The 3rd Criminal Justice Forum for Asia and the Pacific

The 3rd Criminal Justice Forum for Asia and the Pacific was held in Tokyo on June 24 and 25, 2024.
As in previous forums, a large number of criminal justice practitioners from Asia and the Pacific region including Japan participated in the forum both in-person and online.

【Participating Countries/Organizations】
Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Canada, China, Indonesia, Japan, Lao PDR, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, United States of America, Viet Nam, ASEAN Secretariat, National Institute of Justice (NIJ) of the United States, Thailand Institute of Justice (TIJ), United Nations Asia and Far East Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders (UNAFEI) , United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

During the Forum, criminal justice practitioners divided into two working groups: Mutual Legal Assistance (WG-MLA) and Offender Treatment and Rehabilitation (WG-OTR), and shared information as well as exchanged views under the themes of “Asset recovery (freezing, confiscation, management, and return)” and “Challenges and developments in the treatment of women prisoners” respectively.

WG-MLA

WG-OTR

On this occasion, UNAFEI hosted a special event with a theme of “Reducing Reoffending - the upcoming UN Model Strategies and future implementation”. Furthermore, delegations actively engaged in bilateral meetings and communicated with each other.

Special Event Hosted by UNAFEI