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PRI issues joint statement on the review of the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners
(23 April 2012) PRI and other NGOs issue a joint statement on review of the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners. The statement to the 21st Session of the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice was issued under standing agenda item 8 on use and application of UN standards and norms in the field […]
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UN Secretary General’s Report on the Status of the Death Penalty: Consultation Process
(10 April 2012) In view of the UN Secretary General’s forthcoming report on the question of the death penalty to the 21st session of the UN Human Rights Council (September 2012), civil society organisations are invited to share information covering relevant developments since 1 July 2011 on the question of the death penalty across the […]
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Crime Commission 2012 – Bangkok Rules
(20 April 2012) Penal Reform International will be sending two delegates to the 21st Session of the UN Crime Commission and will be using the opportunity to promote the UN Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders, adopted by the UN General Assembly on 21 December 2010 (Bangkok Rules). […]
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Kazakhstan – PRI involved in draft law discussions
On 19th April 2012 in Astana, PRI’s Central Asia office was involved in discussions at the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan on two draft laws concerning the creation of a National Preventive Mechanism (NPM), aimed at the prevention of torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment, and on public monitoring of […]
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Launch of Briefing on Parliamentarians and Penal Reform
On 3 April 2012 in Kampala at a side event, hosted by Foundation for Human Rights Initiative (FHRI) to the 126th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, PRI launched its Briefing “What parliamentarians can do to work on penal reform”. With almost 60 participants from Ugandan parliament, representatives of the penitentiary system and NGOs, the interest […]
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 […]