Resources listing

Report

A review of law and policy to prevent and remedy violence against children in police and pre-trial detention: Overview (draft)

This desk review (a working draft) aims to increase understanding of the specific legal and policy measures that can work to prevent and remedy violence against children in detention. The review focuses on eight countries: Bangladesh, Georgia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tanzania and Uganda. For each country the review aims to: identify policy and legislative measures […]

Languages: English

International Standard

Key international standards and norms relating to the use of torture

These include: UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1984) Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT) (2002) International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (1957) UN Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of […]

Languages: English

Report

Cross-Regional Conference: Development of Mechanisms on Torture Prevention in the Post-Soviet Countries June 2012

Final report from a cross-regional conference organised by PRI on torture prevention in June 2012 in Tbilisi, Georgia The conference aimed to provide opportunities for inter-country learning and exchanging experiences, and to provide recommendations to the authorities in all participating countries for improving the ability of state agencies to prevent torture and ill-treatment in their […]

Languages: English

Report

Mechanisms for the prevention of torture in nine CIS states: synthesis report

This research report assesses the legislative framework, conditions of detention and the development of monitoring mechanisms, with a particular focus on the establishment of civil society monitoring mechanisms and the National Preventive Mechanisms under OPCAT, in nine states of the former Soviet Union: Armenia, Azerbaijian, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Ukraine. The research […]

Languages: English, Russian

Training

Holistic rehabilitation for survivors of torture

In 2011, Freedom from Torture (previously the Medical Foundation for the Victims of Torture) delivered a 5-day training programme on behalf of PRI on holistic rehabilitation for survivors of torture. The training aimed to promote holistic and comprehensive programmes of rehabilitation based on existing models of international good practice and was devised for multidisciplinary groups […]

Languages: English, Russian

Report

Report on South East Asia Experts on Torture Prevention meeting, September 2011

This evaluation report relates to PRI’s 2.5-year project for penal reform in the Ukraine, using a grant from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and working alongside local partner organisations: the Bila Tzerkva Training School (BZTS); the Centre for Judicial Studies (CJS); and the Women’s Information Consultative Centre (WICC). The programme has three […]

Languages: English