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General Information

Project No.:5300376

Programme Name:Police Reform Programme

Geographical Area: Kyrgyzstan

Thematic Category: Police Activities

Starting Date: 23 July 2010

Ending Date:31 December 2011

Total Financial Requirements: €3,759,400

Implementing Partner:

Beneficiaries: Kyrgyzstan MoI/Police

Budget:

PROJECT MANAGER

Name: Markus Mueller

Title: Head of CSI

E-mail: markus.mueller @osce.org

Telephone:

+996 775 98 33 24

1.Executive Summary

Following the June 2010 unrest in southern Kyrgyzstan, and in response to a request from the

Kyrgyz Republic, the Permanent Council authorized the deployment of an OSCE Police Advisory

Group to support the efforts of the authorities of the Kyrgyz Republic (PC.DEC/947). A small team

deployed to Kyrgyzstan in late August to prepare for the full deployment of that Group.

After extensive discussions and further developments in Kyrgyzstan, the Government of the

Kyrgyz Republic subsequently expressed its interest

in a special project aimed at reducing the

threats to public security and its conviction that assistance to its police agencies was necessary,

especially in the south of the country. On 18 November, the Permanent Council, in its Decision No.

961, decided to support the understanding reached between the Kyrgyz Republic and the OSCE

Centre in Bishkek to implement PC.DEC/947on the basis of the Concept for the Community

Security Initiative jointly developed with the Ministry of Interior (PC.DEL/1081/10).

The main objective of theCommunity Security Initiative isto support the Kyrgyzstan police

addressing the specific security situation after the June events. It shall contribute to the

professionalism of the Kyrgyzstan police in providinghuman security for all members and

communities of Kyrgyzstan’s population, irrespective of ethnicity. At the same time, the project will

be a pilot initiative to contribute to the longer term, wider national police reform programme

envisaged by the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic.

The project will comprise up to 30 seconded international police advisors, one international

contracted and 27 locally recruitedprogrammatic and support staff. The main focus of the project

will be 8 police stations inthe southern provinces and 2 police stations in the Chuy provinces,

where programmatic staff will advise and support Kyrgyzstan police in protecting and respecting

human rights, co-operating with local communities and operating in a multi-ethnic environment.

In a statement to the Permanent Council on 4 November (PC.DEL/1050/10).

Refers to territorial units of the Ministry of Interior.

OSCE Centre in Bishkek

Project Title: Community Security Initiative Kyrgyzstan

This is a revision of the project previously titled ‘OSCE Police Advisory Group to Kyrgyzstan’, the

main differences being that it runs for 1 year once the preparatory phase is complete (expected on

31 December) and it has a stronger capacity building trait.

2.Background and Justifications

Background

On 10 June 2010, in the southern city of Osh violent clashes broke out between ethnic Kyrgyz and

ethnic Uzbek youth groups that subsequently resulted in the escalation of violence and large scale

clashes between the two ethnic groups. A large number of private households, businesses, and a

number of state-owned buildings were set on fire and roadblocks and barricades were erected by

local residents throughout the city – mainly for self-protection purposes. The unrest subsequently

spilt over to Jalal-Abad. The Provisional Government of Kyrgyzstan (PG) declared a state of

emergency and established curfews in Osh and Jalal-Abad cities and the outlying districts. At that

stage, an estimated 400,000 people were displaced from theirhomes

, the majority being ethnic

Uzbeks. In addition up to 90% of which were womenaccording to some reports.

In the aftermath

393 people were confirmedkilled as a result of theunrest, with several thousand injured. Included

in those figures were a high number of women. Cases of inter-ethnic, gender-based and sexual

violence, including rape, were reported. The extent of the material damage is as yet undetermined,

although UNHCR reported that in some districts of Osh around 95% of the houses had been set

on fire.

The violence subsequently subsided, the situation gradually stabilised, most displaced persons

returned and the state of emergency was lifted. Importantly, parliamentary elections were

peacefullyheld on 10 October. The public security situation has thus significantly improvedsince

the violence broke out, with public order being re-established to a large degreethrough the co-

ordinated actions of the national authorities. Presently, there are no mass public order violations or

overt manifests for unrest. However, tensions betweenthe different communities persist and the

re-emergence of violence cannot be excluded. Moreover, human rights violations, extortions,

arbitrary detentions and poor work of the police and other law enforcement agencies, especially in

the southern Kyrgyzstan, have been reported.

