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Advocacy tools in the fight against the death penalty and alternative sanctions that respect international human rights standards

This resource is for NGOs, human rights activists and civil society organisations working on the abolition of the death penalty and on promoting alternative sanctions that respect international human rights standards. It aims to build and strengthen civil society organisations’ knowledge and awareness of advocacy and what advocacy methods are available. It covers issues such as using the media to […]

Languages: English, Russian

Training

Reporting on the death penalty: training resource for journalists

The aim of this resource is to build and strengthen the knowledge and raise awareness of journalists on how to report on the death penalty and alternative sanctions. This training resource has been developed in conjunction with PRI’s partner, Inter Press Services (IPS). This resource is part of a series of three training resources produced as part of PRI’s programme of work […]

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Russian

Report

Recommendations from the South Caucasus region

In July 2011, PRI co-organised a regional conference in Tbilisi on the issue of life imprisonment in the South Caucasus region. This report denotes the recommendations from the participants of the conference. REGIONAL CONFERENCE LIFE IMPRISONMENT IN THE SOUTH CAUCASUS REGION RECOMMENDATIONS of the conference participants 15 July 2011 Sheraton Metechi Palace hotel, Tbilisi, Georgia

Languages: English

Multimedia

Torture Prevention in South Asia

https://vimeo.com/36955950 This film from the Asian Human Rights Centre was launched on the 26th June 2011 – the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. The film focuses on prevention of torture in the countries of South East Asia.

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Submission

Statements to the 20th Session of the Human Rights Council

Below are two statements PRI submitted to the 20th Session of the Human Rights Council (18 June – 6 July 2012).  Both statements were issued jointly with the Friends World Committee for Consultation (Quakers). Both statements were – and had to be – related to the respective reports these bodies had submitted to the Human […]

Languages: English

Report

PRI submits comment on the right to redress for victims of torture

PRI submits observations to the Committee against Torture on the interpretation of the right to redress (article 14 of the UN Convention against Torture) in response to the draft comments of the committees interpretation of the right. The observations detail the right to redress in relation to a number of issues including compensation; holistic rehabilitation, […]

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Multimedia

Capital Measure

https://vimeo.com/40581896 “Capital Measure” (2011) is a documentary film produced by Penal Reform International, with the financial assistance of the European Union under the European Instrument of Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR), on the application of the death penalty in Belarus. The film is currently only available in Russian. The film focuses on the role of […]

Languages: Russian