Submission
Joint submission on the safety of prisoners, November 2012
Joint submission with the Friends World Committee for Consultation.
Languages: English
Resources listing
Public Statement
Statement to the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, October 2012: Exchange of views on the question of abolition of capital punishment
This statement to the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting on 5 October 2012 calls in particular for: Belarus and the United States to take immediate steps to end the use of the death penalty; the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tajikistan to abolish the death penalty in law for all crimes; and the Republic […]
Languages: English
Multimedia
The final request
The three-minute animation provides a basic overview of the application of the death penalty in the Middle East and North African region. This 2012 animation “The Final Request” was produced under the EU funded project ‘Progressive Abolition of the Death Penalty and Alternatives that Respect International Human Rights Standards’. The contents of this documentary are […]
Languages: Arabic, English
Report
Violence against children in juvenile justice systems: International conference report
This international conference on Violence against Children in Juvenile Justice Systems was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan jointly with UNICEF, with support from the European Union, the Department of International Development and the British Embassy in Bishkek. Participants from approximately 14 countries attended, including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Georgia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Tanzania, and […]
Languages: English
Public Statement
Statement to the UN Human Rights Council on the question of the death penalty, September 2012
The statement calls on states that retain the death penalty to ensure that it is not imposed on those who were under the age of 18 at the time of the alleged offence, or on those who have mental or intellectual disabilities. It also calls on states which retain the death penalty to: ratify relevant […]
Languages: English
Submission
Statement to the OSCE HDIM, September 2012: Monitoring places of detention and the role of preventive monitoring
The statement stresses that a combination of preventive work by National Preventive Mechanisms (looking at more general risk factors) and reactive monitoring by civil society (taking up and reporting on individual cases of ill-treatment) is both necessary and ideal for increasing the effectiveness of monitoring and bringing an end to the practice of torture and […]
Languages: English
Briefing
Justice for Children Briefing No 3: Children with Parents in Conflict with the Law
Children whose parents are in conflict with the law are an invisible and often highly vulnerable group. By issuing this briefing, Penal Reform International (PRI) hopes to draw attention to the challenges they face and to encourage more effective implementation of their rights. It first considers the international and regional standards in place to protect […]
Languages: English, Russian
Briefing
Justice for Children Briefing 2: Independent Monitoring Mechanisms for Children in Detention
This briefing examines the key components of an effective and independent monitoring mechanism for children and explores how they can ensure that their recommendations ultimately lead to improvement in the treatment of children in conflict with the law.
Languages: English, Russian
Briefing
Justice for Children Briefing 1: African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child is the only regional treaty on the rights of the child in existence and it is the most important instrument for children’s rights within the African Union (AU) human rights system. It is based upon four key principles: the best interests of the child; […]
Languages: English
Report
A review of law and policy to prevent and remedy violence against children in police and pre-trial detention: Overview (draft)
This desk review (a working draft) aims to increase understanding of the specific legal and policy measures that can work to prevent and remedy violence against children in detention. The review focuses on eight countries: Bangladesh, Georgia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tanzania and Uganda. For each country the review aims to: identify policy and legislative measures […]
Languages: English