Resources listing

Report

The abolition of the death penalty and its alternative sanction in Eastern Europe: Belarus, Russia and Ukraine

This research paper focuses on the application of the death penalty and its alternative sanction in three countries of Eastern Europe: the Republic of Belarus, the Russian Federation and Ukraine. Its aim is to provide up-to-date information about the laws and practices relating to the application of the death penalty in this region, including an analysis of the alternative sanctions to the […]

Languages: English, Russian

Submission

Submission to the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child: Falling through the cracks, March 2012

Falling through the Cracks, PRI’s submission to the 19th Session of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, briefs the Committee on the difficulties facing children of imprisoned parents in Africa, and urges it to consider drafting a General Comment on Article 30 of the African Charter which would […]

Languages: English, French

Submission

Statement to the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Kampala, April 2012

PRI’s statement to the 126th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Kampala, Uganda in April 2012  focused on the overuse of imprisonment. PRI also gave a short statement to the 3rd Committee on the issue of access to health as a basic right for women and girls in prison.

Languages: English

Report

The abolition of the death penalty and its alternative sanction in East Africa: Kenya and Uganda

The death penalty is the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment. It  represents an unacceptable denial of human dignity and integrity. It is irrevocable, and where criminal justice systems are open to error or discrimination, the death penalty will inevitably be inflicted on the innocent. In many countries that retain the death penalty there is a […]

Languages: English

Report

The abolition of the death penalty and its alternative sanction in South Caucasus: Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia

The death penalty is the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment. It represents an unacceptable denial of human dignity and integrity. It is irrevocable, and where criminal justice systems are open to error or discrimination, the death penalty will inevitably be inflicted on the innocent. This paper takes a country-by-country approach and focuses on: The […]

Languages: English, Georgian, Russian

Report

The abolition of the death penalty and its alternative sanction in Central Asia: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan

The death penalty is the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment. It represents an unacceptable denial of human dignity and integrity. It is irrevocable, and where criminal justice systems are open to error or discrimination, the death penalty will inevitably be inflicted on the innocent. In many countries that retain the death penalty there is a […]

Languages: English, Russian

Briefing

Access to justice: discrimination against women in criminal justice systems

More than 625,000 women and girls are held in prisons around the world. The majority are imprisoned for petty, non-violent offences, and frequently as a result, directly or indirectly, of discrimination and deprivation, often experienced at the hands of their husbands or partners, their family and the community. This briefing paper outlines the ways in […]

Languages: English

Multimedia

Children, the law and Bangladesh: Interview with Imman Ali, PRI Board Member and Judge in the Supreme Court of Bangladesh

Justice Imman Ali is a judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. He has a particular interest in justice for children and women and has delivered a number of judgments dealing with legal and social aspects concerning children, their trial, detention and education. In this interview, he discusses problems facing children […]

Languages: English