Event Description:
Join us for a panel discussion at the United Nations!
Combating Mass Incarceration, Improving Systemic Justice and Policing: Impact on Women and Marginalized Communities in Latin America and the Caribbean
Keynote Speaker:
H.E. Mrs. Janet Camilo, Minister of Women of the Dominican Republic
Panel moderator:
Ms. Gabriela Ramírez-Vargas, John Jay College, Assistant Director, Ronald H. Brown Program
Speakers:
H.E. Dr. Henry Leonard Mac-Donald, Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Suriname to the United Nations & HeForShe Campaign Ambassador for the Advancement of Women;
Ms. Roxana Reyes, Deputy Attorney General for Women's Affairs of the Dominican Republic;
Ms. Maria Dolores Fernós, Attorney, Associate Professor, InterAmerican University School of Law - Former Women's Advocate, Puerto Rico Government;
Dr. Jodie Roure, Associate Professor, Director and Project Investigator at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York
Dr. William Ramírez, Attorney, Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union & Adjunct Professor at the InterAmerican University School of Law
Ms. Michelle Leung, Associate Producer at VICE Media
Testimonial of Survivor
Aim of the event: The current review theme for CSW 61 focuses on the challenges and achievements in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for women and girls. This CSW 61 high level side event will focus on how the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can accomplish Women’s Economic Empowerment in the Changing World of Work by addressing pressing social issues currently subjugating women and marginalized groups in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The panel will provide emphasis on LAC diasporas and the fight to eliminate obstacles to the economic empowerment of women. It will focus on SDG5 (which aims to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls), and SDG 16 (which aims to promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all, and build effective, accountable, and inclusive institutions at all levels).
Tuesday, March 14, 6:30pm- 8:30pm
UN security check in at 5:30pm
Conference Room 4, United Nations Headquarters Building,
New York, NY 10017
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