Press Release

UNODC promotes non-custodial measures to reduce overcrowding in prisons

14 June 2022

  • Male, Maldives/14 June 2022: A national stakeholder’s consultation on the implementation of non-custodial measures was held in the Maldives in partnership with the Maldives Correctional Service (MCS).

The consultation was attended by officials from MCS, Department of Judicial Administration, Maldives Police, Attorney General’s Office and the Prosecutor General’s Office.

UNODC South Asia’s Criminal Justice Expert and Commissioner of Maldives Correctional Service addressed the consultation, highlighting the importance of non-custodial measures in order to reduce overcrowding in prisons.

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Enrico Boninsegna

UNODC
Head of Office a.i.
enrico.boninsegna@un.org
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Mr. Enrico Boninsegna started his assignment with UNODC in May 2020, supporting activities carried out in the field of preventing and countering terrorism and violent extremism in Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Prior to his current position, Mr. Boninsegna worked for the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe as a Monitoring Officer in Donetsk (Non-Government-Controlled Areas of Ukraine), and as a Human Rights Officer on Countering Terrorism in Warsaw (Poland). Additional professional experiences include working as an Associate Expert for UNODC’s Regional Office for Central Asia (2010-2012) in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and as a defence Case Manager at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (2009-2010) in The Hague, Netherlands. Mr. Boninsegna holds a master’s degree in law from the University of Bologna (Italy) and a LL.M. from the University of Turin (Italy).

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