Resources listing

Submission

Independent experts’ meeting on the review of the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the ‘Essex Paper’)

The ‘Essex Paper’ is the outcome of an independent experts’ meeting on the revision of the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (SMR).  It was submitted by PRI and Essex University to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime ahead of the 2nd Intergovernmental Expert Group Meeting (IEGM) on the in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 11-13 […]

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Russian, Spanish

Submission

Submission to the 21st session of the Crime Commission, April 2012, on the UN Bangkok Rules

The statement to the 21st session of the Crime Commission draws delegates’ attention to the fact that, whilst some states have begun to put the Rules into practice, there remains a great deal to be done to further their implementation. Read the statement from PRI below in one of the six UN languages.

Languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish

Training

Reporting on the death penalty: training resource for journalists

The aim of this resource is to build and strengthen the knowledge and raise awareness of journalists on how to report on the death penalty and alternative sanctions. This training resource has been developed in conjunction with PRI’s partner, Inter Press Services (IPS). This resource is part of a series of three training resources produced as part of PRI’s programme of work […]

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Russian

Training

Training Resource: Protecting the rights of those facing the death penalty and life and long-term imprisonment

This resource is designed to support the training of stakeholders in the criminal justice and penal systems, including judges, prosecutors, defence  lawyers, prison officials and probation staff. It aims to build and strengthen the knowledge and awareness of the international human rights safeguards of individuals facing a death penalty or long and life term sentences, […]

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Russian

Briefing

Discrimination against women in the criminal justice system: Briefings for the Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly, October 2012

A series of short briefing papers produced for parliamentarians and policy-makers, which focus on the disadvantages faced by women and girls in the criminal justice system worldwide, and highlight examples of international good practice. These briefings were distributed at the Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly in Quebec in October 2012. They are available in English, Arabic, French and Spanish.

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

Briefing

4th World Congress Against the Death Penalty, Geneva 24-26 February 2010

PRI Policy Director Mary Murphy attended the 4th World Congress Against the Death Penalty in Geneva on 24-26 February 2010.  After three days of working sessions, the participants called on abolitionist states and international institutions to support their efforts towards abolition of the death penalty.

Languages: Arabic, Russian

Briefing

Penal Reform Briefing No.3: Women in Prison

Over half a million women and girls are held in penal institutions around the world,  the largest populations being in the United States, the Russian Federation and  Thailand. Everywhere, women are a minority in national prison populations but their numbers are increasing in many countries. The increase in women’s imprisonment is fuelling the global trend […]

Languages: Arabic, English, French