Submission
The overuse of imprisonment is a challenge for penal policy, but also has a significant impact on human rights. This submission to the 24th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council (September 2013) details the human rights implications of overcrowding – a product of the overuse of imprisonment. There has to date been little focus […]
Languages: English
Multimedia
This film was produced by PRI’s Middle East and North Africa Office. Arabic only.
Languages: Arabic
Multimedia
In May 2013, PRI’s Policy Director Andrea Huber represented PRI at an expert meeting convened by University of Chicago Law School, to provide guidance and feedback for a thematic report by Professor Manjoo on why women are in prison around the world, the conditions of such incarceration, and its consequences. Read our contribution to the […]
Languages: English
Report
PRI Board Member and Justice of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, Imman Ali, visited Armenia in Spring 2013 to act as an expert trainer on a training course for judiciary, prosecutors, lawyers and police. This training was part of a wider PRI programme to modernise the juvenile justice system in Armenia (2010-2013) funded by the European […]
Languages: English
Briefing
This joint NGO briefing provides information on the process of the review of the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners. The review of the UN Standard Minimum Rules was initiated in December 2010 and completed in December 2015 when the revised Rules were adopted by the UN General Assembly – as the Nelson Mandela […]
Languages: English
Briefing
This short illustrated guide to the United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Female Prisoners and Non-Custodial Measures for Women Offenders (the ‘Bangkok Rules’) adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2010 covers: the profile of women prisoners and why international standards were needed who the Rules protect what the Rules say who should be involved […]
Languages: Arabic, English, French, Georgian, Haitian Creole, Russian
Annual Report
This year’s Annual Report looks at highlights from each month in 2012, and gives an overview of the breadth and depth of PRI’s work.
Languages: English
Briefing
The factsheet outlines why independent external monitoring of places of detention is essential to prevent torture and abuse. It briefly explains the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture and lists the crucial elements of detention monitoring.
Languages: English
Multimedia
PRI Board Member and Professor of Comparative and International Penal Law at Nottingham University (UK), Dirk van Zyl Smit, discusses the human rights implications of sentencing someone to life imprisonment without parole, and the significant cases and debates currently being heard in the US and in Europe which may have an impact on the application […]
Languages: English
Report
This research report assesses the legislative framework, conditions of detention and the development of monitoring mechanisms, with a particular focus on the establishment of civil society monitoring mechanisms and the National Preventive Mechanisms under OPCAT, in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. The research was conducted in 2011-2012 as part of PRI’s 2010-2013 project ‘Strengthening institutions and […]
Languages: English, Russian