Resources listing

Report

პენიტენციურ სისტემაში უმცირესობათა უფლებების დაცვისა და რეალიზების შესაძლებლობები და გამოწვევები

The qualitative research has been conducted by the Initiative for Social Changes (ISC) within the frames of the project “Monitoring Government’s Commitments and Promoting Penal Reforms through the Engagement of CSOs”, implemented by Penal Reform International South Caucasus Regional Office with the support of the European Union in partnership with organizations – “Rehabilitation Initiative of […]

Languages: English, Georgian

Brochure

მომსახურებების გზამკვლევი მსჯავრდებულებისთვის, ყოფილი მსჯა- ვრდებულებისთვის და პირობით მსჯავრდებულებისათვის

მომსახურებების გზამკვლევი მსჯავრდებულებისთვის, ყოფილი მსჯავრდებულებისთვის და პირობით მსჯავრდებულებისათვის მოამზადა ორგანიზაციამ „სოციალური მუშაკები საზოგადოების კეთილდღეობისთვის“, ევროკავშირის პროექტის „სასჯელაღსრულებისა და პრობაციის რეფორმების ხელშეწყობა და მონიტორინგი სამოქალაქო საზოგადოების ჩართულობით” ფარგლებში, რომელსაც ახორციელებს ორგანიზაცია “ციხის საერთაშორისო რეფორმა” პარტნიორ ორგანიზაციებთან “ინიციატივა მოწყვლადი ჯგუფების რეაბილიტაციისთვის” და “კახეთის რეგიონალური განვითარების ფონდი” ერთად. გზამკვლევის გმოყენება შესაძლებელია შემდეგი მიზნებისათვის: • მსჯავრდებულების, პირობით მსჯავრდებულებისა და […]

Languages: English, Georgian

Briefing

Coronavirus: Healthcare and human rights of people in prison

PRI briefing note issued on 16 March 2020 on the situation of the outbreak of a novel form of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and prevention measures in prisons and wider impacts of responses to governments on people in criminal justice systems. As the COVID-19 pandemic affects more people in an ever increasing list of countries, PRI has […]

Languages: Arabic, English, Russian, Spanish

Report

Sentencing of women convicted of drug-related offences

Drug‑related offences are known to have a particular and disproportionate impact on women. Eighty-two per cent of all women in prison in Thailand are imprisoned for a drug offence; in the Philippines, the proportion of women in prison for a drug offence is 53% and in Peru and Costa Rica it is more than 60%. […]

Languages: English

Guidelines

Women in prison: mental health and well-being – a guide for prison staff

People in prison have a disproportionately high rate of poor mental health, and research shows these rates are even higher for women in prison. While primary care remains the responsibility of healthcare professionals, frontline prison staff play an important role in protecting and addressing mental health needs of women in prison. Penal Reform International (PRI), […]

Languages: English

Report

Penal Reform International’s work in Uzbekistan in 2019 – highlights and successes

A summary of PRI’s work and achievements in Uzbekistan in 2019, on the creation of a new probation service; the development of monitoring mechanisms to prevent torture and ill-treatment in places of detention; investigating complaints and death in custody; and the role of prison staff in rehabilitation programmes and the re-socialisation of detainees. The activities […]

Languages: English

Submission

Input for the UN General Assembly Working Group on “Access to Justice” for Older Persons

Access to justice and discrimination issues affect older people throughout the criminal justice system at arrest and adjudication, detention, and transition back to the community. This submission provides input for the United Nations General Assembly Open-ended Working Group for the purpose of strengthening the protection of the human rights of older persons, specifically focusing on […]

Languages: English

Submission

Input for the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture: “Psychological Torture and Ill-Treatment”

Penal Reform International (PRI) and Dr. Sharon Shalev, Research Associate at the University of Oxford and Independent Consultant at SolitaryConfinement.org welcome the Special Rapporteur’s call for input for the forthcoming thematic report on “psychological torture and ill-treatment”. This submission highlights the relationship between psychological torture and ill-treatment to solitary confinement. We chose to prioritise solitary […]

Languages: English