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How do we support children following exoneration or commutation of their parent’s death sentence?
PRI delivered a statement about children of parents sentenced to death at a United Nations panel on the issue on Wednesday 11 September 2013. The statement, one of five given by NGOs, focused on how children can be supported following exoneration or commutation of their parent’s death sentence. Oliver Robertson, PRI Project Manager for Death Penalty […]
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A Better Way to Protect All Children: Conference Report
From 12 – 16 November 2012 PRI attended and participated in the UNICEF Conference ‘A Better Way to Protect All Children’ held in New Delhi. The conference brought together over 160 policy makers, academics, practitioners and other experts from around the world to discuss the development and reform of child protection systems including exploring new […]
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PRI’s Middle East and North Africa office hold First National Conference on Juvenile Justice
The First National Conference on Juvenile Justice “Justice for Children” organised by Penal Reform International MENA Office in cooperation with the Public Security Directorate / Juvenile Police Department took place on 20 and 21 August 2013. The event took place under the patronage of His Excellency Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Prime Ministry Affairs […]
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Supreme Court of India decides not to lower the age of the child in criminal cases
PRI welcomes the decision by the Supreme Court of India to uphold the Juvenile Justice Act (2000) and not to lower the age of the child in criminal cases. On 17 July 2013, the Court rejected petitions which requested amending the Juvenile Justice Act to lower the age of the child. If successful, the amendment […]
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Tackling violence against children and juvenile justice reform the focus of a roundtable in Tanzania last week
Last week, 25 representatives from the Tanzanian government, criminal justice agencies and civil society organisations came together in Dar Es Salaam to discuss the findings and recommendations of the recent report, Review of law and policy to prevent and remedy violence against children in police and pre-trial detention in Tanzania, researched and published by PRI with […]
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8 country reports on preventing and addressing violence against children in detention
As part of our multi-faceted programme of work to reduce and end violence against children in the criminal justice system around the world, we have produced eight country research reports aiming to increase the understanding of the specific legal and policy measures that can work to prevent and remedy violence against children. While these have been […]
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PRI and BLAST to hold Juvenile Justice roundtable in Bangladesh on 15 June 2013
On 15 June 2013, PRI and its local NGO partner BLAST, will be holding a national roundtable on violence against children in pre-trial and police detention. The roundtable, will be chaired by the Hon Justice M Imman Ali, of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, and a PRI Board Member, and will include representatives from government and […]
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PRI co-hosts expert roundtable on juvenile justice in Uganda
Over 35 experts on juvenile justice convened in Kampala on 22 May 2013 and pledged more collective and concrete action on juvenile justice reform in Uganda. The roundtable, organised by The Foundation for Human Rights Initiative (FHRI) in partnership with Penal Reform International (PRI) and the Uganda Child Rights NGO Network (UCRNN), was attended by […]
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Discussion paper: The Use and Practice of Imprisonment: Current Trends and Future Challenges
Last Friday (26 April 2013) at the 22nd Session of the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in Vienna, PRI presented a discussion paper The Use and Practice of Imprisonment: Current Trends and Future Challenges at a side-event. Despite a night session of the Committee of the Whole on the Thursday evening, the side event […]
Report from last month’s Learning Initiative on Juvenile Justice hosted by UNICEF India
Following the International Colloquium on Juvenile Justice, PRI’s Programme Development Director Nikhil Roy took part in a UNICEF India Learning Initiative on Juvenile Justice. This two-day event included participants from State Government representatives from the Departments in charge of implementation of the Juvenile Justice Act, personnel from State Child Protection Societies, Police officials, State Commission for […]