TSPC News

On February 27, 2015 Tian Shan Policy Center organized the roundtable: “The tasks of the labor market analyzes in the Russian Federation for the effective employment of labor migrants from the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Tajikistan".  
In the focus of attention of roundtable participants were the research tasks to make analysis of the labor market in the Russian Federation and the development of Kyrgyz and Tajik labor migrants’ profiles.

TSPC was granted funds to conduct the project: "Building Enabling Environment to Develop Effective Migration Policies in KR: Promoting Capacity of Migration State Bodies and Enhancing Migration Studies in KR"

Tian Shan Policy Center, the Civil Partnership Platform (CPP) "Central Asia on the Move" and the Human Rights Movement "Bir Duino - Kyrgyzstan", with the support of the representative offices of DCA and ICCO in Kyrgyzstan, concluded a survey among the leaders of NCOs and focus group discussions among the activists of NCOs on the issue of development trends in the political space of NCOs in Kyrgyzstan.

TSPC was granted funds to conduct the project: "Protecting the Rights of Kyrgyz and other Central Asian Migrants: Utilizing policy analysis, building capacity, and facilitating policy reforms”.

On November 29, 2013, the Tian Shan Policy Center concluded an agreement with the UN World Food Programme in the Kyrgyz Republic on joint development of the report on climate change and food security

On November 5, 2013, TSPC organized presentation in combination with the International and Business Law Department’s Law week at AUCA.  Presenters included Sarah King from TSPC Human Rights, Nadejda Kolbina and Aidar Sydykov from Golos Svobody and Rysbek Adamaliev from Kylym Shamy.

On 19 and 20 September, TSPC facilitated a workshop among its partners in Civil Society, primarily from the Osh and Jalal-Abad regions, to discuss international standards and best practices for the eradication of torture and abuse during detention and the potential for their implementation in the Kyrgyz Republic.

TSPC begins its next project on landscape baseline assessment of ecosystems and productive lands of waterside zone of the Lake Issyk-Kul for the Community Development and Knowledge Management under the Satoyama Initiative (COMDEKS) project in Kyrgyzstan

The Tian Shan Policy Center (TSPC) is now implementing its new project, Enhancing the capacity of NGOs and institutions to advocate for implementation of human rights decisions and standards to prevent torture. This work is proceeding within the framework of TSPC’s human rights program. The project is funded by the European Union.
 

On June 3-4, 2013, the Tian Shan Policy Center (TSPC) at the American University of Central Asia, together with the "Resource Centre for the Elderly” Public Association hosted the International Conference on Best Practices in Protecting Labor Migrants’ Rights and Perspectives of their Application in Kyrgyzstan.