Resources listing

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Alternative sanctions in Russia: status, problems and prospects

PRI’s Moscow office has produced a new resource looking at the range of non-custodial sanctions available in Russia – how they developed, their application and impact in practice and how their effectiveness can be enhanced going forward.

Languages: English, Russian

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A case study: Freedom from Torture rehabilitation model

In November 2010, PRI started a three‐year project, co‐funded by the European Union, to counter torture in prisons and other places of deprivation of liberty in nine former Soviet Union countries. One of the project’s objectives was to holistic and comprehensive programmes of rehabilitation based on existing models of international good practice, and in November 2011, project […]

Languages: English

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Juvenile justice in Armenia: a brief report

PRI Board Member and Justice of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, Imman Ali, visited Armenia in Spring 2013 to act as an expert trainer on a training course for judiciary, prosecutors, lawyers and police. This training was part of a wider PRI programme to modernise the juvenile justice system in Armenia (2010-2013) funded by the European […]

Languages: English

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National mechanisms for the prevention of torture in Eastern Europe (Belarus, Russia and Ukraine)

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 Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. The research was conducted in 2011-2012 as part of PRI’s 2010-2013 project ‘Strengthening institutions and […]

Languages: English, Russian

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National mechanisms for the prevention of torture in the South Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia)

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 Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. The research was conducted in 2011-2012 as part of  PRI’s 2010-2013 project ‘Strengthening institutions and […]

Languages: English, Russian

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National mechanisms for the prevention of torture in Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan)

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 Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. The research was conducted in 2011-2012 as part of  PRI’s 2010-2013 project ‘Strengthening institutions and […]

Languages: English, Russian

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Uganda: A review of law and policy to prevent and remedy violence against children in police and pre-trial detention

This research aims to increase understanding of the specific legal and policy measures that can work to prevent and remedy violence against children in detention in Uganda. It identifies policy and legislative measures already in place to prevent and detect violence, to assist victims and to make perpetrators accountable; highlights significant gaps in provision; and […]

Languages: English

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Tanzania: A review of law and policy to prevent and remedy violence against children in police and pre-trial detention

This research aims to increase understanding of the specific legal and policy measures that can work to prevent and remedy violence against children in detention in Tanzania. It identifies policy and legislative measures already in place to prevent and detect violence, to assist victims and to make perpetrators accountable; highlights significant gaps in provision; and […]

Languages: English

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Pakistan: A review of law and policy to prevent and remedy violence against children in police and pre-trial detention

This research aims to increase understanding of the specific legal and policy measures that can work to prevent and remedy violence against children in detention in Pakistan. It identifies policy and legislative measures already in place to prevent and detect violence, to assist victims and to make perpetrators accountable; highlights significant gaps in provision; and […]

Languages: English

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Bangladesh: A review of law and policy to prevent and remedy violence against children in police and pre-trial detention

This research aims to increase understanding of the specific legal and policy measures that can work to prevent and remedy violence against children in detention in Bangladesh. It identifies policy and legislative measures already in place to prevent and detect violence, to assist victims and to make perpetrators accountable; highlights significant gaps in provision; and […]

Languages: English