Children
We promote child-friendly justice systems which use detention only as a last resort and recognise the right of children to special protection.
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Releasing 20,000+ people from prison in Bangladesh in 10 days – the view from a Judge
In this blog, Justice Imman Ali, a judge of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh and a member of PRI’s Board explains how they managed to release 20,938 adults from pre-trial detention in 10 working days and 343 children from custody in the space of 7 working days as part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
11th June 2020
Briefing
Covid-19 and the Rights of Children of Parents who are Incarcerated: Impacts and Recommendations
Languages: English
Multimedia
Webinar launch of Global Prison Trends 2020
Prisons and justice systems are facing unprecedented challenges brought by the COVID-19 global pandemic. At this launch event for PRI’s new report Global Prison Trends 2020, held on 22 April 2020, international leaders and experts addressed chronic issues that have led to this human rights and public health crisis with people in prison being so vulnerable – and critically, questioned how we should respond, now and in the long-term.
Languages: English