Penal Reform International

Penal Reform International "is an international non-governmental organisation working on penal and criminal justice reform worldwide.

"PRI has regional programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia, the South Caucasus and North America. We also work with partner organisations in South Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean...

"PRI has Consultative Status with the United Nations (ECOSOC) and the Council of Europe, and Observer Status with the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights. PRI is also a registered civil society organisation with the Organization of American States (OAS)."


 * Alison Hannah, Executive Director

Directors
Accessed February 2009:


 * Al Bronstein, Honorary President, USA
 * Hans Henrik Brydensholt, Denmark
 * David Daubney, Vice-Chairperson, Canada
 * Olawale Fapohunda, Nigeria
 * Paddington Garwe, Zimbabwe
 * Maria Eugenia Hofer Denecken, Chile
 * Juliet Lyon, UK
 * Amin Mekki Medani, Sudan
 * Angela Melo, Mozambique
 * Simone Othmani-Lellouche, France
 * Bruno Schoen, Treasurer, Germany
 * Livingstone Sewanyana, Deputy Secretary General, Uganda
 * Rani Shankardass, Chairperson, India
 * Vivien Stern, Honorary President, UK
 * Anthony Tang, HKSAR, China
 * Hans Tulkens, Honorary President, The Netherlands

Major Funders (2007)

 * Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Euro 464,856
 * Open Society Institute, Euro 474,909
 * Direction Générale de la Cooperation et du Développement du Royaume de Belgique, Euro 457,459
 * European Union, Euro 503,164
 * Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UK, Euro 365,571
 * Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Netherlands, Euro 438,938
 * Department for International Development, UK, Euro 350,772
 * Ministère des Affaires Etrangères, France, Euro 267,752
 * Sigrid Rausing Trust, Euro 70,476
 * Direction du Développement et de la Cooperation Suisse, Euro 151,616
 * United Nations Development Fund, Euro 192,801
 * United Nations Children’s Fund, Euro

Contact

 * Web: http://www.penalreform.org

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