In this issue of Around Europe Programme Assistant Imogen Parker discusses the ethics of electronic monitoring in Europe. She writes that while this technological advancement could be used, in specific circumstances, as a viable alternative to imprisonment, this should not be seen as simply a cheap replacement for imprisonment. Quaker Representative Alexandra Bosbeer talks about the underlying value of nature …
Following the European Commission’s Green Paper on Detention, the Detention Consultation NGO Working Group (a group of fourteen NGOs) calling on Commissioner Reading to come forward with a legislative proposal setting common minimum standards for the use of pre-trial detention. Read the open letter here (PDF – 358 KB)
QCEA’s past work on the Women in Prison project, and our research into the use of Alternatives to Imprisonment, brought into focus the dysfunctions of prison systems in many European countries. In many cases prisons are overcrowded, and if there is a unifying philosophy beyond simply coping with record levels of prison populations, it is …
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New QCEA report surveys prisoner reintegration policy in 20 European countries; EU Responses to Terrorism: a Paper Tiger on a Wild Goose Chase?; Israel: Democracy and Free Speech for all? Click here to download (PDF – 1.4 Mb) Deutsche Ausgabe – April 2011 Israel: Demokratie und Redefreiheit für alle? Klicken Sie hier für die deutschen …
Justice across borders – the challenge of foreign prisoners; Our energy security, their misery; EU Consultations – a way to make the Quaker voice heard Click here to download (PDF – 1.1 Mb) Deutsche Ausgabe – März 2011 EU-Konsultationen – eine Möglichkeit, die Stimme der Quäker hörbar zu machen; Grenzübergreifende Gerechtigkeit – das Problem im …
Roma Rights: The decade of inclusion; Introducing our new Programme Assistant; The Story of Budrus; Votes in Prison: An opportunity for social reintegration Click here to download (PDF – 1.08 Mb) Deutsche Ausgabe – September 2010 Die Rechte der Roma: Dekade der Eingliederung; Wahlrecht im Gefängnis: eine Möglichkeit zu sozialer Wiedereingliederung Klicken Sie hier für …
Restorative Circles: A Testimony for Justice?; Introducing our new Programme Assistant; The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: In Pictures; Protecting the Human Rights of Prisoners Click here to download (PDF – 1.21 Mb) Deutsche Ausgabe – Juli / August 2010 Schutz für die Menschenrechte von Gefangenen Klicken Sie hier für die deutschen Auszüge (PDF – …
Press release on PACE resolution 1663 (2009) calling for the 47 member states of the Council of Europe to implement the provisions of the revised European Prison Rules. Read the press release here (pdf – 15kB) >>
Titan or Titanic: prison report; New programme assistants Anya Whiteside and Steve Hynd; Peace Builders in the Western Balkans Click here to download (PDF – 280 Kb) Deutsche Ausgabe – März 2009 Friedenskräfte in den westlichen Balkanländern Klicken Sie hier für die deutschen Auszüge (PDF – 48 Kb)
In 2004, the Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA), Brussels and the Quaker United Nations Office QUNO – Geneva), Geneva embarked on a joint project to gather information on women in prison. The role of QCEA was to gather data on the conditions of women in prison in the member states of the Council of …
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