IN CORRECTION AND PRISON WORLD Jacques Mwepu

2 Structure of presentation Overview of some prison standards –Women in prison –Challenges for female inmates as vulnerable group. –Legal framework and international instruments

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13 Corrections and prisons – a mans world Female prisoners represent 2-9% of the prison population globaly. (Sweden:5,9%) Female prisoners have more, and different needs as compared to men

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15 Questions to be discussed What challenges do, in particular, female prisoners face? What can be done to address these problems? What obstacles can you expect to face?

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18 Legal framwork and international instruments SMR for prisoners (1955) SMR for female prisoners; United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders. “the Bangkok Rules” (2010),Is a complement to the existing SMR’s.

19 Staff dimension Female correctional officers are generally: Relegated to minor tasks Undervalued by their male colleagues Lack opportunities for promotion Lack adequate facilities for female use only Suffer from sexual harrassment and abuse

20 Key facts and figures In the 32 years between 1957 and 1989 a total of only twenty women served as UN peacekeepers; 2012, around 30 percent of the 19,800 civilian staffs are female. Women constitute 4% of military personnel and 10% of police personnel in UN PKO’s. Three all-female UN police units have been deployed around the world: Indian in Liberia; Bangladeshi in Haiti and Samoan in Timor