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Originally published by Citizen DigitalSeptember 16, 2025
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Over 30 African nations convene in Nairobi for landmark prison reform talks
The three-day workshop, hosted by the Government of Kenya in collaboration with the ACHPR’s Special Rapporteur on Prisons and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI),.....
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Over 30 African nations are participating in a three-day High-Level Consultative Workshop in Nairobi, Kenya, aiming to address critical prison reform challenges across the continent and implement resolutions from the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR).
- The workshop, hosted by the Government of Kenya, in collaboration with the ACHPR Special Rapporteur on Prisons and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI), focuses on issues like overcrowding, infrastructure, and rehabilitation.
- Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Public Service, Human Capital Development, and Special Programmes, Geoffrey Ruku, emphasized turning prisons into institutions of rehabilitation and human dignity.
- Participants will develop action plans for reform, explore strategies for parole systems, reduce pre-trial detention, and ensure compliance with international standards like the Nelson Mandela and Bangkok Rules.
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