Brief Description of the Project and Main Objectives
The main objective of the project is to strengthen the protection of and further advance women’s rights within the penitentiary system in Türkiye.
Achieved Results / Expected Outputs
Within the scope of the project, it is envisaged to improve prison conditions for women prisoners in Türkiye through the implementation of gender sensitive and human rights-based prison management policies and practices, in line with the international standards and EU best practices and strengthen the economic and social rehabilitation of women prisoners and probationers in Türkiye with the aim to facilitate their reintegration back in the society (breaking the cycle).
In this context, the following activities are planned:
- Developing and implementing an integrated model of gender sensitive and human rights-based prison management
- Improving the institutional framework and the capacities of the staff of the penitentiary system on gender sensitive prison management
- Improving the multi-sectoral cooperation between public (central, regional and local) institutions, private sector, civil society on women prisoners’ rehabilitation and reintegration
- Strengthening the economic and social rehabilitation of women offenders in pilot prisons and probation directorates