Alternatives to detention
Project
Over the past ten years, the number of women imprisoned globally has grown by 50%. Behind bars, women can face discrimination, violence and harassment.
Everyone should be safe in custody. Together with our partners, we are working to prevent forced confession and incommunicado detention in Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand.
The Principles on Effective Interviewing for Investigations and Information Gathering - the 'Méndez Principles' - aim to replace coercive interrogations with rapport-based interviewing.