Tools - Released in 2017
More than 700,000 women and girls are held in prisons around the world. Women are always a small minority in national prison populations – only 2–9 per cent on average. However, their numbers are growing every year, and at a faster rate than for men.
In 2010, the United Nations adopted the Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-Custodial Measures for Women Offenders (the ‘Bangkok Rules’) to give guidance on how to meet the specific needs of women in prison.
Sensitisation and training is a key aspect of implementing the Bangkok Rules at a national level. This Workbook has been designed to support prison staff, policymakers, healthcare practitioners, representatives of intergovernmental and nongovernmental organisations, and other interested stakeholders, to put the Bangkok Rules into practice.