Community Security Initiative
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The Community Security Initiative (CSI) (Russian: Инициатива общественной безопасности) was a project of the OSCE in Kyrgyzstan that aimed to help the country's police in their activities. The project was established following the 2010 South Kyrgyzstan ethnic clashes. The main objective of the CSI was "to increase the respect for and protection of human rights by the police and to build confidence between law enforcement agencies and communities including through the promotion of multi-ethnic policing."
The CSI was approved in November 2010 by all OSCE participating states. The project was officially ended on 11 December 2015.
History
The Community Security Initiative was developed at the request of the government of Kyrgyzstan and approved by a decision of the OSCE Permanent Council on 18 November 2010. The main goal of the project was to support Kyrgyzstan's police in dealing with the security situation following the 2010 South Kyrgyzstan ethnic clashes and to assist in the police reform process.
In the autumn of 2014, the government of Kyrgyzstan decided to close the CSI project. However, it was extended for another year. The CSI was officially closed on 11 December 2015.
Head
Markus Mueller of Switzerland (2010-2013), Todor Staykov of Bulgaria (2013-2014), Robin Seaword of the UK (2014), and Patrick McNulty of the US (2015) served as head of the CSI.
Activities
As part of the project, the OSCE sent unarmed police advisers to several districts across Kyrgyzstan and donated 18 mobile police receptions—minivans with basic equipment needed for a mobile police reception—to re-establish and increase police presence in remote areas.
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