Resources listing

Event

Event: Justice for all: Global Action to Combat Discrimination and Inequality in Criminal Justice Systems

Side event at the 32nd Session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice. Organised by the International Legal Foundation with support of South Africa, United States, Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Campaign to Decriminalise Poverty and Status, Penal Reform International, Amnesty International, International Drug Policy Consortium, African Policing Civilian Oversight Forum, […]

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Portuguese

Public Statement

The Cape Declaration on Decriminalising Poverty and Status 

The Cape Declaration on Decriminalising Poverty and Status was drafted and adopted by consensus by the participants of the convening of the Campaign to Decriminalise Poverty and Status, of which PRI is part of, held in Stellenbosch, South Africa between 27 and 29 September 2022. The Cape Declaration calls attention to, and requests urgent, comprehensive and global action […]

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Portuguese

Report

Non-custodial sanctions and measures in the member states of the European Union: A comparative study

To advocate for and realise the importance and benefits of real, effective alternatives to imprisonment as keys to reducing overreliance on prisons and delivering fair and proportionate criminal justice for all, it is important to understand how non-custodial sanctions and measures are currently used. This comparative research on the use and implementation of non-custodial sanctions […]

Languages: Hungarian, English, French, Portuguese

Event

Event: Decisive action to reform laws that criminalise poverty and status

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

Event

Event: Challenging the criminalization of poverty and marginalization in Africa – and beyond

Side event at the 65th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs, organised by the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Ghana to the UN (Vienna), Penal Reform International, the International Drug Policy Consortium, the African Policing Civilian Oversight Forum, and the Campaign to Decriminalise Poverty and Status.  The criminalization of people who use drugs […]

Languages: English, French, Portuguese

Report

Country reports on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on non-custodial sanctions and measures

In-depth country reports on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the use, implementation and experience of non-custodial sanctions and measures in Georgia, Hungary, Kyrgyzstan and Portugal, including preparations for release from prison and experiences of staff and those under probation supervision. These reports were published with the financial support of the International Penal and Penitentiary […]

Languages: Kyrgyz, Hungarian, English, Georgian, Portuguese, Russian

International Standard

UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (Nelson Mandela Rules)

The UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (SMRs) were initially adopted by the UN Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders in 1955, and approved by the UN Economic and Social Council in 1957.  The Nelson Mandela Rules: an animated introduction from Penal Reform International on Vimeo. […]

Languages: Uzbek, Arabic, Chinese, English, Finnish, French, German, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish, Tajik

International Standard

Key international standards and norms for the treatment of women in the criminal justice system

These include: UN Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-Custodial Sanctions for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules) (2010) English French Spanish Russian Arabic Chinese Portuguese (unofficial translation) Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

Training

Community Service in Practice

Community Service in Practice comprises a collection of key resources to support the implementation and promotion of alternative sanctions to custody. It was produced as a result of the International Conference on Community Service in Africa, organised by PRI and the Zimbabwe National Committee on Community Service (ZNCCS), which took place in Kadoma, Zimbabwe in […]

Languages: English, French, Portuguese