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Renewed PRI–Yemen Ministry partnership to build women police capacity and strengthen gender-sensitive justice

Amman, Jordan – 4 August 2025 Building on previous efforts to strengthen bilateral cooperation, Penal Reform International – Middle East and North Africa (PRI MENA) and the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Yemen signed a renewed cooperation agreement focused on enhancing women’s participation in law enforcement and improving institutional responses to gender-based issues. […]

Press Release – 5th World Congress on Justice With Children 2025

5th World Congress on Justice With Children in Madrid Global event to advance children’s rights in justice systems Madrid, Spain – 1 June 2025 – The 5th edition of the World Congress on Justice With Children will be held in Madrid, Spain, from 2 to 4 June 2025, under the theme: “Advancing Child-Centred Justice: Preventing […]

Successful conclusion of experts’ roundtable on reducing overincarceration and overcrowding in detention and prison facilities

Amman, Jordan, October 2024 — Under the patronage of His Excellency Major General AbeidAllah Maaitah, Director of the Public Security Department in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and PRI organised an expert roundtable on the United Nations System Common Position on Incarceration: Reducing Overincarceration […]

National Human Rights Committee of Qatar and Penal Reform International Forge Partnership to promote human rights and Reform Criminal Justice Systems

Press release On 6 February 2024, in Doha, Qatar, the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) of the State of Qatar and Penal Reform International (PRI) made a significant step towards improving and safeguarding human rights in the criminal justice system by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This strategic partnership aims to foster a collaborative […]

Open Letter to the Organisers of Women Deliver and the Generation Equality Forum

PRI joins 200+ organisations and individuals in an Open Letter to the Organisers of Women Deliver and the Generation Equality Forum: High-Level Forums on Women’s Rights Must Not Ignore the Rights of Criminalised, Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women. We, the undersigned, call upon the organisers of Women Deliver and the Generation Equality Forum to ensure that these high-level forums on women’s […]

Regional Congress on the Death Penalty in Jordan: A major first

Taghreed Jaber, PRI Regional Director for Middle East and North Africa; and Suzanne Jabbour, Executive Director of Restart Centre for Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence and Torture, Chair of the United Nations Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture, and PRI Board Member. On 11 and 12 July 2023, for the first time in the Middle East, […]

Expert meeting on the human rights implications of electronic monitoring

On 27 June 2023, a range of experts gathered in Brussels to discuss the use of electronic monitoring (“EM”) and related human rights implications. Participants included academics, representatives from national probation agencies, the Confederation of European Probation (CEP), the Council of Europe, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and civil society groups. […]