Multimedia
From 28–30 May 2018, Penal Reform International, led by the Middle East and North Africa office, co-hosted the World Congress on Justice for Children in Paris. The Congress brought together around 1000 experts and young people from 97 countries to discuss how to strengthen child-friendly justice systems and tackle challenges, including the recruitment of children […]
Languages: English
Briefing
Deaths or serious injuries of persons in custody, disappearances of individuals, and allegations or indications of torture and other forms of ill-treatment can be summarised as ‘serious incidents’ in custody, which can have a variety of different causes. This Factsheet is intended to give guidance to monitoring bodies in assessing whether the prison authorities have […]
Languages: Armenian, Arabic, English, Georgian, Russian
Guidelines
A practical guide to the regular and independent monitoring of places where children are deprived of liberty. This guide was produced by Defence for Children International and translated into Russian with the help of PRI’s Central Asia office.
Languages: Russian
Guidelines
This publication, Пособие для судей по рассмотрению уголовных дел в отношении уязвимых категорий лиц в соответствии с международными стандартами в области защиты прав человека (A manual for judges on criminal cases related to vulnerable groups in accordance with the international standards in the area of protection of human rights) was prepared by ex-judge Kisikova Daniya Ganievna and developed […]
Languages: Russian
Public Statement
In this oral statement to the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice on 17 May 2018, PRI calls on UN member states to ensure the issue of the increase of life imprisonment and the implementation of life sentences is put on the agenda for the 14th 2020 Crime Congress. The oral statement draws […]
Languages: English
Submission
This resource is PRI’s submission to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) for its report on the implementation of the joint commitment to effectively addressing and countering the world drug problem with regard to human rights. This report was requested by the resolution of the Human Rights Council 37/42, adopted on […]
Languages: English
Guidelines
Over 10.35 million people are in prison globally, and prisoners have a disproportionately high rate of mental ill-health; research suggests that around one in seven prisoners has a serious mental health condition. This guide, which was produced with the financial assistance of Matrix Chambers, as well as contributions from a range of international and national […]
Languages: Arabic, English, Georgian
Briefing
Between the years 2000 and 2014, there was an increase of almost 84 per cent in the number of those serving formal life sentences worldwide. However, since a United Nations report on life imprisonment 20 years ago, there has been no international assessment of the use of and issues surrounding life imprisonment, despite substantial developments […]
Languages: Arabic, English, French, Japanese, Russian
Annual Report
Report of the PRI Board and financial statements for the year ending 31 December 2017.
Languages: English
Guidelines
PRI’s Central Asia office has produced a roadmap for ex-offenders in Tajikistan, which contains information about support services that ex-prisoners can access. These services help with registration of documents, recalculation of pensions, receiving unemployment benefits, continuing education, and obtaining employment. The handbook was prepared within the framework of a project implemented by the Institute for International […]
Languages: Russian, Tajik