Association for the Prevention of Torture

Published purpose

This project supports increasing the protection of women against torture and ill-treatment in the criminal justice systems in 8 priority countries. Project activities include: (1) developing and conducting gender-sensitive monitoring capacity-building programs for independent oversight institutions; (2) providing technical advice to independent oversight institutions on gathering and analyzing data with a gender-sensitive approach; (3) working with independent oversight institutions in developing a framework to analyze law and policy relating to gender-sensitive criminal justice systems; (4) supporting independent oversight institutions in developing and undertaking awareness-raising campaigns on risks to women in detention and alternatives to detention for women; and (5) engaging with judicial and legal actors and the public on the need to address the risks to women in detention and to implement alternatives to detention.