Consequently, international support to the Kyrgyzstan police, mainly in the area of human

(personal) security, is still neededas professional policing, serving andtrusted by all parts of the

population,is urgently required to control the situation and contribute to lasting stability.

OSCE Response

During the period of the crisis, theparticipating States expressed theircollective readiness to

assist the country in resolving the crisis, preventing the spill over of tensions and promoting post-

conflict rehabilitation. Subsequent consultations were held in July with the host country authorities,

culminating in the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic agreeing to the modalities of a OSCE Police

Advisory Group (CIO.GAL/127/10). The Permanent Council thereafter authorized the deployment

of the Police Advisory Group on 22 July (PC.DEC/947).

The Head of the (then called) Police Advisory Group deployed on 28 Augustto hold further

discussions with the authorities of the Kyrgyz Republic on the way forward as well as to carry out

preparatory work and assessments on the ground. After extensive discussions and further

developments in Kyrgyzstan, the host Government expressed its interest in a special project

aimed at reducing the threats to public security and its conviction that assistance to their police

agencies was necessary, especially in the south of the country (PC.DEL/1050/10).

Following the request of the Kyrgyzstan Government and in close co-operation with theMinistry of

Interior, the Centre in Bishkek elaboratedan adapted concept fora support project; as a revision

UNHCR News Story, 16 July 2010, http://www.unhcr.org/4c4077c69.html

Association for Women’s Rights in Development, 1 July 2010, //awid.org/eng/Issues-and-Analysis/Issues-and-

Analysis/The-conflict-in-Kyrgyzstan-complex-and-gendered#_ftn3

UNHCR Briefing Note, 29 June 2010, http://www.unhcr.org/4c29c09d9.html

of the earlier Police Advisory Group project. The revised project is describedin the “Concept for

the Community Security Initiative’ (PC.DEL/1081/10).On 18 November, thePermanent Council

decided to support the understanding reached between the Kyrgyz Republic and the OSCE Centre

in Bishkek to implement PC. Decision No. 947 on the basis of the aforementioned concept

(PC.DEC/961).

As aconsequence, the project has been revised to reflect the Community Security Initiative, itself

developed to achieve the actual goals foreseen in PC.DEC/947 while adapted to take account of

changed circumstances since that PC Decision was adopted.

Challenges to be faced

The June crisis and its aftermath has shown there are three critical security challenges that need

to be addressed by the Community Security Initiative.

The first challenge is respect for and protection of human rights by Kyrgyzstanpolice. This is

currently lacking as evidenced by the reports of violations; most cases refer to extortion, arbitrary

arrest and abuseindetention, particularly of ethnic Uzbeks and Human Rights activitists.

Furthermore, thereis no systematic approach practiced by law enforcement agencies to deal with

such reported offences and there is an absolute need to define a viable mechanismto report and

resolve such cases. This will increase the credibility ofthe institutions and gain the trust of all

communities. The Community Security Initiative will advise and support the law enforcement

agencies to take the initiative in defining and implementing such a mechanism that is, inter alia,

transparentand which accommodates redress and outside appeal processes and which links to a

strong civil society/third party component. The programmatic staff will also provide practice

orientated human rights training.

The second, closely related challenge is the general lack of public trust, towards the law

enforcement agencies. This has basically to do with the concept of policing inherited from the

Soviet times, where the militiais basically an instrument of power used by the authorities as an

instrument of control of the population. Increasing levels of corruption led over the last years to a

continuing erosion of the public trust into the police. The inability of the police not only to address

effectively the initial provocations in June and the subsequent escalation of violence, but also to

act as impartial guarantor of law and order, demonstrate now a clear need for changes and radical

reforms. The Community Security Initiative will address this problem through itscommunity

policing approach. International police advisors will support and advise Kyrgyzstan community

police officers in problem resolving policing. In this context, theproject will initiate a pilot scheme

with mobile police stations working mainly in critical multi-ethnic neighbourhoods. Itwill further

initiate and facilitate dialogue between the police and local communities.

