CENTRAL ASIA 4.10 The OSCE Centre in Ashgabat Background The OSCE Centre in Ashgabat assists the Host Country in promoting OSCE principles and commitments and encourages the Host Country's co-operation with the OSCE. In 2011, two international and three national staff members implemented police and law enforcement related programmatic activities. The Centre further enhanced co-operation with the Ministry of Interior and the Police Academy under the Ministry of Interior of Turkmenistan. Capacity-building Activities In 2011, the Centre elaborated an article-by-article authoritative commentary to the Criminal Procedure Code of Turkmenistan, expected to be made public in the first half of 2012. In September, the Centre organized a series of lectures on international human rights standards and their applicability in the administration of criminal justice for students and teachers of the S.A Niyazov Institute under the Ministry of Interior of Turkmenistan. During six days of lectures, future police officers learned about international standards and national models of criminal justice, the organization of court hearings and the review of judicial decisions, and discussed the administration of human rights in criminal justice, including the right to liberty, legal protection and access to justice. Organized Crime At the end of 2010, the Centre had supported a publication on International Legal Standards on Anti-Corruption and its translation into the Turkmen language. The publication contained the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) and a Technical Guide to the UNCAC. In 2011, the Centre supported the dissemination of the publication within the Host Country’s government institutions, including law enforcement agencies. On 14-15 July, the Centre supported the participation of two representatives from the Financial Intelligence Unit of the Ministry of Finance of Turkmenistan at the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units (FIU) “Development Workshop” in Yerevan. Cyber Security On 9-10 May, the Centre supported the participation of two officials form the Ministry of National Security of Turkmenistan in the “OSCE Conference on a Comprehensive Approach to Cyber Security: Exploring the Future OSCE Role” in Vienna (see also chapter 3.1). Travel Document Security In 2011, the Centre donated 17 software licenses for the electronic passport database to the State Migration Service and three licenses to the Ministry of National Security, Ministry of Interior and the State Border Service of Turkmenistan within the “Strengthening Travel Document Security in Turkmenistan” project. 96