Consultations 2nd Part - 5th Session IIEM on Law Enforcement.
During its 5th session, the Expert Mechanism will hold public in-person consultations on systemic racism against Africans and people of African descent in the enforcement of drug laws and policies. The key observations and recommendations emanating from the consultations will inform the Expert Mechanism's 5th annual report to be presented to the 63rd session of the Human Rights Council.
Discussion 2 continued: The Role of Drug Laws in Systemic Racism Against Africans and People of African Descent at All Stages of the Criminal Justice System.
Purpose: To examine how discriminatory outcomes compound at every decision point after policing, reinforcing unequal treatment of, and institutional violence against, Africans and people of African descent.
Key Questions:
Overrepresentation in detention: How and why are Africans and people of African descent disproportionately represented in detention and prison populations in drug cases, including conditions of confinement?
Justice chain outcomes: What evidence exists on how justice system processes influence outcomes in drug-related cases, particularly regarding potential disparities affecting Africans and people of African descent in areas such as charging decisions, access to legal representation, and fairness of trials?
Death penalty & severe penalties: Where applicable, how have Africans and people of African descent been disproportionately subjected to the death penalty or harsh sentences for drug offences? and how does this constitute a violation of the right to life and freedom from cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment?
Intersectional disparities: How do race and ethnic origin when intersecting with other characteristics - such as gender, migration status, poverty, health or other status - produce compounded harms and experiences of institutional violence against Africans and people of African descent in court and detention settings?
Longterm consequences: What are the social, political, economic, and health impacts of these justice outcomes on Africans and people of African descent individuals, families, and communities? Speakers:
Irehobhude O. Iyioha, Professor of Race and Access to Justice, Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia
Karen Custódio Rodrigues,Deputy Director, Instituto Liberdade e Emancipação - ILÊ (Institute for Liberty and Emancipation - ILE)
Audrey Mena, Executive Director, Ilex Accion Juridica
Ajeng Larasati, Human Rights Lead, Harm Reduction International
Tracie Keesee, EMLER expert
Víctor Rodríguez Rescia, EMLER expert
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