Report
Kazakhstan Recommendations November 2010
Recommendations of the participants of the conference on the theme “Life imprisonment in Kazakhstan: challenges for reform” -19 November 2010.
Languages: English
Resources listing
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Report
Workshop for East African human rights institutions on implementation of torture prevention standards
The School of Law at the University of Bristol is host to a four-year research project, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, UK, which is examining the role of non-binding ‘soft-law’ documents in the development of international human rights law. In particular, the “Implementation of Human Rights Standards” project (IHRS project) is focusing […]
Languages: English
Public Statement
Penal Reform International’s Statement – OSCE, 5 October 2010, Warsaw, Poland
PRI’s statement on the OSCE’s commitment to the abolition of the death penalty within the region. Whilst acknowledging the progress already made towards this end, it also calls upon those states who still hold the death penalty to alter their justice system to bring it into line with international standards and norms.
Languages: English, Russian
Public Statement
Statement on behalf of the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty
A statement following from the Review Conference 2010: ‘Exchange of views on abolition of capital punishment’, held in Warsaw on the 30th Sept-8th Oct.
Languages: English
Submission
Proposal to the UN recommending a Day of General Discussion on children of prisoners in 2011
In August 2010, PRI co-sponsored a proposal to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, recommending that a Day of General Discussion on children of prisoners in 2011 is held.
Languages: English
Multimedia
Women’s Health in Kazakhstan’s Prisons
This short film shows interviews with women who have benefited from Penal Reform International’s programme to improve awareness, prevention and cure of HIV and TB in women’s prisons in Kazakhstan.
Languages: English
Report
Final Monitoring and Research Report on the Gacaca process
September 2009 marked the end of an era for Rwanda and also for PRI. After years of recording and supporting a greater understanding of the Gacaca jurisdictions, PRI’s monitoring and research programme came to a close as the Government of Rwanda wound up this system of community-based courts for prosecuting genocide suspects. The work was […]
Languages: English, French
Report
Russia: Women in Prison
An at-a-glance overview of the position of women in prison in Russia, including a brief overview of the work of PRI in the area.
Languages: English
Briefing
4th World Congress Against the Death Penalty, Geneva 24-26 February 2010
PRI Policy Director Mary Murphy attended the 4th World Congress Against the Death Penalty in Geneva on 24-26 February 2010. After three days of working sessions, the participants called on abolitionist states and international institutions to support their efforts towards abolition of the death penalty.
Languages: Arabic, Russian
Training
Penal Reform and Gender
Gender and Security Sector Reform Training Resource package, published by the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of the Armed Forces (DCAF) A series of practical training materials to help trainers integrate gender in SSR training.
Languages: English