IPPF celebrates 150 years of history in Geneva
8-9 September 2022
IPPF celebrated 150 years since the establishment of the International Penitentiary Commission (IPC), to which organisation IPPF can trace its roots, on September 8 and 9 2022 in Geneva. Switzerland is the official home and ‘seat’ of IPPF.
The theme for the event was: 150 year IPPF Anniversary Celebration: Its contributions to the criminal justice and prison systems, past present and future.
Members, invited speakers and distinguished guests joined together to celebrate the contributions IPPF has made over its long history to criminal justice and penal systems, and looked forward to its future development. IPPF was very grateful for the support of the Swiss Centre of Expertise in Prison and Probation to organise the event.
The anniversary event provided an opportunity for leaders in criminal justice and penal and penitentiary policy to discuss the future priorities and directions in our field over the next five to ten years. This fruitful discussion allowed for knowledge exchange and mutual learning between IPPF and peer organisations.
It also provided an opportunity for IPPF to learn about the main priorities for international organisations in order to shape IPPF’s strategic plan and its contribution to international and national debates in the next ten years.
- Annie Devos, Vice Chair, Council for Penological Co-operation (PC-CP), Council of Europe
- Honorable Commissioner Maria Teresa Manuela, African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
- Philipp Meissner, Inter-regional advisor, Prison Reform Focal Point, Section Justice, United Nations Office on Drug and Crimes (UNODC)
- Jenny Willer Murphy, President, Justice Studies Center of the Americas (CEJA)
- Olivia Rope, Executive Director, Penal Reform International (PRI)
- Vassiliki Artinopoulou, Professor, Member for Greece of the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT)
- Vincent Delbos, Member for France of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), and senior inspector at the NPM of France
- Junko Irie, Adjunct Director, United Nations Asia and Far East Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders (UNAFEI)
- Jana Spero, Secretary General, Confederation of European Probation
Speakers and panellists addressed the following theme : The key issues and priorities in criminal justice and the penal system in international perspective.
