Briefings

General

Penal Reform Briefing No.1: Alternatives to the Death Penalty

Penal Reform Briefing No.2: Health in Prisons

Penal Reform Briefing No.3: Women in Prison

What can parliamentarians do to work on penal reform? (English, Spanish and Russian)

The unintended negative consequences of the 'war on drugs': mass criminalisation and punitive sentencing policies (English only)

Briefings on International Standards

Briefing on the draft Principles and Guidelines on Access to Legal Aid in Criminal Justice Systems

Briefing on the Process of Review of the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners

Justice for Children

Justice for Children Briefing No.1: African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child and Fair and Effective Criminal Justice for Children

Justice for Children Briefing No.2: Independent Monitoring Mechanisms for Children in Detention

Justice for Children Briefing No.3: Children with Parents in Conflict with the Law

Justice for Children Brieing No.4: The minimum age of criminal responsibility

Women in the criminal justice system 

Briefing on the UN rules for the treatment of women prisoners and non-custodial measures for women offenders (‘Bangkok rules’) 

Discrimination against women in the criminal justice system: Inter-Parliamentary Union briefings, October 2012. (Available in English, French, Spanish and Arabic)