Webinar for the Global Alliance of Civil Society on Prison Reform

A power hour on international developments in prison standards for the Global Alliance of Civil Society on Prison Reform

🗓 Date: Wednesday, 3 December 2025
🕐 Time: 14:00 – 15:00 CET
📍Platform: Zoom 

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82102152483?pwd=HbxbwETcapRIJDTJpK4ERbEhZMERAP.1 

Interpretation in Arabic, English, French, and Spanish. AI captions in Russian. 

Meeting ID: 821 0215 2483
Passcode: 352905 

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This webinar for Alliance members will cover the most recent developments at the international (UN) and regional levels. This will include how politics play out at the multilateral level, global agendas linked to prison reform, as well as an overview of new international standards negotiated and adopted, and notable jurisprudence in our area.  

 

Chair: Taghreed Jaber, Regional Director for MENA, PRI 

  1. Welcome and opening remarks

Taghreed Jaber, PRI 

  1. Global multilateral context: current dynamics and implications for prison reform

Olivia Rope, Executive Director, PRI 

The evolving political landscape and funding of multilateral institutions, and what it means for international cooperation and civil society on prison reform. 

  1. Developments within the United Nations system: recent achievements and future prospects

Jerome Mangelinckx, Global Policy Manager, PRI 

A review of the latest reform initiatives at the United Nations level, highlighting key successes, emerging issues, and areas for continued advocacy. 

  1. Regional perspectives – Latin America and the Caribbean

Maïssa Hubert, Equis / Justicia para las Mujeres 

Insights into significant regional developments affecting women in detention and broader prison reform efforts at the Interamerican level. 

  1. Regional perspectives – Africa

Speaker: Tim Bisong, International Consultant 

An overview of the African Commission’s ongoing study on detention across the continent. 

  1. Discussion
  2. Closing and any actions