Resources listing

International Standard

International standards and norms relating to the use of non-custodial alternatives to imprisonment

Key international standards and norms relating to the use of non-custodial alternatives to imprisonment include: International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Article 9 and Article 14) Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment (1988) UN Principles and Guidelines on Access to Legal Aid in Criminal […]

Languages: English

Report

Mechanisms for the prevention of torture in nine CIS states: synthesis report

This research report assesses the legislative framework, conditions of detention and the development of monitoring mechanisms, with a particular focus on the establishment of civil society monitoring mechanisms and the National Preventive Mechanisms under OPCAT, in nine states of the former Soviet Union: Armenia, Azerbaijian, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Ukraine. The research […]

Languages: English, Russian

Report

The abolition of the death penalty and its alternative sanction in Eastern Europe: Belarus, Russia and Ukraine

This research paper focuses on the application of the death penalty and its alternative sanction in three countries of Eastern Europe: the Republic of Belarus, the Russian Federation and Ukraine. Its aim is to provide up-to-date information about the laws and practices relating to the application of the death penalty in this region, including an analysis of the alternative sanctions to the […]

Languages: English, Russian

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

Model for Reform

Gomel Declaration on the Execution of Punishments for Women

Eighty delegates from Belarus, the Russian Federation and Ukraine, representing state institutions, law enforcement bodies, academic circles and civil society organisations, were invited by PRI to meet in Gomel, Republic of Belarus from 11 to 13 October 2007 to discuss problems relating to the execution of criminal punishments for women. The Gomel Declaration on the […]

Languages: English, Russian