Registration is now open to the virtual presentation of the UNODC Handbook on the Classification of Prisoners which will take place on:
Thursday, 4 February 2021 | 10:30 Vienna | 11:30 Cairo | 12:30 Doha.
UNODC’s new Handbook on the Classification of Prisoners is designed to provide practical information and guidelines to support prison administrations with the development of an effective system that meets international standards. It is based on grounded research evidence and the experience of numerous countries that have implemented such systems. Although primarily designed for prison officers, it is also intended to be a useful resource guide for other criminal justice officials and parties involved in the criminal justice system.
The virtual event will serve to promote this practice-oriented Handbook which provides realistic recommendations and options to assist in implementing a sound prisoner assessment and classification system.
The agenda includes:
Opening remarks
- Ms. Cristina Albertin, Regional Representative, UNODC MENA Region
- Representative of the Permanent Mission of the State of Qatar to the United Nations in Vienna
- Mr. Marco Teixeira, Senior Coordinator, UNODC Doha Global Programme
Brief introduction to the Handbook
- Mr. Alejandro Matta, Programme Management Officer, Division for Operations, Justice Section, UNODC
Practitioner’s Perspective
- Qatar – Brigadier Mohammad Saud Al-Otaibi, Director Penal and Correctional Institutions Department, Ministry of Interior
- Morocco – Mr. Rachid Ennazii, Head of Service at The General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration and Mr. Khalid El Kafi, Prison Director
- Lebanon – Judge Raja S. Abinader, Prison Directorate, Ministry of Justice
Importance of classification systems
- Ms. Taghreed Jabber, Regional Director for MENA region, Penal Reform International (NGO)
- Moderator: Ms. Mirna Bouhabib, Deputy Regional Representative, UNODC MENA Region
Registration: If you are interested in attending the virtual event held in Arabic with English interpretation, please register here.
Click here to view the flyer promoting the event and visit the event website for more information.
Organisers of the event:
The Prison Rehabilitation Component of the Global Program for the Implementation of the Doha Declaration
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
