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PRI appoints new Executive Director |
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Penal Reform International is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Executive Director, Alison Hannah, who will be commencing with PRI in June 2007. Alison replaces Paul English, who has led the organisation with much commitment and dedication since March 2001. Penal Reform International is also pleased to confirm the election of Juliet Lyon, (Director of Prison Reform Trust), as the new Secretary General of PRI, effective from 31 March 2007. Rani Shankardass
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Penal Reform International |
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PRI signs global petition to protect UN Special Procedures |
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PRI has joined human rights organisations and activists from around the world in signing a global petition to protect the UN Human Rights Council's Special Procedures. The UN Human Rights Council is currently discussing changes to the Special Procedures through a review, which must be completed by June 2007. Despite the clear need for the Human Rights Council to strengthen the Special Procedures, several states are instead proposing changes that would cripple the ability of Special Procedures to promote and protect human rights effectively. Those states are disregarding the harm that such measures would do to the men, women and children whose human rights are violated every day in all parts of the world, and who look to the Special Procedures to intervene on their behalf in defence of their rights. Mel James, PRI's Policy Director, said, 'Special Procedures are the most effective and flexible mechanism that the UN has devised for reporting human rights violations and helping governments to improve their practices and implement the provisions of international human rights standards. I therefore urge everyone who is committed to international human rights standards to sign the petition.'
Take Action Now! To sign the petition go to: www.actforspecialprocedures.org |
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PRI to co-host side event at the UN Human Rights Council on the over-use of imprisonment |
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PRI and the Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) will be hosting a side event at the 4th Session of the UN Human Rights Council focusing on the human rights of prisoners. It will be held on Monday 26 March at the Palais Des Nations (Room X11, Batiment E), 13.00-15.00. The event will be chaired by Leila Zerrougui from the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention. Panel Speakers will include Mel James, Policy Director at PRI, and Laurel Townhead, a consultant with QUNO. |
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PRI calls for universal abolition at the World Congress against the Death Penalty |
PRI attended the Third World Congress against the Death Penalty in Paris in February to join organisations from around the world in calling for the universal abolition of the death penalty. The congress, which took place from 1-3 February, was organised by the World Coalition against the Death Penalty, led by Ensemble Contre la Peine de la Mort (ECPM). |
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African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights adopts Lilongwe Declaration |
PRI has warmly welcomed the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights’ resolution adopting the Lilongwe Declaration on Accessing Legal Aid in the Criminal Justice System in Africa at its 40th Ordinary Session, held in Banjul, the Gambia in November 2006. PRI had attended the session to encourage this outcome. |
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