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
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
Submission
This joint statement on Children of imprisoned parents was submitted to the 22nd session of the Crime Commission with the Friends World Committee for Consultation (Quakers), 15 April 2013 (E/CN.15/2013/NGO/4)
Languages: English
Submission
Written submission to the 54th session of CEDAW on 18 February 2013, drawing the Committee’s attention to the problems faced by women defendants and women prisoners in accessing justice, which are often overlooked.
Languages: English
Model for Reform
Making Law and Policy that Work is aimed at specialists and non-specialists faced with the responsibility of creating a policy and legislative framework for criminal justice and penal systems. It recognises that criminal justice reform requires expertise and experience in a variety of disciplines which are rarely embodied in one person. It takes into account the […]
Languages: English, French, Spanish
Submission
Joint submission with the Friends World Committee for Consultation.
Languages: English
Submission
This statement to the 21st Session of the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice was issued under standing agenda item 8 on use and application of UN standards and norms in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice, including their use and application to be discussed on 27 April 2012 in Vienna. […]
Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish
Training
Over the past 15 years, paralegals have become an increasingly important part of the criminal justice system in developing countries. As well as providing legal information and basic legal advice to people in conflict with the law, some paralegal services also provide food and medical supplies to people in detention and a presence at police […]
Languages: English
Briefing
Short guide for parliamentarians around the world on positive actions they can take to further criminal justice and penal reform.
Languages: English, Russian, Spanish
Submission
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