2004
PRI and the international penal reform community mourn the loss of Ahmed Othmani, one of the founders of PRI. Ahmed Othmani made an enormous contribution and, as a former political prisoner, had been an inspirational leader under whose chairmanship PRI grew into an internationally recognised expert reform body, with 12 offices and over 100 members of staff.
In Malawi, over 21 African countries gather to discuss and promote legal aid services in the criminal justice system and the Lilongwe Declaration on legal aid is adopted.