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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.
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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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.
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PRI at OSCE’s 2018 Human Dimension Implementation Meeting: promotion of UN Mandela Rules and gender equality in corrections
The meeting, which will take place from 10–21 September 2018, is Europe’s largest annual human rights conference.
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ODIHR and PRI publish new resource on Nelson Mandela Rules
The new tool provides guidance for implementing the revised UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, known as the Nelson Mandela Rules.
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PRI works with UN Committee against Torture to address vulnerable groups in detention
PRI facilitated a one-day workshop which brought together a range of expert representatives from national prison systems, civil society, academia and the European Court of Human Rights.
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PRI to co-organise conference on women in prison
The conference, which will take place in Bogota from 5–7 September 2018, will bring together 45 women prisoners’ rights advocates from the Americas, Africa, Asia and Europe.
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PRI publishes latest annual report
The annual report outlines the impact of our work and achievements from 2017.
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Penal Reform International appoints Florian Irminger to lead organisation
PRI are pleased to announce that Florian Irminger will join the organisation as Executive Director from 3 September 2018.
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Experts discuss Global Prison Trends at London panel event
The panel event, which took place at Linklaters LLP, brought together experts to discuss the most urgent and emerging issues facing criminal justice systems worldwide.