Report
This discussion paper was edited by PRI from a document prepared for the organisation by Dr Elina Steinerte of the University of Bristol’s Human Rights Implementation Centre.
Languages: English
Report
A comprehensive report of the workshop held at the Twelfth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice: Survey of United Nations and other Best Practices in the Treatment of Prisoners in the Criminal Justice System Proceedings. Held in Salvador, Brazil, on the 12-19 April 2010.
Languages: English
Report
This study highlights some significant systemic shortcomings on the way to reform of penal legislation in Georgia. Discussing the themes of law making in general, criminal law and procedure, execution of imprisonment and probation, the study evaluates the hurdles to reform and concludes with recommendations. This publication was produced by PRI with the aid of […]
Languages: English, Georgian
Training
The Compendium of Comparative Prison Legislation aims to provide legislators, government officials, prison administrators and all concerned with penal reform with positive, realistic and contemporary examples of national laws from around the world. The Compendium is structured thematically, with each chapter containing extracts from relevant international and regional standards relating to the treatment of prisoners, […]
Languages: English
Model for Reform
This book is a compilation of Declarations, Plans of Action and ECOSOC Resolutions which make logical, practical, humane and cost-effective recommendations for penal reform, written specifically in and for the African context. Where implemented, these can reduce the unnecessary use of imprisonment and improve access to justice, while responding to the special needs of those […]
Languages: English, French
Training
Published by OHCHR in collaboration with PRI and the International Centre for Prison Studies This trainer’s guide was produced by the United National Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) in collaboration with PRI and the International Centre for Prison Studies. It is one component of the four-part publication, Human Rights in Prisons, […]
Languages: Arabic, English, French, Russian, Spanish
Training
This manual was produced by the United National Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) in collaboration with PRI and the International Centre for Prison Studies. It is one component of the four-part publication, Human Rights in Prisons, series No. 11 in the OHCHR professional training series. The manual (component one of the […]
Languages: Arabic, English, French, Russian
Training
This compilation of human rights standards concerning the administration of justice was produced by the United National Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) in collaboration with PRI and the International Centre for Prison Studies. It is one component of the four-part publication, Human Rights in Prisons, series No. 11 in the OHCHR […]
Languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian
Training
This manual is a resource for those who deliver training and workshops on human rights in prisons. It explores the fundamentals of good prison management, focusing specifically on international standards for the treatment of prisoners and the special needs of vulnerable categories of prisoner.
Languages: English, Farsi, French, Spanish
Report
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