The third challenge to be tackled is the problem of Kyrgyzstan having a mono-ethnic police

working in a multi-ethnic country. This problem has a short term dimension in that thepoliceneed

to be supported and trainedto work in a multi-ethnic environment. In the longer run, a strategy

needs to be designed and initiated that aims at the integration of persons belonging to ethnic

minorities so that the police service reflects the ethnic composition of society. In parallel, the

population must be socialized to have confidence that the police will serve communities

irrespective of ethnicity. The Community Security Initiative will advise the Ministryof Interior,at

commandingofficer level, on ways to address problems in restoring and maintaining law and

public order in multi-ethnic localities. They will also facilitate better communication and co-

ordination with local communities.

The project, the main focus of which will be 8 police stations in the southern provinces and 2 police

stations in the Chuy province, will be incrementally carried out under the mandate of the OSCE

Centre in Bishkek. Indeed,one of the fundamentals underpinning the project is that its activities

will be closely aligned tothose of the Centre’s Police Reform Programme, with the latter having a

longer term capacity building focus, including related to training and managerial aspects of further

strengthening the competences of the Kyrgyzstan police.

3.Project Objective

The main objective is to support Kyrgyzstanpolice in addressing the specific security situation

after the June events and to contribute to the professionalism of the Kyrgyzstan police in providing

human security for all members and communities of the Kyrgyzstan population, irrespective of

ethnicity. At the same time, the project will be a pilot initiative which contributes to the longer term,

wider national police reform programme envisaged by the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic.

4.Project Results

As an initial step in the implementation of this project, the OSCE will develop separate

programmes of work which will elaborate in more detail the specific tasks needed to be undertaken

to achieve each result mentioned below. These programmes of work will be the product of

consultation between the OSCE, the Kyrgyzstan police, relevant international organisations, NGOs

and local community representatives. Given the limited period of deployment, the programmes of

work will be essential to maximise the effect of the Community Security Initiative inthe time

provided.

Result 1: Respect for and protection of human rights by the Kyrgyzstan police;

Activity 1.1 Training and support

-Theprogrammatic staff will organise practice oriented human rights trainings for the

police.

-Theprogrammatic staff will also advise the police on respect for human rights and

fundamental freedoms, the protection of potentially vulnerable persons (such as

ethnic minorities, women and children), and onquestions of police-public

partnerships and related conflict prevention activities.

Activity 1.2 Support and advise on the establishment ofa local body/capacityin

charge of a viable monitoring mechanism with respect to human rights violations

-Theprogrammatic staff will adviseand support Kyrgyzstan law enforcement

agencies in the establishment of its own monitoring and reporting mechanism that is,

inter alia, transparent and which accommodates redress and outside appeal

processes and which is linked to a strong civil society/third party component.

Activity 1.3 Support to local Human Rights initiatives

- For example: Police Ombudsman, civilian oversight of the police, mixed human rights

working groups

Result 2: Kyrgyzstan police, working together with communities on problem solving

techniques, improve trust and confidence between local communities and the Police

Activity 2.1 Assess and advise the police on confidence building measures with

the local communities

-Each Community Security Initiative team will be co-located in a designated police

station and will work with and support specifically designated Commanding Officers

in each respective station, allowing for closeand regular support to police interaction

with the local communities. It will dothis through a problem orientedcommunity

policing approach including training if needed.

-Police Advisors will, when appropriate, accompany the local police on daily activities

in order to provide on-the-spot advice with respect to police interaction with local

communities.

Activity 2.2 Facilitate regular dialogue between the police and local communities

-Each Community Security Initiative team will support and encourage regular

interactions between the police, community representatives and local mediators.

These actors should establish a regularforum for dialogueand confidence building

between the police and the civil society.

-To encourage this process, benchmarks and/or indicators will be set collectively in

order to be able to follow up the planned/expected improvement of relations and

confidence building.

-In this context, the programmatic staff will support the police in the setting up and

training of mobile police stations, located in buses.

