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3rd Session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent

16 – 19 April 2024, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland

THEME OF THE SESSION: The Second International Decade for People of African Descent: Addressing Systemic Racism, Reparatory Justice, and Sustainable Development. 


The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is pleased to announce that the third session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent will take place from 16 – 19 April 2024 in the Palais des Nations of the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland. 




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Tuesday, April 16 • 18:15 - 19:45
Side event - Global Mass Incarceration and Reparative Justice: A roundtable discussion

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                 GLOBAL MASS INCARCERATION AND REPARATIVE JUSTICE: A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION

Date: 16 April 2024, 18:15 - 19:45

Organizers:
  • Geneva Graduate Institute-Gender Centre;
  •  Aging People in Prison Human Rights Campaign/SOLITUDE

Language of the event: English

Description of the event: This roundtable discussion will explore the issue of mass incarceration of African descendent women and women of color on a global scale. Our speakers will shed light on the historical links between slavery, colonialism and mass incarceration, and discuss activist struggles and the global reparations movement against the overarching carceral landscape of the world.

Location: Auditorium A2, Maison de la paix, Geneva Graduate Institute

Person to contact: 
  • Nicole Bourbonnais; Director Gender Centre-nicole.bourbonnais@graduateinstitute.ch
  • Tomiko Shine; Director Aging People in Prison Human Rights Campaign/SOLITUDE, dcapphrc@gmail.com

Tuesday April 16, 2024 18:15 - 19:45 BST
Geneva Graduate Institute, Maison de la paix, Auditorium A2
  Side event

Attendees (55)