Training
What is Bail? Poster
This poster was published in 2004 by the Paralegal Advisory Service (PAS) in Malawi, with assistance from MaSSAJ and PRI.
Languages: English, Swahili
Resources listing
Model for Reform
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Like many other countries, the legal system in Bangladesh is formal, complex, urban-based, time consuming and expensive. This leaves many Bangladeshis, especially the poor, illiterate or disadvantaged living in rural areas, unable to enforce their rights through the formal justice system. This publication describes how the Madaripur Legal Aid Association (MLAA) use community-based mediation as […]
Languages: Bangla, English
Report
Amman Declaration: perspectives on penal and penitentiary reform in the Arab world
This is the final declaration from a regional conference organised by PRI, the Arab Institute of Human Rights and the Royal Commission on Human Rights, held in Amman, Jordan, in 2002.
Languages: French
Model for Reform
Ouagadougou Declaration on Accelerating Prison and Penal Reform in Africa
Document published in French and English.
Languages: French
Report
Access to Justice and Penal Reform
The Second South Asia Regional Conference was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, from 12-14 December 2002, organised by PRI and our regional partners and hosted by the Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST). The conference was attended by approximately 80 delegates and participants from Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka, who made a commitment to […]
Languages: English
Report
Energising the Criminal Justice System In Malawi
The Paralegal Advisory Service (PAS) was established by PRI and the Malawi Prison Service to allow paralegals into prisons to educate prisoners on the criminal law and assist cases through the system more speedily. The Service is based on three cornerstones: linking up of the criminal justice system by improving communication and co-ordination between the […]
Languages: English
Report
Racism and Discrimination in the South African Penal System
This report considers some of the implications of the new Constitution and democratic regime for the South African correctional services. Has the prison system changed from one that was inherently racist, to one that is respectful of the principles of equality and human dignity?
Languages: English
Training
Paralegal Aid Clinics: A handbook for paralegals working in prisons
This is a Paralegal Advisory Service (PAS) training manual, written for paralegal facilitators who run paralegal aid clinics (PLCs) inside prisons in Malawi. It is aimed principally at remand prisoners and covers six modules: Arrest and pre-trial detention The courts and criminal procedure Introduction to criminal law Introduction to the criminal law on homocide Jury […]
Languages: English
Briefing
Towards Methods of Improving Prison Policy in Kenya
In an important step towards reforming prison policies in Kenya, a Roundtable Conference on Prison Policy was held in Nyeri, Kenya, from 14-16 October 2001, organised by the Government of Kenya and PRI with the support of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom. This briefing provides a summary of the conference proceedings […]
Languages: English
Model for Reform
Access to Justice in Sub-Saharan Africa
This publication is based on a study written by Joanna Stevens for Penal Reform International in December 1998, entitled Traditional and Informal Justice Systems in Africa, South Asia and the Caribbean. This publication focuses primarily on traditional and informal justice systems in sub-Saharan Africa, reflecting the wealth of material available from the region in contrast […]
Languages: English