Resources listing

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Event: High Level Event on implementation of the UN Common Position on Incarceration

Organised by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in collaboration with the Permanent Missions of Austria, Costa Rica, Colombia, Canada, Luxembourg, South Africa, and Switzerland; United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime; Department of Peace Operations; Penal Reform International (with support from the International Penal and Penitentiary Foundation); International Commission […]

Languages: English

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Event: Deaths in prison: understanding and reducing preventable loss of life

Side event at the 32nd Session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice. Organised by Penal Reform International, supported by Brazil and Finland.  In 2019, the UN reported that mortality rates in prisons were 50% higher compared to the wider community. This is linked to a wide range of causes and contributing factors which raise […]

Languages: English

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Event: Justice for all: Global Action to Combat Discrimination and Inequality in Criminal Justice Systems

Side event at the 32nd Session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice. Organised by the International Legal Foundation with support of South Africa, United States, Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Campaign to Decriminalise Poverty and Status, Penal Reform International, Amnesty International, International Drug Policy Consortium, African Policing Civilian Oversight Forum, […]

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Portuguese

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Event: Gender and imprisonment: Experience and recommendations in addressing health needs

Side event at the 32nd Session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice. Organised by UNODC HIV/AIDS Section, supported by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Penal Reform International, International Drug Policy Consortium, and the Permanent Missions of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, EU, Finland, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Mexico, […]

Languages: English

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Event: Health and HIV in prisons: Effective strategies to address urgent needs

Side event at the 66th Session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND). Organised by Penal Reform International, supported by Belgium, Brazil, Czechia, Mexico, Sweden, UNODC HIV/AIDS Section and the International Drug Policy Consortium. This was a hybrid event held in Vienna and online on 17 March 2023. Prison populations globally present complex healthcare […]

Languages: English

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Event: Pre-trial Detention – Last resort or default decision?

Organised by EuroPris and Penal Reform International (with the support of the International Penal and Penitentiary Foundation), and hosted by the French prison administration, this webinar considered the use of pre-trial detention, its impact on prison overcrowding and often disproportionate application for individuals from marginalised groups. Participants heard about the newly adopted EU Commission recommendation […]

Languages: English, French

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Event: Criminal Justice Reform

This webinar brings together varied justice professionals to share perspectives on how justice systems can be reformed to be more efficient, rehabilitative and humane. Hosted by EuroPris – the European Organisation of Prison and Correctional Services, in collaboration with Justice Reform Initiative and Penal Reform International, the event will address the use of imprisonment as a measure to […]

Languages: English

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Event: World Drug Day 2022

On World Drug Day 2022, several UN human rights experts will release a new joint statement calling on the international community to acknowledge the devastating consequences of punitive approaches to drug control, and to shift the emphasis of global responses towards supporting people involved with drugs. This joint statement adds to the growing calls for […]

Languages: English

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Event: Decisive action to reform laws that criminalise poverty and status

Side event to the 31st Session of the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice. Co-organised by Ghana, Mexico, South Africa, the United States, Campaign to Decriminalise Poverty and Status, International Drug Policy Consortium, International Legal Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Penal Reform International, African Policing Civilian Oversight Forum, Community Advice Offices South Africa, Office […]

Languages: English, French, Portuguese

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Event: Prisons in crisis – Conflict, climate change and COVID-19

Side event to the 31st Session of the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice. Co-organised by Penal Reform International; Government of Liechtenstein; Correctional Service Canada; Justice and Corrections Service, Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions, UN Department of Peace Operations; American Civil Liberties Union; Prison Insider; and International Penal and Penitentiary […]

Languages: English