Event archive
November 2013
Roundtable
Round table “Advanced International Practices in Labour Migration Management”
The round table will cover national labour migration management practices and support the government in building its capacity to introduce more effective labour migration policies in line with OSCE commitments.
Seminar
Seminar on the National Preventive Mechanism
This seminar aims to discuss a variety of operational aspects of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM), which is an anti-torture preventive system. Under recently-adopted legislation in Kazakhstan, the NPM is to undertake visits and…
Conference
OSCE regional conference: "Quality and Information Management on Explosive Hazards Reductions and Response"
The conference falls within the OSCE initiated effort and a system of mechanisms to support the participating States in Central Asia, in addressing the concerns and challenges stemming from Explosive Hazards through technical co-operation…
Workshop
Presentation of the draft law concept on fingerprinting and genomic registration
The OSCE Centre in Astana together with the Ministry of Interior will organize a public discussion of the draft law concept on fingerprinting and genomic registration. The concept envisages the creation of a fingerprint database to search…
Conference
International conference on anti-corruption and economic security
This international conference is an annual event held by the Financial Police Academy and supported by the OSCE Centre in Astana. The main participants of the event are scientists, educational institutions, law enforcement agencies and…
Conference
International conference on reform of criminal procedure legislation in Kazakhstan
This conference aims to discuss ways to reform criminal procedure legislation through sharing international best practices and expert recommendations, as well as to strengthen expert dialogue among criminal justice practitioners…
Meeting
Public council and working group meeting on access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters
This meeting of the public council and the working group is to bring together relevant government officials, regional Aarhus centres and NGOs to discuss the issues of public hearings, a mechanism of advancement of public opinion and public…
Workshop
Presentation of a brochure on applying the concept of integrated water resources management in Central Asia
An OSCE-supported brochure on integrated water resource management best practices will be presented to the media at a press conference in Almaty on 12 November. The brochure addresses water authorities, researchers and other specialists of…
Meeting
High-level expert meeting on criminal legislation reform
This meeting will build on the work of several meetings and conferences held in 2013 to discuss new drafts of the Criminal, Criminal Procedure and Criminal Executive Codes of Kazakhstan. It will gather high-level representatives from…
October 2013
Roundtable
Roundtable discussion on developing journalism education in Kazakhstan
The participants of the roundtable will identify existing challenges that Kazakh-language journalism faculties face and ways that new media tools can help develop education in the industry. The organizers of the event will present Kazakh…
Seminar
Seminars for judges on combating human trafficking
The seminar “Combating trafficking in human beings”, for district judges, is the seventh event in a series of seminars aimed at building the capacity of local judges in the fight against human trafficking by offering to them an overview of…
Seminar
Master class on the use of “Hand book on human rights for future police officers”.
During one-day master class Bureau’s trainers will conduct courses with interactive elements introducing best practices and international experience in upholding fundamental human rights. The course participants will also receive an updated…
Conference
Regional forum on the formation of a regional green growth network
In order to raise awareness clarify the transition of the Republic of Kazakhstan to a green economy, this forum will bring together participants from the private sector, civil society and state institutions to promote discussion about ways…
Roundtable
Roundtable discussion on national human rights reports
This meeting will publicly discuss and promote the recommendations contained in the 2012 Annual National Report on the human rights situation, as well as Special National Report on Migrants’ Rights in Kazakhstan, prepared by the National…
Seminar
OSCE promotes best practices in integration of migrants
The two-day training delivered by the ODIHR expert will focus on best practices in integration of migrants in line with the OSCE commitments for some 25 high and mid-level experts representing the ministries as well as akimats from Atyrau…
Roundtable
Consultative Roundtable on ODIHR Guidelines on Recognition of Religious or Belief Communities
On 10 October, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the OSCE Centre in Astana will hold a consultative roundtable on the Guidelines on Recognition of Religious or Belief Communities the ODIHR has been…