African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
On 26 March, PRI will address the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with an oral statement, and provided a submission, “Falling through the Cracks: Guidance on Implementation of Article 30” during its forthcoming 19th session. In the context of children of incarcerated parents, PRI’s […]
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PRI host regional forum in Georgia on the prevention of torture in 9 CIS countries
From 22 – 23 March, PRI hosted a regional forum on torture prevention and rehabilitation was organized in Tbilisi in the framework of the PRI’s project on Strengthening Institutions and Building Civil Society Capacity to Combat Torture in 9 Post-Soviet Countries. The project is funded by the European Union. The regional forum focused on pressing […]
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Commission on Narcotic Drugs calls for Implementation of Bangkok Rules
At its 55th Session held in Vienna in March 2012, the Commission on Narcotic Drugs passed a resolution which calls on states to address the specific needs of women in drug demand reduction programmes and strategies including – where the needs of women offenders are concerned – by implementing the Bangkok Rules. As the circumstances […]
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Regional Forum on Combating and Preventing Torture and Ill-Treatment
The South Caucasus Regional Office of Penal Reform International (PRI), in co-operation with the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), is organizing a regional forum on March 22-23 at the Sheraton Metechi Palace Hotel in Tbilisi. The regional forum will focus on pressing issues in the field of torture prevention, the effectiveness […]
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PRI to address the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
On 26 March, PRI will address the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with an oral statement, and provided a submission, “Falling through the Cracks: Guidance on Implementation of Article 30” during its forthcoming 19th session. In the context of children of incarcerated parents, PRI’s […]
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PRI participates in discussion of the Rights of the Child at the 19th Session of the Human Rights Council
PRI participated in the Annual Day of Discussion on the rights of children during the 19th Session of the Human Rights Council today. PRI, in conjunction with OSJI and IJJO, submitted an oral statement to the Council highlighting the impact of extensive periods of pre-trial detention on the social and mental development of juveniles and […]
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Raising the Bangkok Rules in Geneva
On 6 March 2012, Penal Reform International (PRI), the Permanent Mission of Thailand to the UN, the Quaker UN Office (QUNO) and OMCT (World Organisation Against Torture) hosted a side event to promote the UN Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules), adopted by the UN […]
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PRI host roundtable on resocialization of ex-offenders in Kazakhstan.
On 28 February 2012 at 10am Penal Reform International Office in Central Asia will hold a round table organized within the framework of a project on «Rehabilitation of ex-prisoners and protection of their rights by joint efforts of civil society and State» supported by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Work with ex-prisoners in the regions […]
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PRI MENA welcomes the signing of a MoU by the Tunisian Ministry of Justice
On 25 February 2012 Penal Reform International, Middle East and North Africa signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Justice in Tunis. The MoU stipulates direct cooperation and partnership with Tunisian government and non government institutions, and with the Tunisian Organization for Penal and security Reform, as a local partner representing Tunisian civil society institutions. […]
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PRI MENA hosts a consultative meeting on the reality and prospects for abolition of the death penalty in Jordan
On the 20th of February 2012 on occasion of the “world day of social justice“, PRI Middle East and North Africa organized in Amman, a consultative meeting in collaboration with the observatory for humans and the environment on “The reality and prospects for the abolition of the death penalty in Jordan”. Participants at the debate included representative […]