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What happens to the child whose parent is sentenced to death?

To mark the 17th World Day Against the Death Penalty on 10 October 2019, this expert blog by Oliver Robertson, an expert on abolition of the death penalty and rights of children whose parents are in prison, reflects on the impacts of having a parent sentenced to death or executed. The World Day 2019 is […]

Oliver Robertson9th October 2019

UN reports that gendered stereotypes, economic deprivation, and experiences of violence and conflict are among underlying causes for women’s imprisonment

On 15 May 2019, the United Nations Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice published a new report evaluating the root causes of women’s deprivation of liberty. In this blog, Aldyen Krieger, a member of PRI’s policy programme, reflects on the unique path of victimisation and criminalisation many […]

Aldyen Krieger24th September 2019

Niñez que Cuenta: La cara invisibilizada de las políticas de drogas y el encarcelamiento

“Mi papá es genial.” ¿Cuál es su nombre? “Bernardo.” Cuéntame un poquito sobre él. ¿Qué te gustaba hacer con él? “A mí me gustaba jugar, a veces me dejaba ir a la callecita [calle de la comunidad], o con mi mamá, y él jugaba conmigo.” ¿Y por qué no juegas más con Bernardo? “Porque está […]

Corina Giacomello and Luciano Cadoni24th September 2019

Childhood that matters: The invisible face of drug policy and incarceration

“My dad is great.” What’s his name? “Bernardo.” Tell me a bit about him. What did you like to do together? “I liked to play. Sometimes he would let me go out to the street [in the neighborhood], or with my mom, or he would play with me.” Why don’t you play with Bernardo anymore? […]

Corina Giacomello and Luciano Cadoni24th September 2019

Elderly life-sentenced prisoners: a forgotten and ‘invisible’ group

In this blog, PRI’s Vicki Prais, looks at the challenges faced by elderly people in prison, sentenced to life imprisonment. Vicki notes that the ‘greying’ of the prison population has seen an upward trend and warrants attention as it is a group that will certainly grow given the rise in life sentences handed down globally. […]

Vicki Prais23rd August 2019

The Meaning of Rehabilitation-Resocialization and its Regulation Based on National and International Standards

The blog is produced within the framework of the EU-funded project „Monitoring Government’s Commitments and Promoting the Reforms in the Penal Sector through the Engagement of CSOs“ implemented by Penal Reform International together with the partner organizations: Rehabilitation Initiative of Vulnerable Groups and Human Rights Center. Introduction Georgia has a young democracy, and the country’s […]

Rusudan Sulamanidze13th August 2019

“People Like Me”and “Others”

The blog is produced within the framework of the EU-funded project „Monitoring Government’s Commitments and Promoting the Reforms in the Penal Sector through the Engagement of CSOs“ implemented by Penal Reform International together with the partner organizations: Rehabilitation Initiative of Vulnerable Groups and Human Rights Center. During the hot July of 2018 I was taking […]

Mariam Dangadze13th August 2019

Women Prisoners in Georgia – Stigma with 5 Dots

The blog is produced within the framework of the EU-funded project „Monitoring Government’s Commitments and Promoting the Reforms in the Penal Sector through the Engagement of CSOs“ implemented by Penal Reform International together with the partner organizations: Rehabilitation Initiative of Vulnerable Groups and Human Rights Center. Traditional beliefs about the role and nature of women […]

Salome Ghlonti13th August 2019

Children of women in prison

The blog is produced within the framework of the EU-funded project „Monitoring Government’s Commitments and Promoting the Reforms in the Penal Sector through the Engagement of CSOs“ implemented by Penal Reform International together with the partner organizations: Rehabilitation Initiative of Vulnerable Groups and Human Rights Center. Children of women in prison – a group with […]

Irena Gabunia6th August 2019

მსჯავრდებულის რესოციალიზაცია-რეაბილიტაციის მნიშვნელობა, რეგულირება ეროვნული და საერთაშორისო სტანდარტების მიხედვით

ბლოგი შექმნილია ევროკავშირის მიერ დაფინანსებული პროექტის „სასჯელაღსრულებისა და პრობაციის რეფორმების ხელშეწყობა და მონიტორინგი სამოქალაქო საზოგადოების ჩართულობით“ ფარგლებში, რომელსაც ახორციელებს ორგანიზაცია „ციხის საერთაშორისო რეფორმა“ პარტნიორ ორგანიზაციებთან – „ინიციატივა მოწყვლადი ჯგუფების რეაბილიტაციისათვის“ და „ადამიანის უფლებათა ცენტრი“ – ერთად. საქართველო ახალგაზრდა დემოკრატიის ქვეყანაა და ქვეყნის უზენაესი კანონი, კონსტიტუცია, პრეამბულაში აღნიშნავს  დემოკრატიული  საზოგადოებრივი  წესწყობილების,  ეკონომიკური  თავისუფლების,  სოციალური  და სამართლებრივი […]

რუსუდან სულამანიძე11th July 2019