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Protected: Women in Prison Network statement calls on CSW and UN member states to include imprisoned women in global gender equality agenda
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Upholding Children’s Rights in the Digitalisation of Justice Visit the project website Given that today marks World Children’s Day, we would like to highlight an important milestone in our work to strengthen children’s rights. This week in Bucharest, Penal Reform International convened stakeholders from 15 countries to address the issue of procedural safeguards for children in the […]
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Organisers: Penal Reform International and the Amsterdam Law Hub Co-sponsors: Bureau Clara Wichmann Date and time: Friday, 19 September 2025 at 10.00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m. CEST at the Amsterdam Law Hub, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 164, 1018 WV Amsterdam. The event will be hybrid with online streaming. Register This discussion aims to explore […]
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Amman, Jordan – 4 August 2025 Building on previous efforts to strengthen bilateral cooperation, Penal Reform International – Middle East and North Africa (PRI MENA) and the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Yemen signed a renewed cooperation agreement focused on enhancing women’s participation in law enforcement and improving institutional responses to gender-based issues. […]
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Penal Reform International – Middle East and North Africa (PRI MENA), in collaboration with the Public Prosecution Office of the State of Kuwait, facilitated an official visit to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan from 28 to 30 July 2025. The visit aimed to exchange experiences and best practices in legislating and implementing non-custodial sanctions and […]
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The International Corrections and Prisons Association (ICPA) Annual Conference 2023 is taking place this week in Antwerp, Belgium, from 22-27 October 2023, hosted by the Belgian Prison Service. The theme of the conference is “Humane Corrections: What more can we do“, reflecting the need for a more humane approach to corrections and to identify new and […]
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An effective and human rights-based approach to law enforcement requires legitimacy, non-discrimination, and public scrutiny. Trust in law enforcement agencies must come from commitment to the law and international standards, respect for all people and tolerance to those who come into contact with law enforcement, and exemplary in behaviour of law enforcement agents. Police can […]
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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, international leaders and experts will address chronic issues that have led to this human rights and public health crisis with people in prison being so vulnerable – and critically, […]
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This year PRI is celebrating 30 years of accomplishments in developing and promoting fair and effective criminal justice systems across the world. Today, we set our trajectory for the coming decade, launching our new strategy for 2020-2023. The decade we are entering will determine whether the world is able to sustain and promote human rights, […]