Global Launch of the International Guiding Statement on alternatives to solitary confinement

❕ ENDING SOLITARY CONFINEMENT – Global Launch of the International Guiding Statement on alternatives to solitary confinement

✨ We are thrilled to announce the global online conference launching the International Guiding Statement on alternatives to solitary confinement (IGS). The formulation of the Statement brought together an international group of experts led by Associazione Antigone and Physicians for Human Rights-Israel

The IGS aims at proposing global guidelines to reduce and ultimately overcome the use of solitary confinement in prison. Despite global awareness of its severe mental and physical health impacts – especially for vulnerable groups – solitary confinement remains widely used, often due to the perceived lack of viable alternatives. The Statement aims to bridge this gap.

Solitary confinement is not an isolated practice but a symptom of broader systemic challenges within prison systems. Ending solitary confinement means unhinging the most extreme and dangerous forms of incarceration.

What: Launch of the International Guiding Statement on alternatives to solitary confinement (IGS)
When: 11 December 2025, 02:30pm to 07:30pm CET
Where: Online. The Zoom link will be provided a few days before the event, following registration. Please register here 
Language: English (with AI-generated live captions in various languages)

👁️‍🗨️ The final programme, which includes the schedule of sessions and speakers, can be viewed here

For further information, to download the IGS and view the list of signatories, visit the following website https://alternativestosolitaryconfinement.org/

We look forward to your participation!