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CSPRI researcher Jean Redpath provided insights around the problem of pre-trial detention in the African context, with particular emphasis on problems in ...

CSPRI-PPJA hosts workshop on constitutionality and indicators

Figuring out where reforms should be targeted requires a thorough understanding of human rights and how those are reflected in national constitutions. ...

CSPRI releases fact sheet explaining Oscar Pistorius' possible release

South Africa has specific sentencing provisions which read together the Correctional Services Act, determine how soon someone may be released on correctional ...

This fact sheet was prompted by media reports in July 2015 of prisoners being held in effective solitary confinement at Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Centre in ...

To what extent do countries make constitutional rights real in law? CSPRI has published reports on 5 African countries as well as a comparative report on the ...

CSPRI researcher, Gwénaëlle Dereymaeker, attended the 50th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, which took place from 24 ...

Lukas Muntingh presented an investigation into whether subsets of the South African population reflect different law enforcement outcomes, and whether there is ...

CSPRI paper uncovers de facto impunity for torture and other human rights violations by South African law enforcers

Recent high-profile incidents have drawn attention to the manner in which the police and the prison service conduct themselves.

The Civil Society Prison Reform Initiative (CSPRI) was established in 2003 to address the research and advocacy gaps around imprisonment and human rights in ...

CSPRI works with LRF and RODI-KENYA on pre-trial audit

In June and July 2015 CSPRI worked with the Legal Resources Foundation (LRF) - Kenya, and Resource Oriented Development Initiative (RODI) toward commencing ...