Hybrid side event #HRC57 on currently and formerly incarcerated people and contemporary forms of slavery

Co-organised by Penal Reform International, the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, Australia, the UK, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, American Civil Liberties Union, and the Southern Poverty Law Center. 

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This event will bring together voices from civil society, State representatives and international organisations to discuss the challenges and strategies in protecting people in prison from slavery-like practices, in the context of the Special Rapporteur’s report on the topic. Read the report of the Special Rapporteur here: https://tinyurl.com/HRC57-Slavery

Opening remarks/ moderation: 

  • H.E. Ambassador Amanda Gorely, Australian Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva 

Speakers: 

  • Tomoya Obokata, Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery 
  • Jerome Mangelinckx, Global Policy Manager, Penal Reform International 
  • Zaved Mahmood, OHCHR Lead on Incarceration 
  • Jennifer Turner, Principal Human Rights Researcher, American Civil Liberties Union 
  • Terrence Winn, Prison Reform Advocate (person with lived experience, recently testified before the U.S. Senate)