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PRI expands work in Morocco and Tunisia
We are pleased to announce new funding to continue our work in Morocco and Tunisia, building the capacity of prison staff, tackling prison overcrowding through developing non-custodial alternatives and on establishing effective rehabilitation and reintegration programmes. PRI continues its work with the Moroccan Prison Directorate, supported by the British Embassy’s Arab Partnership Fund, to build capacity of prison […]
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PRI and FHRI deliver first East Africa training for women prison staff on the UN Bangkok Rules
‘How should we conduct body searches on women that keeps their dignity yet enables us to find any hidden disallowed objects? ‘How can we best support our women prisoners to earn an income when they are released? ‘Our superiors need to know about the Bangkok Rules! How can we get their support to put the […]
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PRI to join high-level panel on protecting girls in criminal justice systems at the UN General Assembly
Despite a strong international framework designed to prevent and respond to violence against girls in both public and private spheres, the social status of women and girls, together with deep-rooted discriminatory attitudes often compromise the responses of criminal justice systems to address gender-based violence committed against them. Girls who fall victim to violence and exploitation […]
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PRI to co-host side-event on the Mandela Rules at the UN General Assembly, October 2015
On 19 October, PRI will be co-hosting a side-event on the Implementation of the revised UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners – the Mandela Rules at the 70th session of the UN General Assembly currently underway in New York. After four years of negotiations, the revised Rules have been put forward for […]
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PRI to co-host informal consultation on criminal justice and drug-related policies
On Tuesday 29 September 2015, PRI, the International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) and the Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) are hosting an informal consultation meeting for NGOs to discuss the UN General Assembly Special Session on drugs (UNGASS) in April 2016 and to gather civil society views on drugs and criminal justice and alternatives to […]
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PRI brings five Central Asian countries together to discuss tackling violence against children in institutions
From 2-4 September, PRI in Central Asia held the Central Asian Dialogue on prevention of violence against children and the rights of children in difficult circumstances. While numbers are falling, some 30,000 children are estimated to be held in closed institutions across Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Research by PRI carried out in late 2014 found […]
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Prison monitors from 13 countries attend summer school on the UN Bangkok Rules
In late August, 16 members and staff of National Preventative Mechanisms (NPMs) from 13 countries gathered for a summer school in Bristol, UK, on preventing torture and ill-treatment through gender-sensitive monitoring. Organised by PRI and the University of Bristol, in partnership with the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT), the four day summer school […]
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PRI to work with the Kenya Probation Service to pilot gender-sensitive approach to community service
PRI is delighted to have received a grant from the Thailand Institute of Justice (TIJ) to work with the Kenya Probation Service to study and develop gender-sensitive community and probation orders in Kenya. The UN Bangkok Rules, universal international standards adopted for women offenders in 2010, call for prioritisation of ‘gender-sensitive non-custodial measures’, recognising the […]
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Kenya’s probation officers become champions for the needs of women offenders
In April, 18 staff from the Kenyan Probation and After Care Service and two senior officials from the Prison Department took part in a three-day PRI training on women offenders and the UN Bangkok Rules in Nakuru, Kenya. The staff came from a number of districts in Kenya and the training was intended to provide […]
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“Rich prisoners would never be hit…” PRI holds side event on corruption and human rights
Last week at the 29th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council in June, PRI co-organised a side-event together with Transparency International, which was co-sponsored by two member states of the core group, Morocco and Austria. Focus was given to the particular impact of corruption on the rights of detainees, and panellists discussed how […]