PRI participated in the Annual Day of Discussion on the rights of children during the 19th Session of the Human Rights Council today. PRI, in conjunction with OSJI and IJJO, submitted an oral statement to the Council highlighting the impact of extensive periods of pre-trial detention on the social and mental development of juveniles and […]
On 6 March 2012, Penal Reform International (PRI), the Permanent Mission of Thailand to the UN, the Quaker UN Office (QUNO) and OMCT (World Organisation Against Torture) hosted a side event to promote the UN Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules), adopted by the UN […]
On 25 February 2012 Penal Reform International, Middle East and North Africa signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Justice in Tunis. The MoU stipulates direct cooperation and partnership with Tunisian government and non government institutions, and with the Tunisian Organization for Penal and security Reform, as a local partner representing Tunisian civil society institutions. […]
On the 20th of February 2012 on occasion of the “world day of social justice“, PRI Middle East and North Africa organized in Amman, a consultative meeting in collaboration with the observatory for humans and the environment on “The reality and prospects for the abolition of the death penalty in Jordan”. Participants at the debate included representative […]
This case study documents the experience of Penal Reform International running a pilot paralegal programme in Rwanda from 2009 to 2010. PRI’s work from 1998 to 2010 in the Great Lakes region of Africa aimed to reduce the pre-trial prison population. The organisation monitored the process of Gacaca – the name given to the system […]
On 26 January 2012, PRI hosted a national conference on “The development of the criminal justice system in Belarus”. The conference brought together 55 participants, including representatives of Parliament, the General Prosecutor’s Office, the Academy of the Ministry of Interior, prison and police officials, judges, lawyers, representatives of the Institute of Training and Retraining of […]
In December 2011, PRI launched its Ten-Point Plan for Fair and Effective Criminal Justice for Children. The Ten-Point Plan focuses on ways that law and policy makers and criminal justice practitioners can respond effectively and positively to children in contact and in conflict with the law. The Plan outlines PRI’s belief that a fair and […]
On Wednesday 4 January 2011 Penal Reform International , Middle East and North Africa Office and The Public Security Department (PSD) in Jordan, presented by its new juvenile Police Department, signed a memorandum of understanding to boost bilateral cooperation and promote the use of restorative justice. The MOU aimstoenhance the use of restorative justice in […]
Penal Reform International welcomes legal amendments to control the export of lethal injection drugs 20 December 2011, the European Commission extended the list of goods subject to export controls, to prevent their use for capital punishment. The export of certain anaesthetics, such as sodium thiopental and pentobarbital, which are used in lethal injections, will now […]
In December PRI conducted a multi agency training workshop on tools to monitor places of detention of children in Tanzania. Workshop participants included representatives of the Commission for Human rights and good governance, DPP, Police, Prisons detention homes for children, and Ministries for Social Welfare; Gender and Children; and Legal affairs. The workshopexplored the possibility […]