Activity 2.3 Monitor and report on the security situation

-Theprogrammatic staff will continuously monitor and report regularly to theHead of

the OSCE Centrein Bishkek, and through him to the Chairmanship, participating

States and the Secretariat, on the security situation in the areas wherethe project

staffs are deployed and on the progress of the project’s work.

Result 3:Strengthened police capacities tooperate in a multi-ethnic environment

and tointegrated persons of ethnic minorities intothe Kyrgyzstan police, taking

into account gender mainstreaming.

Activity 3.1 Advise and support the police in the implementation ofmulti-ethnic

policing

-The project will providetrainingand professional support in the area of policing ina

multi-ethnic environment. Inthis context it will organise training courses making use

of existing local capacities and international expertise.

Activity 3.2 Supportthe development of longer term multi-ethnic policing concept

by the concerned authorities

-The programmatic staff will advise and support theKyrgyzstan police in developing

a policy aimed at the integration of persons belonging to ethnic minorities so that the

police service reflects the ethnic composition of society.

-In parallel, the programmatic staff will assist in socializing the population to have

confidence that the police will serve communities irrespective of ethnicity.

5.Implementation Modalities

5.1 Timeline

The timeline below provides a indicative illustration of the roll-out of the Community Security

Initiative, and takes account that the project actually started on 23 July and was revised in early

December.9 police advisorsarealready deployed in November 2010, 10additional will arrive in

January 2011 and the whole team will be complete in April 2011.

Tasks / Months 2010/11

8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Recruitment of staff

Purchase and rental of

premises and equipment

Familiarisation of international

and national staff

Introduction of teams to

Kyrgyzstan police

counterparts

Information programme with

national and local media

Development of work

programmes for the teams

Local co-operation established

Deployment of all teams

completed

Mid-term project review

Administrative project closure

5.2 Monitoring and Controlling

Operating under the direct supervision of the Head of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, the Head of

the Community Security Initiative will be responsible for ensuring theachievement of the set

objective andresults, and for preparing, in co-operation withtheSecretariat’s SPMU and the

OSCE Centre in Bishkek, final financial and narrative reports to donors.

It is envisaged that the CommunitySecurity Initiative Teams in the areas of deploymentwill

establish non-binding benchmarks/indicators jointly with the police and local community during

regular contact group meetings. These will allow all sides to gauge whether progress isbeing

made. The benchmarks/indicators would be reviewed duringthe regular contact group meetings

and if necessary, new or revised targets set.

Team leaders shall report monthly to the Head of the Community Security Initiative, who will report

fortnightlyto the Head of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek

In the process of compiling reports, the

Head of OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the Head of the project will take into consideration all

relevant documents, including those from the authorised representative of the Ministry of Interior of

the Kyrgyz Republic

The project shall be reviewed in June 2011 -through the Secretariat- with respect to impact and

results. Further adjustments will be made to project as appropriate.

5.3 Partnership Framework

Memorandum of Understanding

As proposed by the Kyrgyzstan authorities, the project will be covered by the mandate and MoU of

the OSCE Centre in Bishkek as well as by, as pertinent, the MoU signed in 2003 for the police

assistance/reform programme.

Liaison with other actors

CSI will maintain contacts with other relevant International Organisations and local actors.

5.4 Personnel Arrangements

The CSI will comprise ofup to 30 International Seconded Police Advisors, 1 international

contracted staff, along with 27 locally recruited programmatic and support staff.An organization

chart is attached to this document as “Annex A”. Standard OSCE recruitment procedures will apply

to all positions.

5.5 Security Precautions

The security and safety of the Community Security Initiative project members has the highest

priority. The Community Security Initiative will be part of the integrated security mechanism of the

OSCE Centre in Bishkek. All project members are, therefore, to comply with the OSCE Regulatory

Framework (including the OSCE Code of Conduct) and the OSCE CentreinBishkek’s security

and safety instructions and procedures as applicable.

