Briefing
On 27 February 1999, Prison Services in Central, Eastern and Southern Africa (CESCA) met in Arusha, Tanzania, and agreed upon eight principles to promote good prison administration. These principles make up the Arusha Declaration on Good Prison Practice. Available in English and French.
Languages: English, French
Briefing
The International Conference on Community Service Orders in Africa, organised by PRI and the Zimbabwe National Committee on Community Service (ZNCCS), was held in Kadoma, Zimbabwe, from 24-28 November 1997. Participants at the conference adopted a Declaration agreeing, among other things, that the use of prison should be strictly limited to a measure of last […]
Languages: English, French
Training
Community Service in Practice comprises a collection of key resources to support the implementation and promotion of alternative sanctions to custody. It was produced as a result of the International Conference on Community Service in Africa, organised by PRI and the Zimbabwe National Committee on Community Service (ZNCCS), which took place in Kadoma, Zimbabwe in […]
Languages: English, French, Portuguese
Briefing
Between 19-21 September 1996, 133 delegates from 47 countries, including 40 African countries, met in Kampala, Uganda. Delegates, including the President of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, Ministers of State, Prison Commissioners, Judges and international, regional and national non-governmental organisations concerned with prison conditions, all worked together to find common solutions to […]
Languages: English