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Review of results Project: “Penal Justice and Gender” Instituto de Estudios Comparados en Ciencias Penales de Guatemala (ICCPG)
The Penal Justice and Gender project (JUSPEGUE) implemented by the Institute of Comparative Studies in Penal Science in Guatemala (ICCPG) started in 2003 and is still in progress in 2007. Based on the ICCPG experience in penal justice research and imprisonment issues, a study on women's situation was initiated because of lack of knowledge and attention to women who are deprived of their freedom. JURK (Legal Advice for Women) is the lead organisation for this project in Norway assisted by FOKUS. The starting point of this project was the lack of knowledge concerning the situation and the first step was to investigate the women's situation in order to be able to develop action strategies. The main purpose of this report is to present the results at the end of four years of project implementation. Moreover an assessment of the work efficiency, its relevance in the Guatemalan context and in relation to the FOKUS projects strategy is made.