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10 July 2024 Despite a growing number of countries worldwide joining the abolitionist movement every year, bringing the prospect of universal abolition closer to reality, the death penalty remain...

https://www.penalreform.org/news/pri-global-consortium-for-death-penalty-abolition/

Prisons are transforming. Modernisation efforts are no longer solely focused on security and rehabilitation but are increasingly tackling broader issues like climate change. This innovative appro...

https://www.penalreform.org/news/greening-the-prison-system-is-no-longer-a/

Call for proposal for Sudanese Local NGOs – Legal Aid services Invitation directed to civil society organisations legally registered in the Republic of Sudan Programme: Providing legal support...

https://www.penalreform.org/news/call-for-project-proposals-in-sudan/

Vienna— The United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) and Penal Reform International (PRI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Vienna during the 33rd ...

https://www.penalreform.org/news/unicri-and-penal-reform-international-sign-mou-to/

The 33rd session of the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) will be held in Vienna from 13 – 17 May 2024. CCPCJ is the principal policymaking body that guides the UN ...

https://www.penalreform.org/news/pri-at-the-33rd-session-of-the-un/

In February 2024, Penal Reform International (PRI) and local partner, Ceza İnfaz Sisteminde Sivil Toplum Derneği (Civil Society in the Penal System Association, CISST), embarked on a new proje...

https://www.penalreform.org/news/new-horizons-in-turkiye-with-ambitious-project-to/

Press release Amman, Jordan – 18 February 2024 Penal Reform International/Middle East and North Africa Office was delighted to host a distinguished delegation from the National Diwan for Human ...

https://www.penalreform.org/news/penal-reform-international-receives-kuwaits-national-diwan-for-human-rights-nhri-delegation-to-forge-future-collaborations/

Organised by Penal Reform International with the support of Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, EU, Finland, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Ro...

https://www.penalreform.org/news/hybrid-side-event-cnd67-the-challenges-and-opportunities/

Monday 15 April 2024 – 9.00am – 4.30 pm The Hague Humanities Hub, the Hague, the Netherlands Background In 2010, the General Assembly adopted UN Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and...

https://www.penalreform.org/news/stocktaking-meeting-on-the-implementation-of-the-bangkok-rules/

Press release On 6 February 2024, in Doha, Qatar, the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) of the State of Qatar and Penal Reform International (PRI) made a significant step towards improving a...

https://www.penalreform.org/news/national-human-rights-committee-of-qatar-and-penal/