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The 34th session of the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) will be held in Vienna from 19-24 May 2025. The Crime Commission is the principal policymaking body that guides the UN in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice and takes action through resolutions and decisions. Follow our delegation through […]
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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 […]
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Penal Reform International is proud to welcome four distinguished experts to our Membership Council, strengthening our collective efforts to build fairer, more effective justice systems worldwide: Professor Fergus McNeill, Dr Josephine Ndagire, Ambika Satkunanathan and Professor Maiko Tagusari. Drawing on exceptional expertise, our new Council members are leaders in fields critical to PRI’s mission: advancing […]
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This project, funded by the European Union, aims to promote and protect human rights, democracy, and the rule of law in Türkiye by strengthening the capacity of civil society organisations (CSOs) to address accountability gaps and combat impunity. Led by Penal Reform International, the initiative focuses on improving conditions and treatment within the penitentiary system […]
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Date: 18 December 2024, 9:00 to 10:30 VENUE Room D, CICG, Geneva, Switzerland Speakers: Moderator: Ms. Taghreed Jaber, Regional Director for Middle East and North Africa, Penal Reform International – Child/youth representative – Mr. Omar Khadr, Former child detainee at Guantanamo Bay; currently engaged with at-risk youth in Toronto, Canada – Prof. Fionnuala D. Nì […]
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Photo caption: PRI meeting with Directorate General of prisons and Detention Houses From 20–25 October 2024, Penal Reform International (PRI) embarked on its first mission to Türkiye for an EU-funded initiative. This four-year project, implemented in partnership with the Civil Society in the Penal System Association (CISST), aims to support the improvement of detention conditions and […]
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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 […]
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Global Prison Trends 2024 × Explore the latest insights on prison systems worldwide in the Global Prison Trends 2024 report! Read More Organised by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, in collaboration with Austria and supported by Canada, Colombia, UNODC Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Section, the European Commission for the […]
Save the date Penal Reform International with the support of the prisonDEATH team are organising an online workshop for members and staff of detention monitoring bodies to improve awareness, data, monitoring, reporting and follow-up on prison deaths. The workshop will be held online in English on Thursday 17 October 2024, 10.00 – 13.00 CET. If […]
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Penal Reform International is seeking qualified consultants or consultancy teams to conduct a mid-term evaluation of our Dutch-funded project in Yemen, titled “Enhance the Role of the Female Police in Yemen in Supporting Peace and Access to Justice.” This project, initiated in 2022, aims to increase the participation of female police officers, enhance gender-sensitive policing […]
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Global Prison Trends 2024 × Explore the latest insights on prison systems worldwide in the Global Prison Trends 2024 report! Read More Co-organised by Penal Reform International, the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, Australia, the UK, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, American Civil Liberties Union, and the Southern Poverty […]
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10 July 2024 Despite a growing number of countries worldwide joining the abolitionist movement every year, bringing the prospect of universal abolition closer to reality, the death penalty remains a significant human rights concern. In 2023 alone, Amnesty International recorded 1,153 executions (excluding China, North Korea and Viet Nam, due to unavailable data), marking a […]
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Prisons are transforming. Modernisation efforts are no longer solely focused on security and rehabilitation but are increasingly tackling broader issues like climate change. This innovative approach intertwines environmental responsibility with rehabilitation, creating a win-win for people detained and wider societies that prisons operate in. Taghreed Jaber, Regional Director for Middle East and North Africa at […]