Datum: 18-03-2026Tijd: 10:00 - 11:15 uur (New York tijd)Locatie: UN HQ New York & Livestream
This CSW70 formal side event is co-sponsored by WBW, the Permanent Missions of Thailand, Colombia, and Liechtenstein, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the Thailand Institute of Justice (TIJ), United Nations Latin American Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders (ILANUD), Penal Reform International, and the Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice.
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Programme
Key note speaker: Mary Robinson (former president of Ireland, Chair at The Elders; Co-Founder of Project Dandelion)
Speakers from Member States, UN entities, civil society, and women with lived experience will discuss key recommendations for gender-transformative, rights-based justice reform. They will emphasise the need for robust, disaggregated data, participatory research methods centred on women’s expertise, and comprehensive legislative reforms, including the decriminalisation of offences disproportionately affecting women due to poverty, caregiving burdens, or social marginalisation. Reforms must align with international standards such as the UN Bangkok Rules and be reinforced by public awareness efforts to counter stigma, discrimination, and harmful gender norms.
The discussions will highlight the role of community-led solutions, with civil society organisations – particularly those led by women with lived experience – at the forefront of reform, research, and service delivery. Speakers will stress that women’s lived experiences must inform the design, implementation, and monitoring of justice and social protection measures. The discussions will also focus on expanding rights-based non-custodial measures and transitional interventions to mitigate harms while broader legal reforms are pursued, strengthening justice, gender equality, and the transformation of criminal justice systems in line with international commitments.
