Resources listing

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Kazakhstan: 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 Kazakhstan. 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, Russian

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Russia: 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 Russia. 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, Russian

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Georgia: 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 Georgia. 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, Georgian

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Jordan: 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 Jordan. 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: Arabic, English

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Institutional culture in detention: a framework for preventive monitoring

This paper looks at positive culture change in places of deprivation of liberty from a human rights perspective. People deprived of their liberty are particularly vulnerable to abuse, including torture and other forms of ill-treatment. Bodies that monitor places of detention play a significant role in preventing torture, by identifying root causes and seeking to […]

Languages: Uzbek, English, French, Georgian, Russian, Spanish, Tajik

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Probation and parole system in Pakistan: Assessment and recommendations for reform

Alternatives to imprisonment in Pakistan have their legal basis at the pre-trial stage in the form of bail; at the sentencing stage with fines and probation; and at the post-sentencing stage with parole. Probation and parole are, however, underused, despite significant overcrowding in the country’s prisons and widely accepted evidence globally that alternatives to imprisonment […]

Languages: English, Urdu

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Women in detention: a guide to gender-sensitive monitoring

This resource from PRI and the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) is designed to help bodies monitoring places of detention incorporate a gender perspective into their work and to address the problem of violence against women and girls in detention. This guide introduces the UN Bangkok Rules and other relevant sources of international law […]

Languages: Uzbek, Arabic, English, French, Georgian, Russian, Spanish, Tajik

Model for Reform

Making Law and Policy that Work

Making Law and Policy that Work is aimed at specialists and non-specialists faced with the responsibility of creating a policy and legislative framework for criminal justice and penal systems. It recognises that criminal justice reform requires expertise and experience in a variety of disciplines which are rarely embodied in one person. It takes into account the […]

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Violence against children in juvenile justice systems: International conference report

This international conference on Violence against Children in Juvenile Justice Systems was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan jointly with UNICEF, with support from the European Union, the Department of International Development and the British Embassy in Bishkek. Participants from approximately 14 countries attended, including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Georgia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Tanzania, and […]

Languages: English

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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