Third Prison Forum on Strengthening the Re-socialization System for Convicted Persons
General event
- Date:
- Location:
- Astana, Kazakhstan
- Organized by:
- The OSCE Programme Office in Astana, Prosecutor General’s Office, Interior Ministry, Penal Reform International Office in Central Asia.
- Source:
- OSCE Programme Office in Astana
- Fields of work:
- Human rights
About
This year’s Forum will be devoted to encouraging the development of a comprehensive strategy for social rehabilitation and the standard of special social services for citizens released from prisons. Participants will discuss the current trends and challenges in re-socialization of convicts, further amendments to the legislation and the issues of promotion of institutions tasked with providing social services to convicted persons and ex-offenders. The forum will gather high-level government officials, parliamentarians, local and international legal experts, representatives of academia, international and non-governmental organizations.