Training in Hungary on non-discrimination in community-based sanctions

On 16-18 November, a diverse group of nearly 70 Hungarian criminal justice stakeholders gathered in Budapest for training workshops and knowledge sharing delivered as part of PRI’s ongoing work in Europe. Led by our partners at the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, the three-day event included presentations on international standards, good practices, experiences and considerations of specific minority or marginalised groups in the context of non-custodial sanctions.  

Participants were engaged in discussions around needs and challenges, opportunities and recommendations for reform in the Hungarian context and received a training manual aiming to assist practitioners involved in the delivery of non-custodial sanctions in ensuring that community-based measures are non-discriminatory and used effectively, with consideration of the specific needs of some groups that may be uniquely vulnerable or discriminated against while in contact with criminal justice systems.

The manual will later be published as part of the EU-funded project Promoting non-discriminatory alternatives to imprisonment across Europe. 

Training facilitators and presenters (left to right) Kieran McCartan, Rob Allen, András Kádár and Lili Kramer 

Roundtable discussion on reintegration during the training event with lived experience participants