Statement submitted by Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice and Penal Reform International, non-governmental organisations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council

Penal Reform International (PRI): The statement, submitted by the Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice and Penal Reform International on behalf of the Women in Prison Network, notes the absence of imprisoned and formerly imprisoned women’s perspectives in international discussions of gender equality and offers recommendations to address these gaps.

Ahead of the 70th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), the Vance Center and Penal Reform International submitted a statement on behalf of Women in Prison Network members highlighting the need to include imprisoned and formerly imprisoned women in broader conversations on gender equality and specifically in UN spaces, including the CSW.

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