Resources listing

Submission

Joint oral statement on human rights impact of overcrowding: Human Rights Council September 2014

PRI delivered this joint oral statement at the 27th regular session of the Human Rights Council on 10 September 2014 on behalf of American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Center for Legal and Social Studies (CELS), the International Legal Foundation (ILF) and PRI. The statement relates to the Panel discussion on the protection of the human rights of […]

Languages: English

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Oral Statement on human rights and corruption: to the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee

This statement was delivered at the thirteenth session of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee on 12 August 2014 on the negative impact of corruption on human rights. The statement notes that corruption is a prevalent issue within the area of criminal justice, including links between torture and corruption. It makes a list of observations including the impact […]

Languages: English

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Submission to pre-sessional working group for 60th session of CEDAW: Examination of Kyrgyzstan, 2014

PRI made this submission to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women  ahead of their pre-sessional working group in July 2014 in connection with the consideration of the Fourth periodic report of Kyrgyzstan.  It proposes themes for inclusion in the ‘List of Issues’. The themes relate to women in the criminal justice system, and specifically […]

Languages: English

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Submission to 58th Session of CEDAW: Examination of Georgia, 2014

Submission addressed to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) for its examination of Georgia in the forthcoming 58th Session in July 2014. The submission specifically addresses the following areas, relating to Articles 2, 5, 12 and 16 of the Convention: violence against women disproportionate sanctions of women convicted of drug-related offences rehabilitation for women prisoners […]

Languages: English

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Statement to the Human Rights Council, March 2014: Revision process of Standard Minimum Rules for Treatment of Prisoners

This oral statement submitted to the 25th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, taking place in Geneva between 3 – 28 March 2014, is a joint statement from PRI, American Civil Liberties Union, Amnesty International, Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales, Conectas, the International Commission of Jurists, and the International Commission of Catholic Prison Pastoral Care. […]

Languages: English

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Submission to the Human Rights Council, March 2014: Conditions on death row

This statement submitted to the 25th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, taking place in Geneva between 3 – 28 March 2014, welcomes the High Level Panel on the Question of the Death Penalty. It focuses on the conditions on death row and the impact these conditions have on the rights and well-being of prisoners and their […]

Languages: English

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Submission to the UN Committee against Torture, November 2013: Application of the death penalty and alternative sanctions by the Republic of Belarus

This submission to the 51st session of the UN Committee against Torture focuses on the use of the death penalty and life imprisonment in Belarus, on prison monitoring, and on due process related (primarily) to death penalty-applicable cases. It highlights ongoing concerns over the continued use and execution of the death penalty in Belarus; the extremely […]

Languages: English