PRI starts new project to bring an end to the use of the death penalty worldwide
This new programme of work is being carried out in four regions: the Middle East and North Africa, Eastern Europe, Central Asia and East Africa Funded under the European Union’s Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) and the UK Department for International Development (DFID), the programme started in November 2012 and will run for two years.
The programme will:
- Lobby and work with governments to restrict and reduce the application of, and implement international minimum standards for, the death penalty and those facing an execution, which lead to moratorium, and eventual abolition.
- Lobby and work with governments to restrict and reduce the application of, and implement international minimum standards for, life/long-term imprisonment following moratorium or abolition, leading to the implementation of ultimate and maximum sentences which are fair, proportionate and respect international human rights.
- Build the capacity of civil society to raise awareness and exchange information regarding the application of the death penalty and its alternative sanctions such as life and long-term imprisonment.
Activities in East Africa will be implemented by PRI’s partner Foundation for Human Rights Initiative (FHRI), based in Kampala, Uganda.
Download a detailed project summary in English, Arabic or Russian.
This project builds on work completed under a previous project also funded under the European Union’s Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights which ran from 2010 to 2012.