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Spotlight:
PRI prepares to mark the 10th anniversary of the UN Bangkok Rules
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December 2020 marks the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules). As we approach this milestone, PRI invites you to join a number of initiatives highlighting the need for full implementation of the Bangkok Rules:
- A joint Call to Action, calling on governments to reduce women's imprisonment and protect the rights of women in detention. Sign up in Arabic, English, Spanish, French or Russian.
- Online event (3 December 2020 at 2pm GMT). Hear from women with experience of detention, and advocates including former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and Anand Grover, Global Commission on Drug Policy and former UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health. View the full programme and register.
PRI will also launch a blog series in December highlighting good practices and ongoing challenges implementing the Bangkok Rules across regions. If you would like to contribute to the blog series, contact Tríona Lenihan at tlenihan@penalreform.org. Follow the campaign and join the conversation online using #BangkokRules10.
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Advisory Council appointed to support PRI's work
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PRI has announced the establishment of an Advisory Council and is honoured that eight distinguished experts have been elected as the first members. The Council will strengthen the organisation’s impact and networks to achieve PRI’s ambitions for 2020-2023. |
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Capacity building for prison administrations held in Bangui
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Capacity building for senior management from the Directorate General of Prison Services, in relation to budgetary and human resources management in prison administration, is being held in Bangui this month, as part of PRI’s work to support implementation of the national strategy for the demilitarisation of prison establishments in CAR. With support from the Ministry of Justice in Burkina Faso, training sessions take place from 16-18 November and 23-25 November 2020.
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Olivia Rope elected Vice-Chair of the Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
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This month, Olivia Rope, PRI's Executive Director ad interim was elected Vice-Chair of the Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice. The Alliance brings together a broad network of civil society organisations contributing to the achievement of security and justice for all, and ensures civil society are represented in advancing the crime prevention and criminal justice agenda.
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Training of trainers takes places across three countries
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From 24-26 November 2020, three one-day training of trainers will be held in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, on international standards for the treatment of people in prison. The trainings will involve 90 prison staff, national experts, and monitoring bodies, and address prison management, prison regimes, rehabilitation and reintegration, and vulnerable populations.
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Young adult men in prison: the case for a dedicated approach
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In this expert blog, Tiegan Mercer, a former Prison Officer with Unlocked Graduates at HMP Woodhill in the UK, examines the complex and diverse needs of young adult men in prison and proposes solutions so prisons and criminal justice systems can better respond to and accommodate these needs. |
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Detention monitoring tools published in Tajik annd Uzbek
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