United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
Topic Intro
Vulnerable Populations in Prison
International conventions have stressed the importance of upholding prisoners’ human rights. In A/RES/43/173, United Nations General Assembly states that, “Prisoners deprived of liberty shall be treated at all times with humanity and with respect for the inherent dignity of the human person.” Among all prisoners, vulnerable populations can be defined as those more susceptible to recidivism or further deterioration of health. The most common cases include women, youth and children, and those will mentally illness. The needs of vulnerable populations differ from other prisoners. For example, women have special needs for reproductive health and they are also frequently victims of sexual abuse by male prisoners and even custodial staff. Prison overcrowding has resulted in a homogenous treatment of prisoners due to lack of attention to the special needs of different populations, which makes the conditions in prison even worse. This year in CCPCJ, HSMUN 2014, we will discuss the issue of prison reform and alternatives to imprisonment with a view to enhancing justice and respect for human rights.
International conventions have stressed the importance of upholding prisoners’ human rights. In A/RES/43/173, United Nations General Assembly states that, “Prisoners deprived of liberty shall be treated at all times with humanity and with respect for the inherent dignity of the human person.” Among all prisoners, vulnerable populations can be defined as those more susceptible to recidivism or further deterioration of health. The most common cases include women, youth and children, and those will mentally illness. The needs of vulnerable populations differ from other prisoners. For example, women have special needs for reproductive health and they are also frequently victims of sexual abuse by male prisoners and even custodial staff. Prison overcrowding has resulted in a homogenous treatment of prisoners due to lack of attention to the special needs of different populations, which makes the conditions in prison even worse. This year in CCPCJ, HSMUN 2014, we will discuss the issue of prison reform and alternatives to imprisonment with a view to enhancing justice and respect for human rights.
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Hi, my name is Yumin, currently a sophomore majoring in medicine in NTU, will enter my third year after this summer. I joined NTUMUN as a completely fresh MUNer in my first year of college. It might sounds weird for a medicine-majoring freshmen to join MUN since I learned enzyme kinetics rather than international relations in my college classes. Yet, that makes me perhaps(lol?) one of the best person to tell you that MUN in not only politics and English. MUN is about how to show your opinions, how to sell your ideas, how to do research, and how to study. When others hear that I play MUN, they sometimes ask me, “so what do you think about the Syrian issue?” For me, it is impossible for us to know all of the news happening in the world, but MUN gives me a chance to learn to study something by myself. The opportunity, in my opinion, is one of the most important skill that every student should obtain. This is exactly what I’d like to share with you: to study, to speak, to communicate, to negotiate, and, most importantly, to have lots of fun! We meet people and friends all the time, but MUN is always where you meet amazing people with innovative ideas and dreams. Wish you all enjoy HSMUN 2014 and looking forward to meeting you all! |
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Hi, there:) My name is Afra Wu. I am a freshman majoring in Library and Information Science. I'm a pretty energetic and easygoing person, and I fancy dilicacies. I like to laugh and I hold positive attitude toward anything. Joining MUN totally changed my life. From my past MUN experience I had learned so much and had met so much amazing people. This is my first being a dais! I'm so excited about HSMUN 2014! Looking forward to see you guys:)) Hello guys, I am Jaffeny Chen, currently a sophomore majoring in Health Care at Chang Gung University. I love to read, write and especially listen to people’s stories. If you have interesting thing to share or unpleasant incident to talk about, I am willing to take either. Please feel free to and come to me because it’s my pleasure to share your happiness or be your garbage can. Back to HSMUN, I am glad to be the assistant chair for CCPCJ in HSMUN 2014. My first MUN conference experience was back when I was in high school, and that was also HSMUN!! From conferences to social event, lectures to games. A four-day HSMUN will definitely lead you to a new world. And believe me, you will fall into it! I am looking forward to seeing you guys! Hi, this is Jason Yeh, currently a sophomore majoring in Electronic Engineering at National Taiwan University. I have never imagined myself participating in MUN in my freshmen year, however here I am. It's never too late to discover what you like, and you guys are lucky being here in high school, years before I ever had the chance. If I were to give myself an advice back in high school, that would be seize every opportunity that I could hold. You only get to be a high school student once (probably?), and there's not many chance to be participate in such an awesome activity as HSMUN. As an assistant chair for CCPCJ, I hope you will all experience the amazing part of MUN. Can't wait to meet all of you. |