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Over 2,000 people were interviewed for this survey on the death penalty in in four districts of Tajikistan. The survey was carried out by the NGO, Nota Bene, in 2013, funded by a small grants programme run as part of PRI’s EU-funded programme on the progressive abolition of the death penalty. Key findings include that […]
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Last year, PRI and our partner organisation Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) conducted research into the development and use of probation in Bangladesh. Findings and recommendations from the research previously formed the basis of discussions at a seminar on increasing the use of probation in Bangladesh held by PRI and BLAST in Dhaka in December, and […]
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This research report is based on a survey of women prisoners in the Central Asian states of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, carried out by PRI in September 2013. 11% of women prisoners in Kazakhstan took part in the survey and 43% in Kyrgyzstan. The report includes an analysis of statistics received from criminal justice authorities in […]
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This booklet provides a short introduction to the work of PRI in the South Caucasus.
Languages: English, Georgian
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In 2013, PRI commissioned a detailed survey of public opinion about crime, punishment and the death penalty in Belarus. Market researchers, Satio, conducted the survey, interviewing 1,000 participants. The results show that opinions around capital punishment are more varied and nuanced than is often stated, while public attitudes about crime in general are strongly affected […]
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International standards and good practice insist upon separate criminal justice systems for children under the age of 18. Jordan’s current juvenile justice legislation contains a number of gaps, including no provision or legal basis for specialised juvenile police, alternatives to detention, or independent monitoring mechanism to inspect children’s detention facilities. A new juvenile justice law […]
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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
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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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The Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan permits the use of the death penalty for two types of offence: terrorist offences resulting in fatalities, and especially grave crimes committed in wartime. While a moratorium on the death penalty has been in place since 2004, since 2013, Kazakhstan has been considering a new Criminal Code, the current draft of […]
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This research report is based on a survey of 65 and 70 per cent of the female prison population in Armenia and Georgia respectively, carried out by PRI in May 2013. It also includes an analysis of statistics received from criminal justice authorities in the two countries. By providing facts and figures, the report seeks […]
Languages: English, Georgian, Russian