Resources listing

Submission

Joint statement to the Crime Commission on targeted revision of the UN Standard Minimum Rules, April 2013

This joint statement on the revision of the UN Standard Minimum Rules was submitted to the Crime Commission on 15 April 2013 (E/CN.15/2013/NGO/3) by PRI and: American Civil Liberties Union Amnesty International Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales Conectas Direitos Humanos Centro Regional de Derechos Humanos y Justicia de Género International Commission of Catholic Prison Pastoral Care […]

Languages: English

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

Briefing

Discrimination against women in the criminal justice system: Briefings for the Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly, October 2012

A series of short briefing papers produced for parliamentarians and policy-makers, which focus on the disadvantages faced by women and girls in the criminal justice system worldwide, and highlight examples of international good practice. These briefings were distributed at the Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly in Quebec in October 2012. They are available in English, Arabic, French and Spanish.

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

Annual Report

Annual Report 2010

Please contact Penal Reform International at publications@penalreform.org if you would like a free paper copy.

Languages: English

Annual Report

Annual Report 2011

Please contact Penal Reform International at publications@penalreform.org if you would like a free paper copy.

Languages: English

Model for Reform

Africa’s recommendations for penal reform

This book is a compilation of Declarations, Plans of Action and ECOSOC Resolutions which make logical, practical, humane and cost-effective recommendations for penal reform, written specifically in and for the African context. Where implemented, these can reduce the unnecessary use of imprisonment and improve access to justice, while responding to the special needs of those […]

Languages: English, French

Model for Reform

Commonwealth Caribbean Human Rights Seminar

The Commonwealth Caribbean Human Rights Seminar took place from 12-14 September 2000 in Belize City, Belize, and was attended by delegates from the Commonwealth region and beyond. Important topics addressed at the conference include legal aid and access to justice, evolving international attitudes towards the death penalty, gender and equal treatment under the law and […]

Languages: English