Prison Watch International (PWI)
Observatoire international des prisons (OIP)
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Contact Details
Main: http://www.oip.org/
Belgian Section: http://www.oipbelgique.be/
Founded
1990-10 Lyon France
History
Oct 1990, Lyon (France). Registered in accordance with French law. French Section legally established Jan 1996. Ceased to exist as an international organization.
Aims
Monitor violations of human rights in prisons; collect and give publicity to information on the conditions of detention in order to raise public awareness and alert political institutions, public authorities and responsible administrative bodies to the problems detected; inform imprisoned individuals about their rights and support them in the procedures to enforce these rights; campaign for the passing of laws and other appropriate measurer to ensure guaranteed respect of prisoner's rights and favour limited use of incarceration, reduction of the penalty scale and development of alternatives to penal prosecution and non-custodial measures.
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UIA Org ID
XN2444
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