PRI to participate in OSCE’s 2017 Human Dimension Implementation Meeting

Penal Reform International (PRI) will be participating in the OSCE’s Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) which will convene in Warsaw between 11 to 22 September 2017. At this year’s HDIM, PRI will be co-hosting three side-events, with a focus on the Mandela Rules, torture prevention and addressing violent extremism in prison.

Details on side-events:

The protection of human rights in addressing violent extremism and radicalization that leads to terrorism (VERLT) in the prison context (download flyer)
Monday 18 September 2017: 18.15 – 19.45, Meeting Room 2

Torture prevention and the Mandela Rules (download flyer)
Tuesday 19 September 2017: 13.15 – 14.45, Meeting Room 2

Issues of torture and ill-treatment in closed facilities in Central Asia countries
Tuesday 19 September 2017: 18.15 – 19.45, Meeting Room 1

About the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting 

The Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) of OSCE participating States is Europe’s largest annual human rights and democracy conference. It is organized every year by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) as a platform for the 57 OSCE participating States, the OSCE Partners for Co-operation, OSCE structures, civil society, international organizations and other relevant actors to take stock of the implementation of OSCE human dimension commitments, discuss associated challenges, share good practices and make recommendations for further improvement.

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