In many Caribbean communities, rising violence has eroded public trust in law enforcement. Imagine a police officer in Trinidad and Tobago who walks the bustling community of St. James three times a week, stopping by corner shops, checking in with elders, and taking time to talk with the young people on the...
Open Grants Call: Commonwealth Foundation Annual Grants Offering up to £60,000 for Civil Society Action.
The Commonwealth Foundation is offering grants for civil society organisations working on health justice, climate justice, and freedom of expression. With funding up to £60,000 over two years, they support projects that create meaningful dialogue between civil society and governments across Commonwealth nations. Perfect for established CSOs (3+ years) ready...
Chicago artists, Miami Law students bridge art and advocacy.
The prints have travelled from Art Basel Miami to the World Urban Forum in Cairo. This proves that when those most affected drive the conversation, the impact reaches far beyond galleries to influence policymakers.
Justice stakeholders unite for mental health court reform
What if Kenya's busiest court could heal instead of just punish? At Makadara Law Court, East and Central Africa's largest by case volume, judges, magistrates, and justice stakeholders gathered to explore a radical shift toward therapeutic jurisprudence. The challenge? Breaking the cycle of defendants with mental health issues and trauma...
“I will not go to sleep”: New Women Beyond Walls episode features Pamela Winn on surviving prison while pregnant
Following her release, Winn founded Restore Her USA, an organisation supporting women of colour impacted by the criminal legal system.
UN experts raise concerns over US budget cuts and human rights.
Partners for Dignity & Rights: On June 3, 2025, several advocates working on housing, homeless/houseless and poverty issues in the United States met with civil society staff of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights and Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing, Balakrishnan Rajagopal,...
Global prison reform still lags as Mandela Rules mark 10th anniversary.
The anniversary of the Mandela Rules is a reminder that global standards exist, but without political will and practical implementation, rights remain on paper.
Reforming the Revenue Machine: An Advocate’s Guide to Court Fines and Fees
National trends are clear: fines and fees are being used as revenue tools, not instruments of justice. FFJC’s latest blog series, Reforming the Revenue Machine: An Advocate’s Guide to Fines and Fees, designed to help advocates translate the data found in Imposing Instability into actionable steps to drive reform. For decades,...
Africa Launch: Practitioners’ guide on a human rights-based approach to criminal law with a focus on the decriminalisation of poverty and status.
The Practitioners' Guide on a Human Rights-Based Approach to Criminal Law offers concrete tools for reforming unjust laws that disproportionately target marginalised communities.
Sonia Dahmani: A Tunisian lawyer’s fight for dignity.
Five women share a 20-square-metre cell crawling with rats and lizards. Sonia has lost more than 20 kilos on the meagre prison diet.
UN Crime Congress invites NGOs to apply for accreditation
The Congress Secretariat is pleased to inform you that the Fifteenth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (UN Crime Congress) will be held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, from 25 to 30 April 2026, with pre-session consultations scheduled for Friday, 24 April 2026. The overall theme for this Congress is “Accelerating crime...
What happens when your mum goes to prison?
The statistics alone are staggering, but it's the human stories that will change how you think about justice.
Ireland: How poverty and trauma fuel women’s imprisonment.
In overcrowded prisons running at 163% capacity, women sleep on mattresses while dealing with untreated trauma from domestic violence, sexual abuse, and grief.
Doing his job for him: How the criminal justice system responds when victims of coercive control are accused of offending.
The Centre for Women’s Justice (CWJ) has published new research revealing how the criminal justice system too often “does the perpetrator’s job for him”; thus punishing women who have already been subjected to coercive control and abuse. The report shares the experiences of seven women, each criminalised as a direct...
Justice or Punishment? ‘Women Beyond Walls’ second episode spotlights poverty and incarceration.
With nearly one million women imprisoned worldwide, and numbers rising at a faster rate than men’s, the discussion highlights how minor offences and systemic inequalities are leading to disproportionate punishment.