Penal Reform International and Women Beyond Walls: The seventieth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) will take place at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 9 to 19 March 2026. The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women.
70th plenary meeting – Commission on the Status of Women, Seventieth session (CSW70)

Date:
12 March, 2026
12 March, 2026
Type of Update:
In the News
Campaign Activities
Recent Events
In the News
Campaign Activities
Recent Events
Themes:
Alternatives to Criminalisation
Cost of Exclusion
Courts Systems
Human Rights
Petty Offences
#PoorNotGuilty
Pre-trial Detention
Prisons
Alternatives to Criminalisation
Cost of Exclusion
Courts Systems
Human Rights
Petty Offences
#PoorNotGuilty
Pre-trial Detention
Prisons
Regions:
Global
Africa
Australia & the Pacific Islands
Asia
Europe
Latin America & the Caribbean
Middle East
North America
Global
Africa
Australia & the Pacific Islands
Asia
Europe
Latin America & the Caribbean
Middle East
North America
Campaign Partners:
Penal Reform International
Women Beyond Walls
Penal Reform International
Women Beyond Walls
The Campaign to Decriminalise Poverty and Status is a coalition of organisations from across the world that advocate for the repeal of laws that target people based on poverty, status or for their activism.
@decrimpovertystatus
#DecrimPoverty | #DecrimStatus | #DecrimActivism
