On 12 April 2018, PRI participated in a round table convened on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings (CHOGM) in London, to discuss pre-trial detention in Commonwealth countries. The event was hosted by the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) in partnership with the Open Society Justice Initiative (OSJI), PRI, Fair Trials, the […]
The UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice will convene in Vienna between 14–18 May 2018. The UN Crime Commission meets annually and is the principal policymaking body of the UN in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice. It is therefore of key relevance to PRI’s mission. The Commission is the preparatory body for […]
Last Friday evening, 23 March 2018, the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council concluded its three-week long session by voting to adopt a Resolution reaffirming that human rights must play a central role in the ongoing international debate on global drug policies. The resolution, put forward by Switzerland, Mexico and other core group members Albania, […]
PRI’s South Caucasus office has signed a grant contact with the European Union to work on a project in Georgia on Monitoring Government’s Commitments and Promoting Reforms in the Penal Sector Through the Engagement of CSOs (civil society organisations). This is a joint project with the Human Rights Center and Rehabilitation Initiative for Vulnerable Groups. The specific […]
As part of a project promoting the administration of criminal justice in Algeria in line with recent international standards and best practices, PRI’s Middle East and North Africa (MENA) office organised a two-day workshop for the National Police’s newly established Human Rights Department in Algeria. 31 police officers and gendarmerie participated in the workshop, which focused on […]
Last week, PRI’s Middle East and North Africa (MENA) office organised a three-day Training of Trainers workshop for prison staff in Yemen on treating prisoners according to international human rights standards. Approximately 20 prison managers and officers attended the workshop, which aimed to build the capacity of the prison administration and staff members on general […]
Last week, PRI’s Executive Director Alison Hannah gave a presentation at an international conference in Turin organised by the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) on bridging the gaps between prison and community-based rehabilitation and reintegration programmes for violent extremist offenders. The three-day conference brought together international and country experts to highlight the results […]
At PRI’s Executive Board meeting on 25 January 2018, the future of the Moscow office was reviewed. Following this, the Executive Board reluctantly took the view that in the current financial climate, the organisation cannot continue its financial support for the Moscow office. This decision was not made lightly. The Moscow office, one of the […]
A three-year project that aims to strengthen the efforts of the government and civil society organisations (CSOs) in Kyrgyzstan to prevent torture was launched last week at a press conference in Bishek. The project, which is funded by the European Union, is being implemented by PRI in partnership with the Human Rights Ombudsman of Kyrgyzstan; the National Center […]
Earlier this month, PRI’s South Caucasus and Central Asia offices organised for a delegation from Kazakhstan to visit Georgia to learn about the country’s good practice examples in the fields of child protection, welfare and justice. The delegation visited children’s rehabilitation facilities, low-risk facilities, foster homes, and family homes for homeless children and children with […]