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Prison monitors from 13 countries attend summer school on the UN Bangkok Rules

In late August, 16 members and staff of National Preventative Mechanisms (NPMs) from 13 countries gathered for a summer school in Bristol, UK, on preventing torture and ill-treatment through gender-sensitive monitoring. Organised by PRI and the University of Bristol, in partnership with the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT), the four day summer school […]

Kenya’s probation officers become champions for the needs of women offenders

In April, 18 staff from the Kenyan Probation and After Care Service and two senior officials from the Prison Department took part in a three-day PRI training on women offenders and the UN Bangkok Rules in Nakuru, Kenya. The staff came from a number of districts in Kenya and the training was intended to provide […]

National Preventive Mechanism of Kazakhstan launches its first annual report

In May, the National Preventive Mechanism of Kazakhstan and the Ombudsman’s Office launched their consolidated annual report for 2014. The NPM was established in law in July 2013 and started carrying out monitoring visits in Spring 2014. The launch meeting was attended by Arman Danielyan, member of the UN Subcommittee for the Prevention of Torture […]

Kazakhstan and Tajikistan: prioritising employment and reintegration

In both Kazakhstan and Tajikistan, PRI is working with the governments and prison authorities to improve rehabilitation and reintegration of prisoners, with a focus on providing more marketable employment opportunities in prison. In Kazakhstan, the President has identified the rule of law as a priority area. Improving the resocialisation of prisoners and creating employment in […]

‘Mandela Rules’ on prisoner treatment adopted

PRI is delighted to report that the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ or Crime Commission) adopted revised Standard Minimum Rules (SMR) for the Treatment of Prisoners at its 24th session last week. The adoption of the revised Rules – to be known as the ‘the Mandela Rules’ – is a historic moment […]