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Path to Justice

https://vimeo.com/36337116 13 minutes. An overwhelming majority of African prisoners do not have access to a lawyer. But people at the beginning of the criminal justice process do not neccessarily need access to one. Trained paralegals, like paramedics, can provice first legal aid that is both appropriate and effective. Path to Justice follows the workdays of […]

Languages: English

Report

Gacaca Research Report No.6: From camp to hill, the reintegration of released prisoners

During 2003 in Rwanda, a Presidential Decree ordered the provisional release of some categories of detainees. Around 22,000 persons were released from prison at the time. Their reintegration was achieved in two stages: first they spent some time in solidarity camps, and then they returned to the hills. To help prepare for the new releases […]

Languages: English, French

Training

PRI Training Manual No.1: Human Rights and Vulnerable Prisoners

This manual is a resource for those who deliver training and workshops on human rights in prisons. It explores the fundamentals of good prison management, focusing specifically on international standards for the treatment of prisoners and the special needs of vulnerable categories of prisoner.

Languages: English, Farsi, French, Spanish

Training

Prison Overcrowding Poster

A diagrammatic illustration of reasons for prison overcrowding. In French/English.

Languages: English, French

Report

Gacaca and reconciliation: Kibuye case study 3

For the Rwandan government, the Gacaca, an original blend of restorative and retributive justice, is the main tool for reconciliation in Rwandan society. This series of three reports focuses on the Gacaca courts and the context of reconciliation in the Kibuye region – a region renowned for its extreme poverty, the intensity of the violence […]

Languages: English, French

Briefing

Dublin Declaration on HIV/AIDS in Prisons in Europe and Central Asia

The Dublin Declaration was developed during the conference, ‘Breaking the Barriers: Partnership in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Europe and Central Asia’, which was held in Dublin, Ireland, in February 2004. The declaration provides a framework for mounting an effective response to HIV/AIDS in the prisons of Europe and Central Asia. The principles and articles […]

Languages: English

Report

Gacaca and reconciliation: Kibuye case study 2

For the Rwandan government, the Gacaca, an original blend of restorative and retributive justice, is the main tool for reconciliation in Rwandan society. This series of three reports focuses on the Gacaca courts and the context of reconciliation in the Kibuye region – a region renowned for its extreme poverty, the intensity of the violence […]

Languages: English, French

Report

Gacaca and reconciliation: Kibuye case study 1

For the Rwandan government, the Gacaca, an original blend of restorative and retributive justice, is the main tool for reconciliation in Rwandan society. This series of three reports focuses on the Gacaca courts and the context of reconciliation in the Kibuye region – a region renowned for its extreme poverty, the intensity of the violence […]

Languages: English, French

Training

What is Bail? Poster

This poster was published in 2004 by the Paralegal Advisory Service (PAS) in Malawi, with assistance from MaSSAJ and PRI.

Languages: English, Swahili