Included in the post table of the Community Security Initiative is an internationally contracted Field

Security Officer (P2) whowill be the project’s focal point for security. Additionally, the following

security measures will be established in accordance with the security recommendations identified

during a Needs Assessment Visit to Bishkek and Osh. (SEC.GAL/117/10 of 30 June 2010):

The project will deploy B6+ armored cars to meetcurrently foreseen security risks and

evacuation;

The project members will be provided with Level IV personal protective equipment. All

personnel, when advised by the Head of the OSCE Community Security Initiative or the Field

Security Officer will wear/carry their personal protective equipmentin accordance with local

security procedures;

Security aspects will be included into thefamiliarization programmes for newly arrived project

members;

A VHF/HF radio communication system covering all areas of operation of the project willbe

established, and a duty room, providing 24/7 cover, will be established in the OSCE Osh Field

Office;

The project offices will besubject to a security assessment and provided with a CCTV and

alarm system, bomb blast film for the windows, fire fighting equipment and medical equipment;

Procedures for the emergency evacuation by air of the OSCE Community Security Initiative

should be finalized with the Ministry of Defence of the Kyrgyz Republic and reflected in a

separate signed agreement with the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic and the OSCE;

Proceduresfor the emergency evacuation by road of OSCE Community Security Initiative

should be co-ordinated with neighboring countries (Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan)

with the subsequent delivery of visas for the project staff as required.

Standing Operating Procedures, in particular covering movement control forthe project

members’ daily activities will be elaborated and put in force;

A Community Security Initiative Security Plan is establishedto cover all potential

contingencies;

Close interaction with other international partners (UN agencies, NGOs, RF Consulate, etc.)

present in the areas of operation of the Community Security Initiative will be established and

maintained;

Additionally, theGovernment of the Kyrgyz Republic will provide security and safety of the

Community Security Initiative members, in consultation with the Head of the project.

5.6 Procurement and Contractual Modalities

The Secretariat and OSCE Centre in Bishkek will be jointly responsible for the procurement of

equipment. Nearly all pieces of equipment to be purchased are standard items. Furthermore, in

most cases, technical specifications already exist for the few non-standard items. OSCE materials

management procedures, as set outin Financial Administrative Instructions No.6 and No. 7, will

be followed.

A full breakdown of equipment required for this extra-budgetary project is provided in the Budget

section. They represent a realistic cost that is required to deploy, operationalize and secure a team

of people adequately sized to fulfil the tasks required.

Premises

Regarding their work places, Community Security Initiative team members will be co-located at

designated police stations inits areas of operation. In addition, the project will have its own

support offices in Bishkek and Osh. The OSCE Centre in Bishkek’s Fund Administration Unit will

administer the premises according to Financial Administrative Instruction 8. It is assumed that the

Kyrgyz authorities will provide office space at the police stations where the programmatic staff will

be deployed.

5.7 Sustainability and Exit Strategy

Exit Strategy

The discontinuation of the Community Security Initiative willcommence upon the cessation of its

programmatic activity. It is envisaged that the discontinuation phase could last up to one month

and its focus would be on all thenecessaryadministrative actions required to separate the staff

from service, dispose of assets and close all programmatic activity. Accordingly, the Community

Security Initiative’s programmatic staff may need to remain for one week after the last

programmatic activity, and the administrative staff may need to remain for one month.

Sustainability

The Community Security Initiative will provide capacity building through advice and support to the

Kyrgyzstan police as required on issuessuch as public-police partnerships, confidence building

measures between communities and policing ina multi-ethnic environment. Due to the co-location

of the police advisors, this advice andsupport is likely to be on a frequent and operational level,

allowing itto be incorporated into the police’s practices more successfully than, for instance,

information provided in a training course.. Furthermore, a number of the planned activities of the

Community Security Initiative will provide a very critical pilot experience in the context of the

ongoing and further strengthenednational Police Reform Program of the Kyrgyz Government..

Accordingly, the current Police Reform Programme of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek will continue

with capacity building in these thematic areas according to the needs, and in agreement with the

Kyrgyz authorities and availability of resources.

