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Breaking Barriers: Advancing the Right to Reintegration for Women Deprived of Liberty
The Vance Center and Women in Prison Network at CSW69/Beijing+30
The Vance Center and its Women in Prison initiative are planning a series of events alongside the sixty-ninth session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, taking place in New York from March 10-21, 2025.
We invite Network members, partner organizations, legal practitioners, advocates, and members of the public engaged in work related to the rights of incarcerated women to join us for these discussions.
Find details about all our CSW events here.
Breaking Barriers: Advancing the Right to Reintegration for Women Deprived of Liberty
Join us for an engaging discussion focused on reintegration of women after their release from prison.
Women deprived of liberty face significant challenges upon release from prison and reintegration into society, including stigma, lack of access to employment, housing, and healthcare, and fractured family ties. These barriers are compounded by gender-specific discrimination and systemic issues within prison systems globally. Despite the existence of laws and programs designed to support reintegration, their inconsistent implementation and lack of awareness often leave women without the resources they need to rebuild their lives.
Building on the themes explored during the first-ever thematic hearing on this topic at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in 2024, this discussion seeks to advance the global conversation around the right to reintegration for women deprived of liberty, address some of the challenges they face, and work together to identify solutions.
Together, we will explore the global barriers to reintegration faced by women leaving prison, including systemic and gender-specific challenges; share experiences and best practices from civil society organizations, advocates, and women directly impacted by incarceration; and identify actionable strategies for advancing the right to reintegration through legal, policy, and community-based approaches.
This event is co-sponsored by the New York City Bar Association’s United Nations Committee.
Speakers
- Sarang Ahsani, Prison and Corrections Advisor, New York Liaison Office United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
- Claudia Cardona, Founder, Mujeres Libres Colombia
- Teresa Njoroge, Founder and CEO, Clean Start Africa
- Moderator: Romina Canessa, Senior Staff Attorney, Human Rights & Access to Justice Program
Registration
This is a hybrid event. Registration is required. Interpretation will be available in English and Spanish.
Register here to attend in person
Register here to attend virtually
