Report
After the 1990–1994 genocide and massacres, more than 120,000 people accused of having taken part were put into prison. The importance of the litigation linked to this tragedy made it impossible to respect the principle of a reasonable period of remand detention for these prisoners. Changes in the penal laws authorised the detention of prisoners for […]
Languages: English, French
Report
The fifth Gacaca research report covers the period from July 2002 to the beginning of 2003. This period was devoted to preparing for the Gacaca tribunals in Rwanda at cell level. As well as giving an overview of the development of systems such as compensation, community service and monitoring, the report also provides three local […]
Languages: English, French
Report
This is the final declaration from a regional conference organised by PRI, the Arab Institute of Human Rights and the Royal Commission on Human Rights, held in Amman, Jordan, in 2002.
Languages: French
Model for Reform
Document published in French and English.
Languages: French
Report
The third Gacaca research report covers the period from April to July 2002. During this period, the first phase of the Gacaca programme began on a pilot basis in twelve selected areas. This report documents the first meetings and makes some recommendations for the further development of the Gacaca system.
Languages: English, French
Report
The introduction of the Gacaca jurisdictions is generally considered to be the major element in efforts to date to achieve national reconciliation and justice in Rwanda following the 1994 genocide. The enormity of the challenge faced by the national government in resolving the cases of thousands of individuals charged with offences related to crimes of […]
Languages: English, French
Training
This handbook presents an overview of the UN rules on prison conditions and treatment of prisoners and explains their value and meaning for prison policy and practice, in order to promote further implementation of recognised international rules. It has been written for those working with prisoners or responsible for their care and treatment: prison policy-makers, prison […]
Languages: Arabic, English, Farsi, French, Russian, Spanish
Training
In December 1999 the Kampala workshop on ‘Health in African Prisons’ gathered together about 80 people from all over Africa and the world to share their experiences. Practitioners, Heads of Prison Services, researchers and NGOs have worked together to gather information and suggest new directions in this field. Together the 80 delegates elaborated and adopted […]
Languages: English, French
Model for Reform
the Kampala Declaration on Health in Prisons in Africa was adopted by the participants at the Kampala Workshop on Prison Health, held in Kampala, Uganda, on 12-13 December 1999. The declaration outlines some of the structural problems and general conditions of detention that negatively impact on prisoners’ health and recommends measures to betaken by governments, […]
Languages: English, French
Model for Reform
In April 1999, representatives from fifty countries in all five continents met in Surrey, England to consider A New Approach for Penal Reform in a New Century. Government ministers and officials, parliamentarians, judges and representatives of international, regional and national nongovernmental organisations concerned with penal reform and human rights discussed the role of the criminal […]
Languages: English, Farsi, French, Pashto, Spanish