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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 […]
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Results from Penal Reform International’s project on women in criminal justice system in Georgia
In December 2016, Penal Reform International concluded a one-year project that was dedicated to pursuing a gender-specific criminal justice system in Georgia, in line with the UN Bangkok Rules. The work, funded by Open Society Georgia Foundation (OSGF), included advocacy and technical assistance to implement gender-specific approaches, in legislation, policy and practice. As part of […]
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PRI joins penal reform leaders to discuss prison-based rehabilitation
Photo: Miranda Merkviladze, PRI representative, giving a press interview at the meeting. PRI joined a three-day meeting convened by United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Vienna on 23-25 January 2017 to discuss the promotion of prison rehabilitation and reintegration. Experts from a number of regions and civil society representatives shared experiences and viewpoints on […]