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Women under arrest (Rule 56, Chapter 9) In August 2021, Nigeria’s Federal High Court, in a case relating to raids conducted in April 2019, held that the arrest of the women without cause and the cruel and inhumane treatment they experienced violated their constitutional rights. The Court also issued an injunction restraining the police and […]
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Side event to the 31st Session of the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice. Co-organised by Ghana, Mexico, South Africa, the United States, Campaign to Decriminalise Poverty and Status, International Drug Policy Consortium, International Legal Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Penal Reform International, African Policing Civilian Oversight Forum, Community Advice Offices South Africa, Office […]
Languages: English, French, Portuguese
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Culturally sensitive residential programmes for Aboriginal women in contact with the law (Rules 45 and 55, Chapter 7 and 9) Buffalo Sage Wellness House (BSWH) in Alberta, Canada is a 28-bed Community Residential Facility that houses conditionally–released and federally– sentenced Indigenous female offenders. Buffalo Sage has a home-like atmosphere with kitchenette and laundry facilities where personal […]
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PRI’s Moscow-based office worked in the region to bring criminal justice systems into compliance with international standards and norms – in particular focusing on the rights of vulnerable groups, such as women and children in the criminal justice system – through a range of activities including advocacy, capacity building, training and research. Past programmes included: […]
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On 8 July 2021, an International Online Forum “The Penitentiary System in the New Reality” was hosted in Kazakhstan, chaired by the Minister of Internal Affairs, Lieutenant General of the Police, Mr Yerlan Turgumbayev. About 150 participants, including representatives of state bodies, lawyers and national experts in the field of human rights, and heads of […]
Languages: English, Russian
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This tool aims to support detention monitors in assessing conditions for older persons in prisons in line with international human rights standards to ensure that the rights of older persons in detention are protected.
Languages: English
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People in prison can play a valuable role in crisis response efforts. Their involvement is not only pragmatic and cost-effective but can also help individuals feel part of the collective responsibility to respond to disaster situations and assist in their eventual rehabilitation. However, involvement of people detained also comes with risks that must be well […]
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Violent conflict has grown dramatically since 2010 with more violent conflicts now than at any time in the past 30 years. In 2020, 23 per cent of the world’s population lived in the 57 ‘fragile’ and ‘extremely fragile’ contexts identified by the OECD’s fragility framework. This includes 76.5 per cent of the world population living […]
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Corruption within justice systems, including in detention facilities, is widespread in many countries. In a corrupt judicial system, the right to a fair trial, access to legal representation and even a sentence can be impacted by money or influence. Corruption can take various forms; for example, in East Africa our research found that some sentencing […]
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We bring national and international criminal justice stakeholders’ attention to the human rights of persons living with disabilities for system-wide reforms within the judiciary, police, prison and probation agencies. We advocate and provide practical guidance for reform so prisons and other detention facilities can uphold the human rights and better meet the needs of persons […]