniques, including such issues as motivation and reasoning, the criteria…
Seminar
Seminar on online media self-regulation
Around 20 representatives of online media will gather to discuss problems related to ethical standards in online journalism and to identify ways to improve the situation.
Conference
International conference on enhancing Kazakhstan’s political-party system and work of parliamentary factions
This conference will bring together political-party leaders, government officials, experts and representatives of civil society from the United States, Europe and Central Asia to discuss ways to enhance the country’s political-party system…
General event
27th Meeting of the Advisory Committee of the European Audiovisual Observatory
The Director of the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Andrey Rikhter, will attend the 27th meeting of the Advisory Committee of the European Audiovisual Observatory (EAO). The meeting will be held on 6 June 2013 in…
Conference
The 25th Medienforum - Changing Media, Changing Society
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, will attend the 25th Medienforum, where the theme for this year’s event is Changing Media, Changing Society. The Representative will give an opening keynote speech on the…
Training
Training for police on public order management
New recruits of the patrol service’s special battalion will be trained on public order management, focusing on principles in the appropriate use of force at public events, communication and negotiation skills.
Training
Graduation ceremony for police trainers
Police educators will graduate from a two-month intensive course deliveredy by an OSCE expert. The aim of the course was to improve the quality of trainers at the recently established Police Educational Complex, as well as to strengthen the…
Roundtable
Roundtable on the Terrorist Bombings Convention
This roundtable on “Good Practices to Enhance Implementation of the Preventive Aspects of the Terrorist Bombings Convention” is organized in co-operation with the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. It will bring together more than 30 experts…
Seminar
Seminar on public order management
Around 30 police officers, civil society and international community representatives will gather to discuss the recent developments in the public order management field. An invited OSCE expert and the President of Helsinki Committee will…
Training
Training Seminar on Internet Media: Freedom, Professionalism, Sustainability
The Office of the Representative on Freedom of the Media and Belarus's Foreign Ministry will arrange a training seminar for journalists in Minsk on Internet media. The seminar will cover Internet media as a tool to increase media outreach…
May 2013
Training
Training on organizational development for national minorities
Some 30 representatives of national minorities will participate in a five-day training course on organizational development to be held on 31 May-1 June and 6-8 June 2013 in Yerevan.
Conference
Trends and problems of existing legislation in the framework of a new political path
In marking the 20th anniversary of the Justice Ministry's Legislation Institute, the main purpose of this conference is to increase dialogue on legal issues among legal scholars and practitioners, strengthen international co-operation…
Workshop
Workshop for regional prosecutors on jury trial issues
A two-day OSCE-supported workshop for Kazakhstani prosecutors will focus on the practical aspects of jury trial work, adversarial proceedings and equality of arms and the role of defence lawyers and prosecutors. It is expected that some 30…
Seminar
Seminar on hate speech
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, will participate in the seminar Would You Ban "Hate Speech"?, which will examine content-based restrictions and speech leading to imminent danger. The Director of the Office…
General event
Public lecture by Nobel Prize winner in Economics, Dr. John Nash
Dr. John Nash, winner of the Nobel Prize for economics, will deliver a public lecture called “Ideal Money and the Motivation of Savings and Thrift” in Bishkek on 27 May 2013. Dr. Nash’s visit to Kyrgyzstan was organized by the OSCE Centre…