Next month (March 2023) PRI is embarking on a new project under PRI’s Europe programme to improve monitoring and addressing of violence against children in detention in the EU. Funded by the European Commission’s Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) programme, the Data for Monitoring the Safety of Imprisoned Children – Data MOSAIC project will […]
In January-February 2023, PRI delivered a 3-week series of trainings in partnership with UNODC in the Philippines on the UN Nelson Mandela Rules and Bangkok Rules, reaching 150 frontline jail and prison officers from Luzon, Visayas and Davao regions in the Philippines, in collaboration with the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) and the […]
On 16-18 November, a diverse group of nearly 70 Hungarian criminal justice stakeholders gathered in Budapest for training workshops and knowledge sharing delivered as part of PRI’s ongoing work in Europe. Led by our partners at the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, the three-day event included presentations on international standards, good practices, experiences and considerations of specific […]
On 2 and 3 November 2022, a group of academics, advocates, artists and prison monitors from different countries gathered in Oxford, England to discuss the challenges and stronger approaches to deaths in prisons. The conference was organised by the University of Nottingham and led by the PrisonDEATH team, with experts from diverse disciplines sharing their […]
Today (10 October 2022) marks the 20th World Day Against the Death Penalty. Every year on 10 October, the World Day seeks unify the global abolitionist movement and mobilise civil society, political leaders, lawyers, and the public to support the call for universal abolition of capital punishment. This year, the World Day is dedicated to […]
Is strict penal policy good? What can the Hungarian criminal justice system learn from other countries’ use of non-custodial sanctions? Would the introduction of sentencing guidelines change practice and reduce discrimination? Why are available non-custodial sanctions not used more? How can we address common barriers to better use of community-based sanctions? What can we do […]
The 50th session of the UN Human Rights Council took place in Geneva from 13 June to 8 July 2022. Over the past weeks, human rights experts, state and civil society representatives have highlighted human rights violations in criminal justice systems, particularly for vulnerable and marginalised groups, and have underlined the need to, among other […]
On 13 June, 26 women from Mbale Women’s Prison were certified in small business management. The women, who had completed one month’s training in business development, entrepreneurship and strategic business planning, also received startup capital ranging from Shs3m to Shs7m, to launch their own business to support themselves and their families upon release. At the ceremony, one of the beneficiaries said, “When I was […]
(Francais ci-dessous) Penal Reform International (PRI) would like to express our deep sadness on learning of the passing of Mr Alain Kizinguere on 24 March 2022 in Bangui, Central African Republic (CAR). As president of the Central African Civil Society Platform on Prison Reforms in CAR, a member of Thematic Group 5 at the Ministry […]
At its annual meeting on 2-3 December 2021, the Board of Penal Reform International (PRI) appointed David Fathi as its new Chairperson. As a lawyer who has devoted more than 25 years of his professional career to the representation of prisoners and the struggle for a criminal justice system that is humane, progressive and rehabilitative, […]