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🇪🇺 Belgian Minister of Justice, Paul Van Tigchelt, urges all EU Member States to consider small-scale detention for a safer Europe. 'We have put this point prominently on the agenda of the European Union,' he expressed at our symposium. The RESCALED movement is committed to increasing the know-how on detention houses, including mapping best practices, collaborative creation of guidelines, staff training and other necessary tools for implementing detention houses. 🤝📊🏡 #JusticeReform #DetentionHouses #SaferEurope #RESCALED #eu2024be

📢 Today we published 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 #𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬. Punishment beatings and withholding of food, water and healthcare in a bid to silence people speaking out about the appalling conditions they are being held in. https://lnkd.in/dV2ZZUJ5

Recognizing the importance of continuous #ImprovementOfTheTreatmentOfPersonsDeprivedOfLiberty, the Council of Europe continues to play a proactive role in assisting the Ministry of Justice of Kosovo in its endeavor to create a more effective and humane corrections system, developed in line with the Council of Europe standards and European practices.

Great second session on the last day of #ECTMIH2023 on Border violence, detention and pushbacks in Europe: a determinant of health?

On 02 May 2024, the Ombudsperson's Office presented a critical document – the Special Report "On the Situation with the Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment in Ukraine in 2023". The substantive document contains an analysis of numerous cases of gross human rights violations in places of detention. The report is quite critical, but it is the reports of independent institutions that are useful in ensuring the observance of human rights in penitentiaries and other places of detention. https://lnkd.in/ewgDdtXv https://lnkd.in/e_Dcvfip

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Explore the evolution of international collaboration against crime, emphasizing the role of legitimacy, good governance, and accountability as cornerstones supporting effective policing globally. Furthermore, discussions will focus on implementing integrated strategies for preventing crime and showcasing successful examples of cooperation between law enforcement and private companies. Book your conference delegate pass: https://bit.ly/SOC24Conf Download the conference brochure: https://bit.ly/SOCcb Wade Carpenter; International Association of Chiefs of Police, Paulo Costa; DCAF - Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance, Peter Tarlow; Tourism & More, Fatima Waziri-Azi; NATIONAL AGENCY FOR THE PROHIBITION OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (NAPTIP), Southwell & Partners; The Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery Expert Directory - HTMSE, Rommel Banlaoi, John Shehan; National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, Singapore Prison Service, Peter Severin; International Corrections and Prisons Association, André de Almeida e Silva; Airbnb #worldpolicesummit #wps2024 #InternationalCrimeCollaboration #EffectivePolicing #LegitimacyInGovernance #HumanTraffickingResponse #CorrectionalFacilityModernization #LawEnforcementCooperation #GlobalCrimeSolutions #police #lawenforcement