INSTRAW Library

Welcome to the INSTRAW LIBRARY, a compilation of around 600 publications produced by the former UN International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (UN-INSTRAW), which served as the leading UN institute devoted to research, training and knowledge management to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment. INSTRAW, along with DAW, OSAGI and UNIFEM, came together in 2010 to establish the present UN Women.

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The Legacy of INSTRAW

In addition to the INSTRAW Library, the UN Women Training Centre presents the publication “The legacy of INSTRAW in promoting the rights of women. A historical record of the Institute between 1976 and 2010”, which intends to pay tribute to the story of INSTRAW as well as to the women’s movements and governments which supported it.

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ID: 2008-T-PEA-GLO-PEN-EN
Reference: International Centre for Prison Studies. (2008). Penal Reform and Gender. Gender and Security Sector Toolkit. Tool 5. Geneva, Switzerland: DCAF.
Year: 2008
Description:

This publication examines the linkage between gender and penal reform; provides guidance on responding to gender issues within penal systems. It aims to assist those responsible for managing policy making or reform of prisons within their own countries; international and regional actors supporting prison reform; as well as parliamentarians, civil society organizations and others that play a role in overseeing and monitoring prisons.
Instraw's Mandate: Training
Theme: Peace and Security
Keywords: Prison , Penal systems , Peacebuilding
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: English
Type of Product: Toolkit
Disponibility: Digital/Text
LinkToFile: PDF FILE