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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

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

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

Public Statement

CURE – open letter to President Jonathan

An open letter from Citizens United for the Rehabilitation of Errants (CURE) Nigeria in response to governmental proposals to build more prisons in Nigeria.

Languages: English