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We promote rehabilitation as the primary aim of all criminal justice systems.
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Winners of the ‘Capstone Project’ research competition announced
Winners of research competition in Kazakhstan - under the 'Capstone project' 2020 - for university students announced.
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Separation and solitary confinement in the revised 2020 European Prison Rules – First thoughts
The European Prison Rules (and their Commentary) were recently revised by the Council of Europe. The most notable changes arguably concern the rules guiding prison authorities on the separation and solitary confinement of prisoners. In this article written for PRI, Professor Dirk van Zyl Smit, who was expert adviser to the Penological Council of the Council of Europe on the revision, shares his first thoughts on what these new limitations on separation and solitary confinement mean for prison management and the human rights of prisoners.
10th July 2020
Briefing
Coronavirus: Preventing harm and human rights violations in criminal justice systems
As governments around the world continue to navigate the global coronavirus pandemic, PRI’s new briefing considers how criminal justice systems are responding, how it is affecting people serving custodial and community sentences, and what action can be taken – now and in the longer term – to prevent harm and human rights violations.
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