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PRI hosted an international colloquium on juvenile justice in Delhi last week
On 16-18 March 2013, HAQ: Centre for Child Rights, National Law University – Delhi, Penal Reform International, UNICEF India, Save the Children, India, and Child Fund, India, hosted an International Colloquium on Juvenile Justice in Delhi. This was the first time there had been a gathering of international experts on the subject of Juvenile Justice in India, and the Colloquium brought together […]
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UN Human Rights Council adopts a resolution calling for a panel debate on children of parents sentenced to death
At the end of last week, the UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution without a vote (so with consensus), calling for a panel debate at the Council on children of parents sentenced to death or executed. Children are often the forgotten victims of the death penalty, and suffer extreme emotional trauma and stigma from […]
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PRI to co-host International Colloquium on Juvenile Justice in India
From 16-18 March 2013, PRI, in partnership with HAQ Centre for Child Rights, the National Law University-Delhi, UNICEF India, Save the Children-India, Cordaid, UK Department for Development and Child Fund- India, will host an International Colloquim on Juvenile Justice in Delhi. The purpose of the colloquium is to reflect upon the variety of problems different […]
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Turkish delegation join PRI to discuss good practice in justice for children
Last week PRI welcomed a delegation of judicial and prison staff from Turkey to its London office, facilitated by Marianne Moore of the Justice Studio and UNICEF Turkey. The main purpose of the visit was to learn more about good practice in juvenile justice, looking particularly at sentencing policies for young offenders, diversion and non-custodial options and treatment and […]
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PRI and Commonwealth Secretariat team up again to train prison officials from 19 African countries on human rights
From 18-22 February PRI will be delivering a five-day Training of Trainers in Human Rights for prison officials and heads of training institutions in Maputo, Mozambique. The training is the second such workshop to take place as part of a project sponsored by the Commonwealth Secretariat Human Rights Unit. The first training, which took place […]
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PRI recruits a national independent team of experts to monitor care facilities in Jordan
On 9 March, PRI’s Middle East and North Africa office will launch a national independent team for monitoring care centres in Jordan in partnership with the Ministry of Social Development. The 35-strong taskforce was formed following an agreement signed earlier between PRI and the Ministry of Social Development. The monitoring team will be granted access […]
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PRI’s Middle East and North Africa office training police officers in child rights in Yemen
PRI’s Middle East and North Africa office are currently organising workshops on justice for children in Sanaa, Yemen, in partnership with General Administration of Juvenile Police, and the Foundation, Together for Development and Human Rights. Forty-five police officers from the Department of Women, Juveniles, and the Interior Ministry’s branches in Yemeni provinces attended the training. Speaking […]
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New PRI briefing on the minimum age of criminal responsibility worldwide
The minimum age of criminal responsibility set by different countries ranges hugely from as low as six up to 18 years of age. The median age is 12. However, in nearly all countries, children above the age of criminal responsibility can be arrested, detained and imprisoned. This means that children are drawn at an early […]
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Training for prison directors and senior prison officials in Jordan on applying international standards
Last week, PRI’s Middle East and North Africa office organised the fourth in a series of training workshops targeted at prison directors and senior prison officials in Jordan. 20 participants gathered at by the shores of the Dead Sea to attend this three-day training course on the international standards ratified by Jordan which govern their […]
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PRI’s MENA office workshops promote restorative justice for young people in Egypt this week
PRI’s Middle East and North Africa office are organising two workshops this week on the juvenile criminal system in Egypt. The sessions are part of a project funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The training, carried out in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice, will focus on raising awareness of international standards and […]