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First group to monitor closed institutions for children launched in Kazakhstan
For the first time in Kazakhstan, a monitoring group has been established to carry out permanent and independent public monitoring of penitentiary institutions for children. The group, which sits under the Commissioner for the Rights of the Child in the Republic of Kazakhstan, was created with the support of PRI and UNICEF. The monitoring group was […]
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National Forum on radicalisation of prisoners in Kazakhstan
On 30 May 2017, PRI’s Central Asia office (PRI CA) hosted the National Forum on preventing the radicalisation of prisoners and countering violent extremism in prisons in Kazakhstan in Astana, Kazakhstan. The aim of the dialogue was to create a constructive platform to discuss methods of countering radicalisation in prisoners and preventing violent extremism. As a basis […]
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PRI signs MOU with the Emirates Human Rights Association
PRI’s Middle East and North Africa Office (PRI MENA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Emirates Human Rights Association (EHRA). The MOU supports the efforts of the EHRA to raise capacity building of the organisation’s members to achieve its vision and goals of promoting the principles of human rights, particularly in the area of justice […]
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PRI hosts roundtable on access to justice for vulnerable groups in Kazakhstan
On May 23 2017, PRI’s Central Asia office (PRI CA), along with the European Union and several national and international organisations, co-hosted a national roundtable, Access to justice for vulnerable groups in places of deprivation and limitation of liberty: special focus on women and children’s rights, in Astana, Kazakhstan. The roundtable, which was dedicated to […]
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PRI launches new report: Global Prison Trends 2017
Today, PRI launches its annual flagship publication, Global Prison Trends 2017, at the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice. Global Prison Trends 2017 identifies the topical developments and challenges in criminal justice and prison policy and practice over the past 12 months, and highlights some significant reports and jurisprudence. It is the third edition […]
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PRI at the UN Crime Commission 2017
The UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice will convene in Vienna on 22 – 26 May 2017. The UN ‘Crime Commission’ meets annually and is the principal policy-making body of the UN in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice. It is therefore of key relevance to PRI’s mission. The Commission is the preparatory […]
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Mandela Rules focus of OSCE/ODIHR regional consultation in Warsaw
This article has been reproduced from the original on the OSCE’s website. The implementation of the revised minimum standard rules for the treatment of prisoners (Nelson Mandela Rules), challenges faced by prison administrations and penitentiary staff, as well as good practices in this regard were the focus of a meeting of practitioners in the OSCE […]
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First Penitentiary Forum takes place in Kyrgyzstan
Penal Reform International (PRI), Kyrgyzstan’s State Service of Execution of Punishments and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) last month jointly organised the country’s first international Penitentiary Forum. The aim of the forum, which took place in Bishkek from 28-29 March 2017 and which was supported by the British Embassy, was to create […]
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Invite to Summer School 2017: Detention monitoring applying the UN Nelson Mandela Rules
Update 17 May: please note the application period has now closed. Applications are now open for members and staff of National Preventive Mechanisms to a Summer School in August 2017 on ‘Detention monitoring applying the UN Nelson Mandela Rules’ in Bristol, UK. The Nelson Mandela Rules In December 2015, after a four-year review process, the UN […]
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Press conference held in Kazakhstan on prison reform: expectations and reality
On 23 February 2017, Penal Reform International Central Asia, convened a press conference on ‘Prison reform in Kazakhstan: expectations and reality’. It coincided with the 10th anniversary of the UN Subcommittee for the Prevention of Torture, the UN detention monitoring body. PRI presented some trends in prison reform globally, and developments in Kazakhstan over the […]