Report
This is the second annual edition in our Global Prison Trends series, describing key global trends in the use and practice of imprisonment and the pressing challenges facing states that wish to organise their penitentiary systems in accordance with international norms and standards. Topics include for example: developments in international criminal justice policy; notable changes to policy at the […]
Languages: English
Annual Report
Report of the PRI Board and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2015.
Languages: English
Briefing
This briefing looks at the international standards regarding disciplinary measures for children in detention and their use in different settings. It also examines the current law and policy regarding disciplinary measures in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan and makes recommendations to bring these into line with international standards and good practice. This paper emerged from a three‑year […]
Languages: English
Submission
This statement was submitted by PRI in April 2016 to inform the Committee’s forthcoming General Comment on Children in Street Situations. Children in street situations face particular risks in relation to the justice system: they are more likely than most children to come into conflict with the law in the first place and once in the […]
Languages: English
International Standard
A resolution was adopted at the 58th Ordinary Session of The African Commission on Human and People’s Rights on the revised Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (Nelson Mandela Rules) The Resolution: encourages all stakeholders to draw inspiration from the Mandela Rules in order to fill the existing gaps in the applicable laws, policies […]
Languages: English
Model for Reform
High rates of pre‑trial detention can be found on most continents, particularly in low income countries and states emerging from conflict. During 2015, PRI initiated a comparative research study into how bail works as an alternative to pre‑trial detention. The study found that while bail and other options for release pending trial are available in […]
Languages: English, Turkish
Model for Reform
Ten steps to guide countries interested in moving away from solely punitive responses to drugs and in developing health and human rights-based approaches. This Plan was developed in partnership with the International Drug Policy Consortium.
Languages: English
Briefing
In 2015, PRI commissioned eight international law firms – facilitated by Advocates for International Development (A4ID) – to review the extent of (dis)enfranchisement of detained persons in dozens of jurisdictions worldwide, and, where applicable, the conditions under which voting rights were restricted. In 45 per cent of the 66 countries surveyed, conviction to imprisonment is automatically followed by disenfranchisement. Most […]
Languages: English
Multimedia
Worldwide more than a half a million foreign nationals are detained abroad. While entitled to assistance under international law, in practice only a few countries provide assistance to their nationals. One of these is The Netherlands. However, uniquely, as well as assistance provided by diplomatic staff, Dutch citizens detained abroad can also receive regular visits from ex-patriate […]
Languages: English
Public Statement
PRI delivered a statement to the 59th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs against the use of the death penalty for drug-related offences. The statement calls for mention of the death penalty in the outcome document and highlights that executions for drug offences go against international human rights standards. It was delivered on […]
Languages: English