Access to Justice in CCPCJ34

Flagship and lead-coordinated events

40 Years Since the UN Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power: What’s Next?

Organized by Italy (Permanent Mission to the International Organizations in Vienna) and UNODC (Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Section).

Co-sponsored by Brazil; Chile; Colombia; Malta; the Netherlands; Poland; the European Commission; the Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice; Victim Support Europe (VSE); World Society of Victimology (WSV); European Public Law Organization (EPLO); The International Scientific and Professional Advisory Council (ISPAC).

Objective: To strengthen the global commitment to victim support, protection and assistance, this side-event aims to reinforce key principles and actions that ensure justice systems are responsive, inclusive, and effective

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Red card to Racism in football

Organized by UNODC (CPCJS and CEB), the Permanent Mission of Brazil to the International Organizations in Vienna, and FIFA, with support from Spain and United Kingdom.

Objective: The event aimed to raise awareness among policymakers, legislators, and criminal justice professionals about the urgent need to counter racism and hate crime in football through victim-centred, legal, and policy-based responses.

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A Global Call to Action: Implementation of General Assembly resolution 78/227 on “Equal Access to Justice for All”

Organized by Permanent Mission of Brazil to the International Organizations in Vienna and UNODC (Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Section).

Co-sponsored by Colombia, Chile, Canada, the Netherlands, Thailand, Uganda, the Conference of Ministers of Justice of the Ibero-American Countries (COMJIB), Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies, and the International Legal Foundation (ILF).

Objective: The side event aimed to take stock of progress in achieving equal access to justice for all and to discuss further opportunities for collaboration and knowledge exchange on the evidence-base in this area.

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Co-sponsored events

Eliminating Barriers to Legal Aid: Best Practices for Determining Eligibility and Assigning Legal Aid to Those Who Cannot Afford a Lawyer

Organized by the International Legal Foundation, Ltd. with the support of Brazil, Ethiopia, South Africa, and the UNODC Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Section.

Climate Crimes and Gender-Based Violence: Strategies to Raise Awareness, Prevent, and Combat Climate-Induced Gender-Based Violence

Organized by ZONTA International with the support of the Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, Graduate Women International, the African Aids Association, the International Business and Professional Women, the NGO Committee on Status of Women, the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development, Soroptimist International, the African Women's Organisation, KENNIS and the International Association of Democratic Lawyers Hybrid.

Torture Investigations and Independent Oversight Bodies: Learning from States’ Experiences

Organized by Convention Against Torture Initiative and Chile with the support of Denmark, Ghana, Indonesia, Morocco, Norway, Switzerland and the UNODC Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Section.

Centring Victims in a Changing World: Upholding Victims’ Rights Amid Evolving Crimes

Organized by the World Society of Victimology with the support of the UNODC Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Section, the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, the American Society of Criminology, Criminologists Without Borders, the International Sociological Association and Penal Reform International.

United Nations

Office on Drugs and Crime

Equal Access to Justice for All at the 34ᵗʰ CCPCJ