Quiz 6
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Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) are primarily involved in the promotion of prisoners’ rights and humane prison conditions.
The British NGO Penal Reform International (PRI) was established in 1989 and has been influential in penal and criminal justice reform worldwide.
The United Nations does not recognize the contribution of NGOs towards improving prison conditions.
Amnesty International initiated a year-long campaign for torture abolition in December 1972, which influenced the UN General Assembly to endorse various concepts and laws against torture.
NGOs rarely provide legal assistance to prisoners or engage in strategic litigation to challenge legal and policy issues related to the prison system.