Report
This report is designed to describe key global trends in the use and practice of imprisonment and to identify some of the pressing challenges facing states that wish to organise their penitentiary system in accordance with international norms and standards. Topics include: Prison populations and rates of imprisonment Prison management Prison regimes New technologies Criminal justice, social policy and […]
Languages: English
Report
While the global trend is towards abolition of the death penalty altogether, where it is still applied international law, jurisprudence and practice require that certain minimum standards are applied. How can we strengthen these international minimum standards on the application of the death penalty? PRI’s new study examines recent developments nationally, regionally and internationally and […]
Languages: English
Annual Report
PRI’s Strategic Plan 2015-2020 sets out PRI’s objectives for the next five years. The outcomes we want to achieve through out programmes are A criminal justice system that respects the rule of law, upholds the rights of suspects and defendants and prevents the unnecessary use of pre-trial detention. Fair and proportionate sentencing that takes account […]
Languages: English
Multimedia
Thirty years after the entry into force of the UN Convention against Torture, there is still a considerable implementation gap and torture continues to exist worldwide. One of the most significant developments over the last few years has been the establishment of National Preventive Mechanisms (NPMs) which have a mandate to carry out regular unannounced […]
Languages: English
Annual Report
Our 2013 annual report – Working towards fair and effective criminal justice: the PRI way – is designed to give readers insight into how we achieve impact, focusing on highlights from our research work, our international advocacy, the technical assistance we provide at a national level, our training courses and resources, and our partnerships with […]
Languages: English
Report
Last year, PRI and our partner organisation Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) conducted research into the development and use of probation in Bangladesh. Findings and recommendations from the research previously formed the basis of discussions at a seminar on increasing the use of probation in Bangladesh held by PRI and BLAST in Dhaka in December, and […]
Languages: English
Training
Children in conflict or contact with criminal justice or welfare agencies either as children in need of protection, children at risk, on arrest, during trial, in detention or as victims and witnesses, are often in a vulnerable position, unaware of their rights or unable to enforce them. How these children are treated by the system […]
Languages: Arabic, English, Russian
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
Report
This research aims to increase understanding of the specific legal and policy measures that can work to prevent and remedy violence against children in detention in Pakistan. It identifies policy and legislative measures already in place to prevent and detect violence, to assist victims and to make perpetrators accountable; highlights significant gaps in provision; and […]
Languages: English
Report
This research aims to increase understanding of the specific legal and policy measures that can work to prevent and remedy violence against children in detention in Bangladesh. It identifies policy and legislative measures already in place to prevent and detect violence, to assist victims and to make perpetrators accountable; highlights significant gaps in provision; and […]
Languages: English