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First international guidance on addressing needs of children of incarcerated parents launched in South Africa
From 3–5 September 2014, Keeping Children Safe (KCS) held an international conference in Cape Town to promote the Child Safeguarding Standards. As part of the conference programme, PRI – represented by Alison Hannah, PRI’s Executive Director and Jenny Clarkin, PRI Programme Officer – co-organised the launch of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the […]
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All set for launch of first General Comment on African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
4 September 2014 at 5.45pm (UTC+2) Vineyard Hotel Cape Town, South Africa It is now just over a week until the official launch of the first ever General Comment from the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC). Adopted in November 2013, General Comment No.1 on Children of Incarcerated […]
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PRI awarded grant by MacArthur Foundation to improve protection of the rights of suspects and defendants
PRI is delighted to have been awarded a three-year grant of US $ 300,000 from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (‘the MacArthur Foundation’) in support of PRI’s project to advance criminal justice reform in Russia. Over the 36 month project duration (from 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2017), PRI will strengthen […]
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PRI to pilot a new model of achieving effective scale-up of community service in East Africa
PRI is pleased to be able to continue its work supporting community service and other alternatives to imprisonment in three countries of East Africa through a new grant from the UK Government (UKAid). The project – Excellence in Training on Rehabilitation in Africa or ‘EXTRA’ – will pilot a new model to increase the effectiveness of the delivery of […]
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UN Committee makes recommendations to Georgia on women in prison
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) has issued its Concluding observations on Georgia’s combined fourth and fifth periodic reports, examined in July 2014. Read the report here. Regarding women in detention, the Committee expressed concern at the lack of gender sensitive, accessible and evidence-based drug treatment programmes for women and recommended the provision of ‘gender sensitive and evidence […]
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PRI’s workshop at the American Probation and Parole Association’s Training Institute
PRI will be running a workshop at the American Probation and Parole Association’s Annual Training Institute that will take place in New Orleans between 3 – 6 August 2014. The workshop ‘An international perspective on women in the justice system: Best practices for their success beyond the criminal justice system’ will look at both challenges and solutions for […]
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An affront to human dignity: Grand Chamber of the European Human Rights Court on defendants held in metal cages
In a momentous judgment published yesterday on the case of Svinarenko and Slyadnev v. Russia, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights found that holding a person in a metal cage during trial constitutes in itself an ‘affront to human dignity’. The defendants, charged with a number of offences including robbery with […]
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Jordan moves towards restorative justice and the adoption of non-custodial alternatives for children
Last week, the Lower House of the Jordanian Parliament approved the 2014 draft juvenile law, which contains a number of measures to improve the protection and treatment of children in the juvenile justice system. With this new law, Jordan is making a significant step towards a child-friendly justice system which operates in accordance with international […]
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Indian prison officers tour the UK prison system
Unlimited visits from families, hand sanitizer for staff and prisoners to improve hygiene and inviting local NGOs to provide prisoners with vocational training: just a few of the ideas that ten prison managers from across India took back from an exposure visit to the UK this June. The visit, which took place from 1 to 14 June, was […]
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Join us for a panel discussion on Human Rights of Women in Detention by live webcast
On Tuesday 17 June PRI is co-hosting a side-event, Human Rights of Women in Detention in conjunction with DIGNITY – Danish Institute against Torture, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Permanent Missions of Denmark and Chile. The event coincides with the Annual Day of Discussion on Women’s Rights at the 26th Session of the UN Human […]