Tinatin Uplisashvili: The Shadow Сode – How Informal Prison Pierarchy Undermines Human Dignity Across Post-Soviet Prisons

In this expert blog, PRI’s Tinatin Uplisashvili explores the persistence of informal prison hierarchies across post-Soviet penitentiary systems, structures that continue to shape

Administrative Practice of Abduction and Transfer of Children: the Case of Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia (extracts)

Evidence relating to the relocation of children 1509.  On 12 June 2014 a bus with 24 children (15 orphans or children without parental care

Drug Crimes in the Light of Police Statistics for Six Months of 2025, or Can the Irrational Expenditure of State Resources Be Justified?

The 2022 police statistics demonstrate that 34,398 drug-related crimes have already been committed in 2022. In 2023, the police registered 39,124 drug-related crimes.