OSCE continues supporting promotion of civic education in Kyrgyzstan

The OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek continues to support Kyrgyzstan in promoting civic education, with a focus on target groups such as persons with disabilities, youth, local activists and representatives of civil society organizations across Kyrgyzstan.

From 22 to 31 July, over 470 citizens took part in a series of three-day training seminars from across the country organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek in close co-operation with the Public Foundation “EAGL”.

Participants increased their understanding and knowledge on basic electoral rights, national electoral legislation, including the most recent legislative initiatives, and responsibilities for legislation violations during electoral processes. They also learned about the roles and functions of election commissions, law enforcement and local self-government bodies, courts, political parties and the role of independent election observers during electoral processes.

The training seminars are part of the Programme Office’s extra-budgetary project “Support to strengthening inclusiveness of electoral processes in 2020 parliamentary and local council elections”, generously supported by Germany, Finland, Switzerland and Norway.