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African standards on children of imprisoned caregivers are now online!

‘If a child is to be […] imagined as an individual with a distinctive personality, and not merely as a miniature adult waiting to reach full size, he or she cannot be treated as a mere extension of his or her parents, umbilically destined to sink or swim with them.’ This quote from Justice Albie […]

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Is a prison sentence the only solution? Our new animation is launched at the Crime Commission

This week, PRI celebrated its 25th anniversary, this time in Vienna, by launching a short new animated film on the impact of unnecessary imprisonment and non-custodial alternatives at the United Nations Crime Commission. In just 2.5 mins the animation seeks to raise some important questions about the use of custodial sentences, particular for minor offences. While for serious […]

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PRI at the Crime Commission 2014

Next week the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice will convene in Vienna (12-16 May). Held annually it is the principal policy-making body of the UN in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice and is therefore of key relevance to PRI’s mission. The Commission is the preparatory body for and implements […]

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PRI celebrates its 25th anniversary with a debate on: “If prison doesn’t work, what does?”

“A lot of the solutions to criminal justice problems don’t lie within prison walls. They are out there in public health, in housing, in social justice, in the relationships between people and in restorative justice,” said Juliet Lyon, PRI’s Secretary-General, kicking off the panel discussion held in celebration of PRI’s 25th anniversary in London last […]

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PRI launches Investigative International Journalism Competition

Penal Reform International is launching a competition for the best journalism investigating the death penalty and life (or long-term) imprisonment. The death penalty remains in many parts of the globe, while around the world people are imprisoned for decades at a time. While trials, sentences and executions often make the headlines, other features of the death […]

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Launch of the call for a global study on children deprived of liberty

Defence for Children International, together with partner NGOs, including Penal Reform International, are launching a Call for a Global Study on Children Deprived of their Liberty today at the United Nations Office in Geneva. Press release, 13 March 2014 Today at the United Nations Office in Geneva, Defence for Children International (DCI), in collaboration with partner NGOs*, […]

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PRI’s priorities at the March 2014 Human Rights Council

Next week will see the start of the 25th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council (3-28 March 2014 in Geneva) and PRI will be participating on three key issues: the abolition of the death penalty, justice for children and the revision of the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners. PRI’s statement within the […]