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UN system must address concerns about growing number of individuals sentenced to life imprisonment
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PRI to launch Global Prison Trends on 21 May 2019
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Administration of justice: Violence, death and serious injury in situations of deprivation of liberty
Alongside the Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations in Vienna, Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Office on Drugs and Crime, and Open Society Justice Initiative, PRI will be hosting an event titled Human Rights in the Administration of Justice, at the upcoming United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (May 2019).
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Reconstructing the Central African Republic will require a fair and effective criminal justice system
On 9 January, the Prime Minister of the Central African Republic endorsed three policy documents essential to the demilitarisation and reform of prisons in the Central African Republic. The United Nations MINUSCA partnered with PRI to develop the demilitarisation strategy, in collaboration with national stakeholders.
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The right to hope: PRI co-hosts international strategy forum on life imprisonment
The aim of the forum was to bring together key civil society actors to discuss and strategise how to tackle the increase and implementation of the use of life imprisonment and to establish a global coalition.
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PRI hosts first regional conference on combatting violent extremism and radicalisation in prison
The conference brought together representatives from five countries to share experiences on effective prison management of violent extremism offenders.
PRI and ODIHR to organise briefing at UN General Assembly on Nelson Mandela Rules
An expert panel will review current trends and developments in prisons, including the implementation of the revised UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners.
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World Day Against the Death Penalty 2018
To mark the World Day, PRI and the Cornell Center on the Death Penalty Worldwide have published a new factsheet examining the prison conditions of women living on death row.
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Call for information: Rehabilitation and reintegration for women prisoners
The information would form part of guidance that PRI, together with the Thailand Institute of Justice, is developing on gender-specific rehabilitation and reintegration programmes for women prisoners.
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Women’s Power Breakfast highlights need for gender sensitivity and equality in justice systems
The event, which took place at the OSCE's Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, was co-organised by PRI, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.