Life imprisonment for children in PRI regions
A Factsheet demonstrating the position of life imprisonment for children in PRI regions.
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Heuni Report: Survey of United Nations and other Best Practices in the Criminal Justice System
A comprehensive report of the workshop held at the Twelfth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice: Survey of United Nations and other Best Practices in the Treatment of Prisoners in the Criminal Justice System Proceedings. Held in Salvador, Brazil, on the 12-19 April 2010.
8th Quinquennial Report of the UN Secretary General on capital punishment
A report from the UN Secretary General discussing the position of capital punishment worldwide, with recommendations.
Children Need Dads Too: Children with Fathers in Prison
A report addressing the number of children with fathers in prison, the effects and areas for reform for policy and practice. Published by the Quaker United Nations Office.
Pre-Trial Detention and Penal Reform in Latin America
‘Pre-Trial Detention and Penal Reform in Latin America – Evaluation and Perspectives’ assesses the use of pre-trial detention in Latin America where there has been extensive reform of the criminal justice system over the last 20 years. It has been produced by CEJA (Centro de Estudios de Justicia de las Americas) and La Defensoria Penal […]
Blind Alley – Juvenile Justice in India
Published by HAQ: Centre for Child Rights. HAQ: Centre for Child Rights works towards the recognition, promotion and protection of rights of all children. This report sets out the current position of juvenile justice in India and makes recommendations for innovative reform.
Gacaca Research Report No.12: Settlement of property offence cases
This report is a follow-up to Research Report No.10 published in July 2007 on property offence cases committed during the genocide. In that report, PRI noted the marked discrepancy between the theory of reparation and current socio-economic conditions in Rwanda.
Attitudes of Georgia’s population towards crime and penal policy
A survey commissioned by Penal Reform International’s Regional Office in the South Caucuses. The survey was carried out by the Estonian Institute for Open Society Research in a project funded by the European Union.
An Assessment of Penal Legislation in Georgia
This study highlights some significant systemic shortcomings on the way to reform of penal legislation in Georgia. Discussing the themes of law making in general, criminal law and procedure, execution of imprisonment and probation, the study evaluates the hurdles to reform and concludes with recommendations. This publication was produced by PRI with the aid of […]
Life Imprisonment and Conditions of Serving the Sentence in the South Caucasus
This study evaluates the position of life prisoners in South Caucasus with the results to be used to advocate international standards and norms. It forms part of the project ‘Global Action to Abolish the Death Penalty’. Published by PRI with the aid of the European Union