Briefing
This guidance on the revised UN Nelson Mandela Rules is based on the deliberations of a meeting of experts – known informally as the ‘Essex expert group’ – organised by Penal Reform International and the Human Rights Centre at the University of Essex in Colchester, UK, on 7-8 April 2016. The paper consists of six chapters covering: Dignity Prison […]
Languages: English
Report
Community sanctions are often a much better option for women than a prison sentence, but like many other aspects of criminal justice systems, it is usually set up with male offenders in mind, paying little attention to the reality of women’s lives. This report produced in partnership with the Kenya Probation and Aftercare Service examines the […]
Languages: English
Multimedia
This short film highlights the benefits for but also the challenges experienced by women serving Community Service and Probation Orders in Kenya. Accompanies our report: Community service and probation for women: a study in Kenya. A short survey with four questions about how you found this film will appear on this page after you have finished watching. […]
Languages: English
Submission
A statement by PRI to the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting 2016 on the management of extremist offenders in prison and the risk of radicalisation, emphasising the importance of a human-rights based approach.
Languages: English
Report
Summary of discussions from a consultation convened by PRI and the Thailand Institute of Justice (TIJ) with prison personnel from 10 countries and other international organisations to discuss the revised areas of the Nelson Mandela Rules and identify both current good practices and challenges in their implementation.
Languages: English
Report
This report contains the findings of a survey of 382 children held in 21 closed institutions (policy custody, detention centres and social care institutions) in three Central Asian countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. The survey was carried out by PRI together with local partner organisations and local authorities in the autumn of 2015 and is […]
Languages: English, Russian
Annual Report
PRI’s Annual Report 2015 tracks progress towards the goals of its new Strategic Plan 2015-2020. The highlights of the year include but are not limited to: The unanimous adoption of the revised UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners – now the UN Nelson Mandela Rules – by the UN General Assembly in December 2015. The […]
Languages: English
Public Statement
PRI joined this call by international civil society for states to renew their commitment to the fight against torture and ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of its entry into force on 22 June 2016.
Languages: English
Report
Baseline survey and analysis of conditions for vulnerable prisoners and access to complaint mechanisms in seven prisons in Ukraine (two women’s prisons, two juvenile and three men’s facilities). 500 prisoners were interviewed in total. The research was carried out under a PRI project funded by the European Union designed to improve access to justice, conditions […]
Languages: English
Submission
PRI and the Quaker UN Office delivered this joint oral statement at the Annual Day of Discussion on Women’s Rights at the 32nd Regular Session of the Human Rights Council on 16 June 2016. The morning panel focused on ‘Violence against indigenous women and girls and its root causes’. The statement highlighted: the disproportionate high […]
Languages: English