On the 16th and 17th of May 2019, delegates from the Eurasian part of the world and beyond participated in the ‘The implementation of community sanctions and measures in Eurasia Conference’ in Tbilisi, Georgia. A lot of knowledge sharing and networking was done by the participants during these two days. The conference was organised in close cooperation with the Georgian Ministry of Justice.
The main topic of the conference was the development and implementation of alternatives to detention in the Eurasian region. Participants from all over the world were interested in the topic, delegates from Uganda, South-Korea and also Portugal were present.
Various countries contributed to the conference programme with presentations, like Ukraine, Moldova, Romania and many more. Four workshops were also part of the program, topics included
The plenary presentation by Pedro Ferreira Marum, Maisons de Justice, Belgium ‘What to consider regarding Electronic Monitoring policy and programs‘ is available via the link.
The workshop presentation by Andrei Iavorschi (Moldova) ‘Electronic Monitoring’ is available via the link.
You can find other presentations below.
Pictures that are taken during the conference are available via our Facebook Page.
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