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Global Prison Trends is PRI’s annual flagship report, published with the Thailand Institute of Justice. Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, Global Prison Trends 2022 exposes that, despite repeated calls to reduce prison numbers since the onset of the crisis, many governments are instead increasing prison capacity, with a significant expansion in the global prison estate in the past year. Join us for the online launch of the report, with new findings and in-depth analysis on the latest trends and challenges in prison systems worldwide. Arabic and Thai interpretation will be available.
11 May 2021, 15.00 – 16.30 CEST
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Programme
Opening address: Hon. Justice Imani Daud Aboud, President of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights
Global Prison Trends 2021 – key trends and messages from the report: Tríona Lenihan, Policy and International Advocacy Manager, Penal Reform International
Challenges and impact of inadequate clean water and sanitation in prisons: Pedro Arrojo-Agudo, UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation (video message)
Discussion of key trends and messages:
- Madhurima Dhanuka, Head of Prison Reforms Programme, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative
- Adel Dabwan, Penal Reform International and Head of Yemeni Together for Human Rights
- Marvin Mutch, prison reform activist and co-founder of the Humane Prison Hospice Project, who spent 41 years in prison in the US for a wrongful conviction
Q&A
Closing remarks: Dr. Phiset Sa-ardyen, Executive Director, Thailand Institute of Justice
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Business skills training for women in prison in Uganda
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As part of a four-year programme of work aiming to empower women to access justice in Uganda, funded by the Netherlands, this month PRI, together with partners, has been facilitating family visits as well as delivering business skills training to support, empower and upskill women in Jinja prison.
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Vocational training in prisons in Central African Republic
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As part of several activities to prepare people in prison for social and professional reintegration after release, PRI organised carpentry and plumbing trainings in five prisons in CAR (Bouar, Berberati, Bambari, Ngaragba, Bimbo), including in one prison for women where 10 women were trained as carpenters.
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New blog: A rare assessment of the penal system in North Korea
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In an expert blog for PRI, the Director of the NGO, Korea Future, shares findings of the first of its kind investigation on the experiences of people detained in North Korean (as detailed in their North Korean Prison Database), which drew on first-hand accounts.
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Join our online side events at the UN Crime Commission
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On 16-20 May 2022, the 31st session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) - the principle policymaking body of the United Nations in the field of criminal justice - will be held in Vienna, Austria and online.
This year, all side events will again be held online and participants do not have to be registered for the CCPCJ to attend.
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Prisons in crisis: Conflict, climate change and COVID-19
Over recent years, increasing violent conflicts and the impacts of climate change have coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic, presenting unprecedented challenges to prison systems globally. This side event will bring together experts and practitioners to discuss crisis responses by prisons and recent lessons learnt.
Download the flyer or visit our website for the full list of speakers and co-organising states and organisations.
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Justice for all: Decisive action to reform laws that criminalise poverty and status
Imprisonment and criminal justice systems disproportionately affect segments of society that are living in poverty or are marginalised, with many people in prison worldwide due to factors directly linked to poverty or based on who they are, rather than what they have done.
Galvanising growing support for reform, this event aims to define goals and decisive action that can be taken at the national, regional, and international levels to decriminalise poverty and status.
Visit our website for the programme and full list of co-organising states and organisations.
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