Briefing
CCTV can be important safeguard against torture and ill-treatment in places of deprivation of liberty when used appropriately. However, without policies to regulate it use and proper systems for maintenance and storage, it will not only be ineffective at preventing abuse but can also infringe detainees’ right to privacy and confidentiality. This Factsheet: lists the […]
Languages: English, French, Russian, Spanish
Report
In many countries, whether driven by political or media pressure for tighter security, a punitive approach to imprisonment, inadequate staff-prisoner ratios or a lack of training on inter-personal skills, de-escalation and mediation, prison management often takes unnecessary or disproportionate recourse to security measures in violation of detainees’ right to dignity. This paper aims to provide […]
Languages: Uzbek, English, French, Russian, Spanish, Tajik
Report
LGBTI persons in detention – or persons perceived as belonging to this group – are in a situation of particular vulnerability, at risk of human rights violations and abuses – including by fellow detainees – throughout the entire criminal justice system. The aim of LGBTI persons deprived of their liberty: a framework for preventive monitoring is […]
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Report
In November 2010, PRI started a three‐year project, co‐funded by the European Union, to counter torture in prisons and other places of deprivation of liberty in nine former Soviet Union countries. One of the project’s objectives was to holistic and comprehensive programmes of rehabilitation based on existing models of international good practice, and in November 2011, project […]
Languages: English
Annual Report
This year’s Annual Report looks at highlights from each month in 2012, and gives an overview of the breadth and depth of PRI’s work.
Languages: English
Briefing
The factsheet outlines why independent external monitoring of places of detention is essential to prevent torture and abuse. It briefly explains the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture and lists the crucial elements of detention monitoring.
Languages: English
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 Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. The research was conducted in 2011-2012 as part of PRI’s 2010-2013 project ‘Strengthening institutions and […]
Languages: English, Russian
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 Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. The research was conducted in 2011-2012 as part of PRI’s 2010-2013 project ‘Strengthening institutions and […]
Languages: English, Russian
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 Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. The research was conducted in 2011-2012 as part of PRI’s 2010-2013 project ‘Strengthening institutions and […]
Languages: English, Russian
Report
This research aims to increase understanding of the specific legal and policy measures that can work to prevent and remedy violence against children in detention in Pakistan. It identifies policy and legislative measures already in place to prevent and detect violence, to assist victims and to make perpetrators accountable; highlights significant gaps in provision; and […]
Languages: English