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BISHKEK (TCA) — Jails are currently overcrowded and penal institutions are seeking solutions to improve jails’ situations, while being able to monitor efficiently and in a secure manner prisoners who could be released. Moreover, prisons are very expensive to operate. Prisons are overcrowded and have serious shortages of food and medical support. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — The Kyrgyz Association of Women in the Security Sector (KAWSS) was established on March 2 in Bishkek at a founding conference organized by the OSCE Centre in cooperation with the Kyrgyz Association of Women Police (KAWP), the Presidential Administration, the Parliament, the Defence Council, the Supreme Court, the Government, the Prime Minister’s Office, the Interior Ministry and all state security-providing structures. The aim of the Association is to increase the role of women in the security sector governance field. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — The project “Strengthen Prevention and Combating of Corruption in the Kyrgyz Republic” will be officially launched in Bishkek on March 9 with the participation of the Council of Europe and prominent representatives of the main beneficiary institutions in Kyrgyzstan. On this occasion, the project will be introduced to the stakeholders, including government institutions and civil society, the Delegation of the European Union to the Kyrgyz Republic said. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — The European Commission has signed new support to the Kyrgyz Republic with the focus on strengthening the rule of law (€13 million) and rural development (€10 million) in the country. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — US Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Sheila Gwaltney made remarks at the official opening of the State Forensics Center under the Kyrgyz Ministry of Justice on January 25. The remodeled facility was financed through donations from the United States and carried out by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the US Embassy in Bishkek press service said. Continue reading
TASHKENT (TCA) — Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has harshly criticized the country's prosecutors, calling on them to treat ordinary citizens and entrepreneurs properly, RFE/RL's Uzbek Service reported. Continue reading
