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PRI Central Asia to host training on rehabilitation of torture victims.
PRI in partnership with Freedom from Torture will host a three day training on on rehabilitation of torture victims for staff of public organizations of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Tajikistan between 31 October and 2 November in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The main goal of the training is to teach participants (doctors, psychologists, […]
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Enhancing Torture Prevention – OPCAT Global Forum
(30 November 2011) On 10 and 11 November, nearly 300 representatives from over 90 countries gathered in Geneva to take stock of progress and challenges in the prevention of torture, five years after the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture entered into force. The Global Forum was organised by the Association for the Prevention […]
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PRI conducts expert meetings on holistic rehabilitation and torture prevention in Tbilisi
Within the framework of the Torture Prevention project two consecutive events were organised in Tbilisi for experts from Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia between 23 – 30 November 2011. One event was training of trainers provided by Freedom from Torture on holistic rehabilitation issues and the other was an expert meeting with the researcher from the […]
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PRI submits comment on the right to redress for victims of torture
PRI submits observations to the Committee against Torture on the interpretation of the right to redress (article 14 of the UN Convention against Torture) in response to the draft comments of the committees interpretation of the right. The observations detail the right to redress in relation to a number of issues including compensation; holistic rehabilitation, […]
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PRI at the UN Committee Against Torture: review of Belarus
PRI at the UN Committee against Torture: review of Belarus On 10 November 2011, Penal Reform International, along with a group of independent Belarusian human rights NGOs, with the cooperation of Human Rights House, provided oral evidence in relation to the review of Belarus at the 47th session of the United Nations Committee against Torture. […]
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PRI Moscow conducts Expert meetings on holistic rehabilitation and torture prevention.
Within the framework of PRI’s Torture Prevention project two parallel events were organised in Moscow for experts from Ukraine, Belarus and Russia between 24 – 28 October 2011. One event was a training of trainers provided by Freedom from Torture on holistic rehabilitation issues and the other an expert meeting with researcher from Bristol University […]
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PRI attends OSCE HDIM meeting to discuss the role of civil society in prevention of torture and ill treatment
PRESS RELEASE How to step up torture prevention in alliance with NGOs Ahead of the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw from 26 September to 7 October 2011, Penal Reform International (PRI) stresses the important role of civil society in the prevention of torture and ill-treatment. “By their very nature prisons are isolated places. […]
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PRI hosted Round Table on Improvement of mechanisms to investigate cases of torture in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
PRESS RELEASE Penal Reform International (PRI) Central Asia and the Coalition of Kazakhstan NGOs against torture are pleased to announce that on 14 September 2011 in Astana a round table will be held on «Improvement of mechanisms to investigate cases of torture in the Republic of Kazakhstan». The event is kindly supported by the European […]