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Final conference reflects on how local authorities in Kazakhstan are addressing the needs of prisoners after release
For the past two years PRI has been working with the national and local authorities in Kazakhstan on a programme designed to improve prisoners’ chances of getting work and being successfully reintegrated into their communities on release. In 2010, the responsibility for social and economic reintegration of prisoners was passed to the local authorities (akimats) […]
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Regional Experts’ Meeting on the UN standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners in Jordan
Experts from nine countries met in Amman today (7 November 2013) to discuss the review the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (SMR). The outcomes, which will be summarised in a paper (the ‘Amman paper’), will feed into the current discussions at UN level on updating outdated areas of the UN Standard Minimum […]
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Big week for the rights of women in prison
This past week at the UN General Assembly in New York has seen some significant developments towards changing the reality for women prisoners. Yesterday the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, its causes and consequences, Rashida Manjoo, presented a new report to the UN General Assembly, Pathways to, conditions and consequences of incarceration of […]
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PRI co-hosting East Africa conference on Alternatives to Imprisonment this week
On 6-8 November, PRI is co-hosting an Africa Alternatives to Imprisonment Conference in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in partnership with the Government Probation Departments in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda and our local NGO partners in the region. Prison overcrowding is a serious problem in East Africa. The occupancy rate of prisons in Tanzania is over […]
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Join us for the launch of PRI’s Toolbox on UN Bangkok Rules at UN General Assembly
Next week on Wednesday 16 October, PRI will launch a Toolbox on the UN Bangkok Rules at the UN General Assembly to support implementation of the Rules. A panel discussion, ‘The human rights of women in prison: A toolbox to implement the UN Bangkok Rules’ will illustrate how the needs of women prisoners tend to be overlooked […]
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On World Day Against the Death Penalty, PRI will launch a new study of public opinion on the death penalty in Belarus
The study found that nearly 64% of Belarusians support the death penalty, a number significantly down from the 80% who supported it in a 1996 referendum. There was also widespread support for alternative measures, with concerns about capital punishment ranging from belief in the sanctity of human life to fears about possible judicial error. The […]
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Famous people in Tajikistan shared their opinions on the death penalty
World Day against the Death Penalty, October 10, was introduced by the World Coalition against the Death Penalty in 2003. There are many different events worldwide dedicated to the abolition of the death penalty. This year Penal Reform International in Central Asia asked famous and well-known people in Tajikistan their opinion about capital punishment and […]
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Kazakhstani celebrities share their opinions on the death penalty
World Day against the Death Penalty, October 10, was introduced by the World Coalition against the Death Penalty in 2003. There are many different events worldwide dedicated to the abolition of the death penalty. This year Penal Reform International in Central Asia asked famous and well-known people in Kazakhstan their opinion about capital punishment and […]
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Job opening at Prisoners Abroad: Caseworker
Prisoners Abroad are currently looking for a caseworker for their office in London. Deadline 21st October 2013. Click here for more information.
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PRI promoting alternatives to imprisonment at Asian and Pacific Conference of Correctional Administrators
PRI has been invited by the Government of India to attend and present at the Asian and Pacific Conference of Correctional Administrators (APCCA) taking place in Delhi, India from 23 – 27 September 2013. PRI will be chairing the fourth day of the conference: the session on ‘Alternatives to Imprisonment: Challenges in Developing Community-based Supervision […]