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
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
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
Submission
PRI responds to the draft new EU Human Rights strategy “A New Direction for the EU on Human Rights and Democracy”
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Report
This evaluation report relates to PRI’s 2.5-year project for penal reform in the Ukraine, using a grant from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and working alongside local partner organisations: the Bila Tzerkva Training School (BZTS); the Centre for Judicial Studies (CJS); and the Women’s Information Consultative Centre (WICC). The overall goal of […]
Languages: English
Training
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
Report
In July 2011, PRI organised a national conference in Azerbaijan on the issue of life imprisonment in the Azerbaijan. This report denotes the recommendations from the participants of the conference.
Languages: English
Briefing
This report demonstrates the recommendations from participants at a workshop on the issue of life imprisonment in Georgia in June 2011.
Languages: English
Training
This resource is designed to support the training of stakeholders in the criminal justice and penal systems, including judges, prosecutors, defence lawyers, prison officials and probation staff. It aims to build and strengthen the knowledge and awareness of the international human rights safeguards of individuals facing a death penalty or long and life term sentences, […]
Languages: Arabic, English, French, Russian
Report
A report of a three day Human Rights training session held from the 12th-14th April 2011 at Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Languages: English