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სარეკომენდაციო დოკუმენტი „ბანგკოკის წესების” მიხედვით ქალთა მსჯავრდებისა და სასჯელის მოხდისგან გათავისუფლების საკითხებზე

სარეკომენდაციო დოკუმენტის სახით, “ციხის საერთაშორისო რეფორმა” მთავარ მოქმედ პირებსა და დაინტერსებულ მხარეებს, კერძოდ, სისხლის სამართლის მოსამართლეებსა და ქალთა საკითხებზე მომუშავე პირობით ვადამდე გათავისუფლების ადგილობრივი საბჭოს წარმომადგენლებს, სთავაზობს პრაქტიკულ სახელმძღვანელოს და იმ ზომებს, რომელიც მათ უნდა მიიღონ ამ წესების პრაქტიკაში დასანერგად. სარეკომენდაციო დოკუმენტი მიზნად ისახავს დაეხმაროს მთავარ მოქმედ პირებს მოახდინონ მართლმსაჯულების განხორციელების პროცესში არსებული ხარვეზების გამოვლენა, […]

Community service and probation for women: Lessons and recommendations based on a study in Kenya

This briefing draws on research from Kenya and other studies on women in the criminal justice system to outline lessons and recommendations on designing and implementing community service and probation for women, in line with the UN Bangkok Rules. The research in Kenya looked at the existing system and experiences of women serving community sanctions. Read […]

العدد السادس من المجلة الدورية: آفاق الإصلاح

أطلقت المنظمة الدولية للإصلاح الجنائي – مكتب الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا – العدد السادس من مجلتها الدورية “آفاق الإصلاح”. تناول هذا العدد مجموعة من المقالات حول مكافحة الفكر المتطرف العنيف ضمن أنظمة العدالة الجنائية، كما استعرض العدد مجموعة من الأنشطة التي نفذتها وتنفذها المنظمة في دول المنطقة. (Sixth issue of PRI MENA’s newsletter: Prospects for reform. This […]

Essex paper 3: Initial guidance on the interpretation and implementation of the Nelson Mandela Rules

This guidance on the revised UN Nelson Mandela Rules is ‎based on the deliberations of a meeting of experts – known informally as the ‘Essex expert group’ – organised by Penal Reform International and the Human Rights Centre at the University of Essex in Colchester, UK, on 7-8 April 2016. The paper consists of six chapters covering: Dignity Prison […]

Why criminal justice reform is essential to the 2030 UN Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs)

In September 2015, the international community agreed a new set of development goals, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, comprising 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets. The number of people behind bars, whether on remand or serving sentences, has increased in most countries over the last 20 years, placing an enormous financial burden on governments and at great cost to the social cohesion of societies. […]

Positive behaviour management and children in detention

This briefing looks at the international standards regarding disciplinary measures for children in detention and their use in different settings. It also examines the current law and policy regarding disciplinary measures in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan and makes recommendations to bring these into line with international standards and good practice. This paper emerged from a three‑year […]

The right of prisoners to vote: a global overview

In 2015, PRI commissioned eight international law firms – facilitated by Advocates for International Development (A4ID) – to review the extent of (dis)enfranchisement of detained persons in dozens of jurisdictions worldwide, and, where applicable, the conditions under which voting rights were restricted. In 45 per cent of the 66 countries surveyed, conviction to imprisonment is automatically followed by disenfranchisement. Most […]

Short Guide to the Nelson Mandela Rules (revised Standard Minimum Rules)

This Short Guide summarises the 122 Rules of the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners which were revised by the UN in 2015. The Guide, which outlines the minimum standards that should be applied in prisons from admission to release, will be useful for policy-makers developing national prison management standards and guidelines and […]

Prison guards and the death penalty

How are prison officers affected by overseeing prisoners on death row or even participating in executions? What effects does it have in the short and the longer term? This short paper draws on research and interviews with prison guards to outline the psychological impact that guards who have worked with prisoners for many years on death row […]

Women in criminal justice systems: the added value of the UN Bangkok Rules

This article outlines aspects of discrimination faced by female suspects, defendants and prisoners in criminal justice systems, their number, profile and characteristics, and the offences they are typically charged with or convicted for. It covers certain key conditions in detention as well as programmes in place for rehabilitation and reintegration. It draws on data, country […]