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Deprivation of liberty and Human Rights
Development Research:
B-ComPetent. Boosting Competences in Penitentiary Staff in Europe
Lead Applicant: Università degli Studi della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”
Consortium members: Universitat de Barcelona (Spain); Avokati i Popullit (Albania); Antigone Onlus (Italy); Prodos Consulting srl (Italy); Qendra Europiane Fondacioni – European Centre (Albania); Fundació Bosch i Gimpera (Spain).
Financing body: Justice Programme 2014-2020 Action grants to support transnational projects on judicial training covering civil law, criminal law or fundamental rights (JUST-JTRA-EJTR-AG-2018)
DG JUSTICE. Justice Programme / Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme.
Project’s duration: 24 months
The 2 years project “B-ComPetent. Boosting Competences in Penitentiary Staff in Europe”, carried on by 7 intersectoral partners from 3 countries, is aimed at building capacity of prison civilian front-line staff through the acquisition of specific skills and competences related to human rights protection with focus on foreign inmates’ special needs and rights, in line with the EU and international law and to Recommendation CM/Rec (2012)12.
Improving Prison Conditions by Strengthening Infectious Disease
Monitoring
JUST/2013/ACTION GRANTS
Partners
- International Harm Reduction Association (IHRA) (coordinator)
- Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (Poland)
- Association Antigone (Italy)
- Latvian Centre for Human Rights (Latvia)
- Centre for Crime and Justice Studies (United Kingdom)
- PRAKSIS (Greece)
- Observatorio del Sistema Penal y Los Derechos Humanos de la Universidad de Barcelona (Spain)
- University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL) (Portugal)
improving_prison_conditions_by_strengthening._catalonia_partner_reports_-_hri_prison_project_cb.pdf
Improving Prison Conditions by Strengthening Infectious Disease Monitoring
JUST/2013/ACTION GRANTS
Partners
- International Harm Reduction Association (IHRA) (coordinator)
- Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (Poland)
- Association Antigone (Italy)
- Latvian Centre for Human Rights (Latvia)
- Centre for Crime and Justice Studies (United Kingdom)
- PRAKSIS (Greece)
- Observatorio del Sistema Penal y Los Derechos Humanos de la Universidad de Barcelona (Spain)
- University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL) (Portugal)
improving_prison_conditions_by_strengthening._catalonia_partner_reports_-_hri_prison_project_cb.pdf
European Prison Observatory, Detention Conditions in the European Union.
European Comission: Just/2001/JPEN/AG/2933
01/01/2013-31/12/2014
IP:
- Iñaki Rivera Beiras
Partners:
- Coord.: Antigone Onlus Associazione (Italia)
- Università degli Studi di Padova (Italia)
- Observatorire international des prisons (section française- France)
- Special Account of Democritus University of Thrace Departament of Social Administration (El Duth- Grecia)
- Latvian Centre for Human Rights (Latvia)
- Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (Polonia)
- ISCTE-IUL (Portugal)
- Observatori del Sistema Penal i els Drets Humans, UB (España )
- Centre for Crime and Justicie Studies (Gran Bretaña)
EPO - Interesting initiatives.pdf
national_monitoring_bodies_in_europe.pdf
“Re-socialisation of offenders in the EU: enhancing the role of the civil society (RE-SOC) del Specific Programme "Criminal
Justice" 2007-2013.
European Comission: JUST/2011-2012.
IP:
- Iñaki Rivera Beiras
- Jose María García Borés-Espí
Partners:
- Center for the Study of Democracy (Bulgaria),
- Law Institute (Lituania),
- Univsersity od Applied Sciences and Arts (Alemania),
- Association Droit au Droit (Bélgica),
- OSPDH (UB).
Report "Imprisonment in Europe. Country report. Spain"
Re-Soc Ws1 Imprisonment in Europe. Spain Country Report.pdf
Report "Ambulant Sanctions as an Alternative to Imprisonment in the European Union?"
Report: Prison Conditions Monitoring Index (PCMI) Methodology and pilot results.
Vulnerable Groups of Prisoners: a Handbook
¿Resocialization or disability? Sustainability of the system
Spanish prison and the New criminal and security demands.
