Resources listing
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
Submission
Independent experts’ meeting on the review of the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the ‘Essex Paper’)
The ‘Essex Paper’ is the outcome of an independent experts’ meeting on the revision of the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (SMR). It was submitted by PRI and Essex University to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime ahead of the 2nd Intergovernmental Expert Group Meeting (IEGM) on the in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 11-13 […]
Languages: Arabic, English, French, Russian, Spanish
Briefing
What can parliamentarians do to work on penal reform?
Short guide for parliamentarians around the world on positive actions they can take to further criminal justice and penal reform.
Languages: English, Russian, Spanish
Submission
Submission to the 21st session of the Crime Commission, April 2012, on the UN Bangkok Rules
The statement to the 21st session of the Crime Commission draws delegates’ attention to the fact that, whilst some states have begun to put the Rules into practice, there remains a great deal to be done to further their implementation. Read the statement from PRI below in one of the six UN languages.
Languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish
Briefing
Life after death: what replaces the death penalty?
More and more states have moved towards the abolition of the death penalty over the last fifty years. However, in many countries there has at the same time been a striking increase in the use of the sanction of life imprisonment, and an increasing number of prisoners serving indefinite sentences, often without the chance of […]
Languages: English, French, 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
The abolition of the death penalty and its alternative sanction in South Caucasus: Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia
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. This paper takes a country-by-country approach and focuses on: The […]
Languages: English, Georgian, Russian
Public Statement
Letter to Kazakhstan constitutional court on periods of detention
In February 2012, PRI was invited to give expert evidence to the constitutional court of Kazakhstan on periods of detention.
Languages: English, Russian
Report
The abolition of the death penalty and its alternative sanction in Central Asia: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
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, Russian