CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTON 4 SESSION 1: PRISONS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA – WHERE ARE WE? 7 Malaysia Philippines Indonesia Thailand Q&A and Recommendations 7 12 14 19 19 SESSION 2: INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ON PRISON STANDARDS 24 Mr. Dai Tanaka, Associate Crime Prevention and Justice Officer, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Bangkok Regional Office for Southeast Asia and the Pacific Ms. Shivani Verma, Human Rights Officer, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Regional Office for Southeast Asia, Bangkok Ms. Miriam Wachira, Country Director, Justice Defenders, Kenya Q&A and Recommendations 24 SESSION 3: ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE SYSTEM – RESTORATIVE AND REHABILITATIVE SYSTEM 40 Ms. Rozilah Salleh, Director, Courts of Selangor, Office of the Chief Registrar, Federal Courts of Malaysia Mr. AG. Kalidas Krishnan Gnanaprakasam, President of Bar Council, Malaysia Dr. Luhut Pangaribuan, Chair of Indonesian Advocates Association (PERADI) Mr. Delfio Soares Alves, Head of Training Department, National Directorate, Prison Service and Social Reintegration, Judicial Office, Timor Leste Q&A and Recommendations 40 SESSION 4: NHRI ENABLING ROLE FOR BETTER PRISON SYSTEMS 55 Chairperson Taunfan Damanik, National Human Rights Commission of Indonesia (Komnas HAM) Commissioner Jerald Joseph, Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) Commissioner, Leah C.Tanodra-Armamento, Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines (CHRP) Commissioner Pitikhan Sithidej, National Human Rights Commission of Thailand (NHRCT) Ms. Benicia Eriana Magno, Deputy Provedor, Provedor for Human Rights and Justice (PDHJ) of Timor-Leste Q&A and Recommendations 55 SESSION 5: INVOLVING PARLIAMENT IN SUPPORTING PRISON REFORMS 60 Mr. Liew Chin Tong, Vice Chairman, Vice Chairman, All-Party Parliamentary Group Malaysia (APPGM) YB Nurul Izzah Anwar, Member of Parliament, Malaysia Senator Leila M.De Lima, Member of Parliament, Philippines Q&A and Recommendations 60 SESSION 6: CSOs PARTNERSHIP FOR MORE EFFECTIVE PRISONS REFORMS 67 7.1 7.2 7.3 Mr. Samuel Lim, Manager of Community Development, Malaysian Care Ms. Gloria Lai, Regional Director for Asia, International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) Mr. Ko Bo Kyi, Joint Secretary, Assistance Association for Political Prisoners 67 67 68 8. APPRECIATION SPEECHES 69 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 27 30 33 45 49 53 54 56 57 57 57 57 61 62 64 3