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Submission to the 53rd session of the UN Convention against Torture, November 2014 (Examination of Kazakhstan’s 3rd periodic report)

This written submission was made to the 53rd session (3-28 November 2014) of the UN Convention against Torture relating to its examination of Kazakhstan’s 3rd periodic report under Article 19 of the Convention. The submission includes PRI’s observations relating to Kazakhstan’s recently adopted new Criminal Code, which defines and penalises torture as a distinct offence, conditions of detention […]

OSCE HDIM: Statement on link between violence and women in detention, September 2014

This statement will be delivered by PRI at the OSCE’s 2014 Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, during the dedicated session to ‘Violence against women belonging to vulnerable groups’ on 26 September 2014. PRI highlights that the majority of women in detention are convicted of non-violent crimes that are linked to poverty, and those convicted of violent crimes are often victims […]

Statement to UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on ‘Draft Basic Principles and Guidelines’

The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) are developing “Draft Basic Principles and Guidelines on Remedies and Procedures on the Right of Anyone Deprived of His or Her Liberty by Arrest or Detention to Bring Proceedings Before Court”, pursuant to Resolution 20/16.  They will be presented to the Human Rights Council in September 2015. In September 2014, PRI […]

Joint oral statement on human rights impact of overcrowding: Human Rights Council September 2014

PRI delivered this joint oral statement at the 27th regular session of the Human Rights Council on 10 September 2014 on behalf of American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Center for Legal and Social Studies (CELS), the International Legal Foundation (ILF) and PRI. The statement relates to the Panel discussion on the protection of the human rights of […]

Oral Statement on human rights and corruption: to the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee

This statement was delivered at the thirteenth session of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee on 12 August 2014 on the negative impact of corruption on human rights. The statement notes that corruption is a prevalent issue within the area of criminal justice, including links between torture and corruption. It makes a list of observations including the impact […]

Submission to pre-sessional working group for 60th session of CEDAW: Examination of Kyrgyzstan, 2014

PRI made this submission to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women  ahead of their pre-sessional working group in July 2014 in connection with the consideration of the Fourth periodic report of Kyrgyzstan.  It proposes themes for inclusion in the ‘List of Issues’. The themes relate to women in the criminal justice system, and specifically […]

Submission to 58th Session of CEDAW: Examination of Georgia, 2014

Submission addressed to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) for its examination of Georgia in the forthcoming 58th Session in July 2014. The submission specifically addresses the following areas, relating to Articles 2, 5, 12 and 16 of the Convention: violence against women disproportionate sanctions of women convicted of drug-related offences rehabilitation for women prisoners […]

UN Secretary-General’s 2014 report to the General Assembly on moratoriums on the use of the death penalty: Submission, April 2014

Ahead of the expected debate and resolution in the UN General Assembly on a worldwide moratorium on the use of the death penalty, the UN Secretary-General is preparing a report on the issue. PRI submitted a joint report with its partner in Uganda, the Foundation for Human Rights Initiative (FHRI), detailing the status of death […]

Submission on UN Secretary-General’s 2014 report to the Human Rights Council on the death penalty, 31 March 2014

This submission to the UN’s annual update on the death penalty details developments in ten PRI project countries.

Second report of Essex Experts on the review of the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners

Ahead of the 3rd Intergovernmental Expert Group Meeting (IEGM) on the revision of the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (SMR) taking place in Vienna on 25-28 March 2014, PRI together with Essex University submitted this Second Report of the Essex Expert Group on the Review. This report is the outcome of a […]