Reference Development research: DER2011- 27337
Deprivation of liberty of citizens and foreigners in the southern Mediterranean countries (Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece)
Researchers:
- I. Rivera Beiras (coord.),
- M. Aranda (coord.),
- G. Ubasart (coord.),
- A. Forero (coord.),
- H. Silveira (coord.).
Deprivation of liberty and Human Rights. The torture and other forms of institutional violence in the Spanish State
Researchers:
- M. A. Acosta,
- J. Arzuaga,
- S. Cabezas,
- F. Cano (coord.),
- D. Fernández,
- R. Gascón,
- N. Laíno,
- I. Ortuño,
- V. Picco,
- I. Rivera Beiras (coord.),
- G. Saldubehere,
- G. Ubasart,
- J. Velilla.
Punitive populism. Analysis of the reforms and counter reforms of the Spanish Criminal System (1995-2005)
Researchers:
- M. Aranda Ocaña,
- G. Chaves Castillo,
- M. Moreno Aldea,
- J. D. Posada Segura (coord.),
- C. Rivas Trullols,
- I. Rivera Beiras
Prison in the family environment. Study about the implicances of imprisonment over families: problems and necessities
Researchers:
- J. M. García-Borés (coord.),
- C. Fernández Bessa,
- N. Font,
- H. Leyton,
- M. Moreno,
- A. Roig,
- R. Escurriol
With the colaboration of:
- E. Bodelón,
- F. Cano,
- A. Mateu,
- G. Nicolás Lazo,
- R. Rodríguez Luna,
- N. Simarro,
- M. Zangirolami
Identification of factors that hinder socio-professional integration of prisoners in Catalonia
Researchers:
- A. Pineda,
- I. Rivera Beiras (coord.)
Imprisonment in Catalonia
Researchers:
- J. M. García-Borés (coord.),
- E. Almeda,
- M. Álvarez Arias,
- M. Aranda Ocaña,
- J. Berasategi Lachén,
- G. Miró i Miquel,
- N. Monfort,
- I. Rivera Beiras.
Restore the limits within which to act the Spanish penal system
Researcher:
- R. Bergalli
Development, urban expansion and criminality. Barcelona 1990-2002
Researchers:
- M. Álvarez i Arias,
- I. Anitua,
- M. Aranda Ocaña,
- R. Bergalli (coord),
- J. Berasategui,
- I. Rivera Beiras (coord.)
Members
- Iñaki Rivera Beiras
- Mónica Aranda Ocaña
- Alejandro Forero Cuellar
- Andrés García Berríos
- Josep María García-Borés
- Maria Celeste Tortosa
- Pamela Wulf Leal
Coordinator
- Iñaki Rivera Beiras
Objectives
- Analyze the criminal justice system and their local application
- Make visible and report the facts of the criminal justice system that violate fundamental rights and liberties
- Make transparent the actions of the instances of application of penal system
- Contribute to the functioning of networks of associations in Catalonia, in Spain, European and international issues working with the imprisonment of people
- Implement a mechanism to prevent torture in Catalonia under the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading
- Follow carefully the requests related to abuse from public institutions, associations, study groups or individuals
- Contribute to the functioning of the Catalan and state coordinator for the Prevention of Torture
- Participate in the "right to law"
Catalonia
General Office of Penitentiary Services:http://www.gencat.cat/justicia/estadistiques_serveis_penitenciaris/1_pob.html
Spain
General office of Penitentiary Institutions: http://www.institucionpenitenciaria.es/web/portal/administracionPenitenciaria/estadisticas.html
Europe
Council of Europe:
General: http://www3.unil.ch/wpmu/space/
Space 1 Report 2012: http://www3.unil.ch/wpmu/space/space-i/annual-reports/
Space II Report 2012 (medidas no custodiales): http://www3.unil.ch/wpmu/space/files/2011/02/Council-of-Europe_SPACE-II-2012_Final-report_140417.pdf
Prison Population Rates for 2014: http://www3.unil.ch/wpmu/space/2014/10/prison-population-rates-for-2014/
Main Indicators on 1st January 2014: http://www3.unil.ch/wpmu/space/2014/07/main-indicators-on-1st-january-2014/
Prison Stock on 01 Jan. 2013 & 2014: http://www3.unil.ch/wpmu/space/space-i/test/
Probation stock on 1st January 2012 http://www3.unil.ch/wpmu/space/space-ii/probation-stock-on-1st-january-2012/
