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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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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.
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PRI launches Global Prison Trends 2018
Today, PRI launches its annual flagship publication, Global Prison Trends 2018, at the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice.
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Meeting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: a look at reducing pre-trial detention in efforts to achieve Goal 16
On 12 April 2018, PRI participated in a round table meeting convened on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings in London, to discuss pre-trial detention in Commonwealth countries.
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PRI launches new report: Global Prison Trends 2017
PRI has launched its annual flagship publication, Global Prison Trends 2017, at the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice.
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PRI opens new regional office in Kampala, Uganda
PRI is delighted to announce the opening of its new PRI Africa Office in January 2016
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Legal professionals and NGOs in remote Pakistan discuss the value of the UN Bangkok Rules
This training is part of a programme of work by PRI partner, DOST, in the frontier province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, to address treatment of women offenders and prisoners.
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PRI at the 13th UN Crime Congress 2015, Qatar
Details of PRI events and activities at the 13th UN Crime Congress 12-19 April 2015
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PRI awarded four-year grant by Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs for penitentiary reform in Yemen
This grant will support human rights based criminal justice reform in Yemen, including the introduction of alternative sanctions, independent monitoring, and improvement of health, education and rehabilitation services.
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International experts gathered in Amman for today for start of PRI conference on criminal justice and human rights
More than 100 international representatives participated in the event, which is sponsored by the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) and the European Union.