On the 7th of May 2014, PRAWA in conjunction with the Legal Aid Council of Nigeria organized a roundtable in the Federal Capital Territory Abuja aimed at eliciting support from
Read ContinueThe Principal of Nigeria Prison Service School, Ikoyi, Mr. Ayodele Obarewo, speaking at the Ikoyi Prison centre of the ongoing 2014 Computer Based Test (CBT) of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation
Read ContinueThe number of children with parents in prison is increasing in many countries worldwide. Theory and qualitative research suggest that parental imprisonment might contribute to child antisocial behavior and mental
Read ContinueHighlights 48 Prison Inmates Passed the West African Examination Council, (WAEC) Enhancing Diligent and High Quality Prosecution in Abuja, Nigeria Revision of the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of
Read ContinuePeople who hold the view that nothing good can come out of prisoners may begin to think otherwise. At least, the performance of some inmates of the Ikoyi Prisons, Lagos
Read ContinueThe DFID-funded Justice for All (J4A) Programme implemented in partnership with PRAWA began working with the government and non-government actors of Abuja in 2012 to speed up Criminal Justice delivery
Read ContinueCulled from Penal Reform International: http://www.penalreform.org The advanced copy of the report of the third Intergovernmental Expert Group Meeting held in Vienna on 25-28 March 2014 on the revision of
Read ContinueCulled from the Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com It’s a weekday morning, and in a packed lecture theatre in central London, author and consultant Stephanie Covington is telling about 100 people who work
Read ContinueThe African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Commission) held its 15th Extra-Ordinary Session, from 7 to 14 March 2014, in Banjul, The Gambia; which was convened to deal
Read ContinueThe African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) welcomes the African on Human Right and People’s Rights’ (ACHPR) resolution addressing the continual attacks on media workers in Somalia. Resolution 264: Resolution
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