5.8 Visibility and outreach

In agreement with the Government of Kyrgyzstan, an information program in Osh and Jalal-Abad

provinces will be done by the Community Security Initiative in order to prepare and accompany the

work ofthe programmatic staff. This information program will aim to accurately inform the local

population about the objectives and tasks of the project so as to enable their work in the most

conducive environment possible. It will entail local community meetings, the distribution of material

on CSI and local media coverage. The key messages will be that the CSI will operate under the

principles of neutrality, impartiality and transparency, and that they will have no executive

functions.

The OSCE Centre in Bishkek’s spokesperson will be responsible, in co-ordination with the Head of

the Community Security Initiative, for publicising the project and responding to any related media

enquiries once it is operational.

6.Risk Management

There are three preconditions to the operationalization of the Community Security Initiative,

without which the Project will not be able to function:

A security environment conducive to the deployment of project staff;

The political support of the Government and will of the Kyrgyzstan police toengage with the

programmatic staff; and

Receipt of sufficient resources (both human and financial).

Risk Response/Control Measures

Security

Security situation worsens in

areas where Community Security

Initiative members will deploy.

Deployment will be postponed until such time as the

security situation allows for the safe deployment of project

staff. That decision will be basedon the assessment of the

OSCE Security Management Team.

If the security situation worsens during deployment,all staff

will be covered by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek integrated

security mechanism, which may include evacuation to

Bishkek or out of the country.

The project Field Security Officer will be responsible for co-

ordinating and maintaining contact with all project staff in

the event of a worsening security situation.

According to the MoU of OSCE Centre in Bishkek with the

Government of the Kyrgyz Republic, the Kyrgyz side will

provide forsecurity and safety of all project staff. Security

provisions will be regularly assessed with the Ministry of

Interior and National Security Services mainly with respect

to the specific security situation in the South.

Road movement will be dependent on the prevailing

security situation. Subject to the advice of the “Field

Security Officer”, armoured vehicles will be used.

If required by the Head/Deputy/Field Security Officer, all

project members will wear or carry Level IV personnel

protection.

Community Security Initiative

staff are threatened or attacked.

According to the OSCE Centre in Bishkek’s MoU, the

Kyrgyz side will in principle provide for security and safety

of the project staff. However, in its daily work project staff

will act with utmost care and caution in order to avoid such

risks. Teams are in permanent contact with the security

duty room. The project security management will, with local

administration and police, analyzespecific risk scenarios

and agree on most appropriate measures to react in case

of specific threats and emergency situations.

Office accommodation will have blast protective screens on

windows, and besubject to security assessment from the

OSCE Secretariat/Security Management Team.

Prior to deployment, all project staff will receive mission-

specific training, including onsecurity, in Bishkekby OSCE

trainers.

Community Security Initiative

staff are injured or taken ill.

Medical insurance scheme will be provided by the OSCE to

all project staff. This includes the provision of local and out-

of-country medical treatment, including medevac.

Acceptability and Support

Local law enforcement agencies

refuse to co-operate ordeny

access to programmatic staff.

A Ministry of Interior representative will liaise with the local

law enforcement agencies to ensure such problems are

resolved in a timely manner.

Should interventionwith the Ministry of Interior

representative not producethe desired results, theHead of

the project and/or the Headof the OSCE Centre in Bishkek

may intervene withthe Ministry of Interiorsenior

management in Bishkek.

In the case of systematic and deliberate blocking of the

project’s tasks, the Chairmanship may be asked to

intervene.

Local law enforcement agencies

disregard the advice of

programmatic staff.

The programmatic staffs have no authority over the

Kyrgyzstan police and can onlyprovide recommendations.

However, if the advice of OSCE Police Advisors is

disregarded to an extent that it underminesthe

effectiveness of the project, the Head of the projectsmay

report this to the Ministry of Interior’s senior management in

Bishkek and may include this in the regularreports to the

participating States for their consideration.

All efforts will be made to develop constructive working

relations with the local law enforcement agencies at all

levels.

Domestic and international

partners of the OSCE Centre in

Bishkek are strongly critical of the

Centre and the OSCE

The OSCE Centre in Bishkek will seek to engage with

stakeholders on a regular basis to explain the Community

Security Initiative and to solicit their views and feedback

with the intention of generating their political support.

