We raise awareness about discrimination faced by women in criminal justice systems and promote the implementation of standards taking into account the specific characteristics and needs of women in conflict with the law. We also conduct research and develop practical tools for the implementation of standards.
- We promote the UN Bangkok Rules, a set of new international standards for the treatment of women in the criminal justice system, with international and regional organisations and national governments.
- We have developed a toolbox of resources to help policy-makers, prison authorities, members of the judiciary, prison staff and detention monitoring bodies to implement the Bangkok Rules.
- We have led civil society awareness and capacity-building among a wide range of stakeholders to see better gender-sensitivity in the justice systems globally.
- We have conducted research, including on the criminalisation of women, and also the backgrounds and characteristics of women going to prison to inform evidence-based policy. We support partners and other organisations to carry out similar research.
- We promote the Bangkok Rules with international and regional bodies as a point of reference for their human rights work.