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Advocating for Reform
Up one levelJustice reform does not happen in a vacuum and many partners are needed in the work. For this reason, PF national organisations in Europe sponsor justice reform seminars and training sessions on a variety of topics including restorative justice, human rights and best practices in prison. They are also working with their governments through various justice reform mechanisms.
- Constructing Restorative Justice in Lithuania
- Recently, the Lithuanian Government approved Resolution 806 paving the way for implementing restorative justice in the country.
- PF Romania Advocates for the Protection of Vulnerable Groups
- PF Romania is an organizing member of the European Network on Improving Equal Treatment and Human Dignity of Members of Vulnerable Groups Sentenced for a Penal Offence.
- PF Portugal Highlights Restorative Justice
- This year’s Convocation theme of Love and Justice was an appropriate one for PF Portugal to use at its annual nationwide PF Volunteers Meeting. The Portuguese Government recently announced a proposal for an experimental penal mediation programme that would allow for alternative prison sentences in cases of crimes that would have required less than five years in prison.
- Conference on Working with Juvenile Offenders in Poland
- In February, the Polish Chaplaincy and PF Poland hosted a one-day conference for those working in the area of juvenile justice.