Report
A toolkit originating from the second Alexandria regional conference on the death penalty in the Middle East and North Africa. This procedural toolkit is aimed at supporting the work of activists in the field of human rights. It comprises a range of tactics and strategies which can be employed by human rights activists in the […]
Languages: Arabic, English
Report
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 […]
Languages: English
Report
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
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
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 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 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
Model for Reform
The following plan focuses on ways of reducing overcrowding in prisons around the world.
Languages: English, Turkish
Public Statement
In February 2012, PRI was invited to give expert evidence to the constitutional court of Kazakhstan on periods of detention.
Languages: English, Russian
Report
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