Resources

Insufficient numbers or unsuitable

seconded staffs are proposed.

The Secretary General has encouraged participating States

to nominate suitable candidates.

Job descriptions and vacancy notices will be as detailed as

possible to maximise thechances of the most suitable

candidates being identified.

In the event of insufficient numbers of Police Advisors, the

Head of the project may, in consultation with the Ministry of

Interior, decide to reduce the number of areas in which the

programmatic staffs will be deployed.

The Head of theCentre in Bishkek and the Head of the

project have the authority to dismiss staff should they prove

that they are unsuitable for the fulfilments of their tasks.

Insufficient and/or delayed ExB

funding.

The procurement of certain assets and equipment will be

reappraised.

In the case of severe underfunding, the Headof the Centre

in Bishkek may decide to explore other fundingoptions or

reduce the number of areas to be deployed in and/or the

number of Police Advisors and supporting staff to be hired.

7. Horizontal Issues

Ownership or involvement by its beneficiaries

The direct beneficiary of the project, the Kyrgyzstan police, has been and will continue to be

involved in all aspects of the development and implementation of the project. As an initial step in

project implementation, programmes of work for eachof the Community Security Initiative teams

will be developed to clarify how each of them will achieve the results set (see Section 4).These

programmes will be agreed upon jointly with the OSCE, police and local community

representatives. Briefings on the programmes of work will also be heldwith other civil society

groups, relevant International Organisations and bilateral embassies of OSCE participating States

present in Bishkek. Through this it is hoped to involve as many of the direct and indirect

beneficiaries of the project as possible.

Community Security Initiative advisors, whowill have no executive policepowers, will be co-

located withthe police initially in ten selected areas in the North and in the South ofthe country.

(Project activities may be implementedin other areas in agreement with the host country.) They

will accompany local police during their daily work on their regular patrols and other duties,

ensuring regular communication, including with local communities. The nature of the Community

Security Initiative tasks, centred mainly on capacity building through advising their local

counterparts will, by nature, involve the police on a daily basis. Similarly, associated community

mediators will also interact with the police on a regular basis.

Throughout its activities,the project staff will operate under the principles of neutrality, impartiality,

transparency, multi-nationality, the consent of the host country and the protection of human rights

in accordance with international norms and the legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic.

Government support

On 16 June 2010 the Kyrgyz Republic requested OSCE assistance in restoring law and order in

southern Kyrgyzstan (PC.DEL/555/10). Following that request, extensive efforts were made to

gain the support of both central and local Government structures in Kyrgyzstan. Consultations

were held with the Kyrgyz authorities in June and July which resulted in the Government’s

agreement on the modalities of the OSCE Police Advisory Group (contained in CIO.GAL/127/10).

On 4 November 2010, the Kyrgyz government requested anOSCE support project adapted to the

changed situation and needs. Jointly developed by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek with the Ministry

of Interior in November, the adapted Concept was supported the Government, including through

the adoption of PC.DEC/961.

Socio-cultural suitability

Seconding countries will be requested to nominate candidates with region specific expertise, which

might include work experience in the region and knowledge of Russian, Kyrgyz or Uzbek

languages.

In addition to general orientation training in Vienna for team leaders prior to their travel to

Kyrgyzstanall seconded police advisors will undergoa five day mission-specific familiarisation

briefing in Bishkek. This will include briefing on local cultural sensibilities and how to respect those.

International Police Advisors will also be accompanied by local programmatic staff, who will

provide translation and advice on socio-cultural matters. Locally trained community mediators will

also be associated to Community Security Initiative teams.

Effects on vulnerable groups

Vulnerable groups will be one of the main focus groups of the project. During the familiarisation

briefings in Bishkek prior to deployment, all police advisors will be briefed on the specific inter-

ethnic situation in the South, gender and other human rights as well as socio-economic issues.

International police advisors will be a visible presence in all areas of deployment, providing a

critical contribution towards building the confidence of all groups affected by the conflict. To this

end, they will also establish contact with local civilian representatives, and where possible,

facilitate dialogue through the regular forums between vulnerable groups and thepolice as a step

in post-conflict rehabilitation.