Justice
Rules matter when they protect people.
Seeking justice means asking for a violated right to be restored. It also means examining how a system treats those with fewer means to defend themselves.
Essential questions
Justice measured by dignity.
ACREP’s historical initiatives called governments and institutions to account for weaknesses in the administration of justice and prison conditions.
Prison overcrowding
A sentence must not become inhuman or degrading treatment. Space, health and safety must meet proper standards.
Pre-trial detention
Detention before judgment requires restraint, review and reasonable timing because innocence is presumed until a final decision.
Length of proceedings
A response that comes too late may effectively deny the right it should protect. Efficiency and safeguards must advance together.
Equal dignity between States
Bilateral justice agreements should provide real reciprocity, without preferential or discriminatory treatment.
Appeals and petitions
Reports, petitions and institutional dialogue make problems public and call for solutions compatible with fundamental rights.
From criticism to proposals.
The former pages did not simply describe problems: they called for action, reform and public debate.
Historical positions are retained with their context. The new site does not present proposals from years ago as current guidance and always separates the record of past activity from present information.
Open the historical archive