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Over 30 years, PRI has had many successes, working in more than 90 countries. We are proud of our past achievements and look forward to the years ahead.
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Event: Trends and Efforts Addressing Life Imprisonment in the United States and Around the World
PRI joins partners to launch Global Prison Trends 2019 at an event focusing on life imprisonment on 15 October 2019 in New York.
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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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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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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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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.