Director of Seahorse Criminal Justice @SeahorseJustice. Professor Emerita of Law & Social Justice, UCLAN.
North West, England
Joined December 2010
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🚨 Transformative news! 🚨
Today, the @UN_HRC adopted a resolution establishing an intergov. working group to draft a legally binding instrument on older persons' rights.
Policy & law work to create #AWorld4AllAges – a critical milestone! 👏👏👏
🔗 docs.un.org/en/A/HRC/58/L.24
ALT First page of the Human Rights Council resolution establishing an open-ended intergovernmental working group on the elaboration of a legally binding instrument on the promotion and protection of the human rights of older persons
A day of joy and hope! A historic opportunity to provide older persons with the protection they need and close the gaps in the protection of the #HumanRights of #olderpersons: the @UN_HRC has adopted by consensus resolution A/HRC/58/L.24
docs.un.org/en/A/HRC/58/L.24
Helen Codd retweeted
A day of joy and hope! A historic opportunity to provide older persons with the protection they need and close the gaps in the protection of the #HumanRights of #olderpersons: the @UN_HRC has adopted by consensus resolution A/HRC/58/L.24
docs.un.org/en/A/HRC/58/L.24
Helen Codd retweeted
I have been promoted to professor through @MaynoothUni promotion scheme!
my journey is an example of why you should never ever give up on yourself...
30 years ago I lived in a homeless hostel with my 6 month old baby Id left school with no qualifications (1)
Helen Codd retweeted
@helencodd "decisions about keeping babies with their mothers in prisons in the UK is not evaluated on mothering & theyre not fully informed about the decision making process" & highlighting baby deaths in custody @coe best practices conf. re babies in prison with their mother
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Children stayin with #mothersinprison r not a social problem; theyre r guests! This is an opportunity 2support them-Deputy General of Prisons &Detention Houses Turkey @coe Conf on best practice 4children stayin with #mothersinprison. Lookin 4ward 2presenting the Irish case today
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The wonderful @ThatKerryHudson’s #Lowborn has been #BookoftheWeek on @BBCRadio4 all week. You can - and really should - listen to it all here bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0005mh…
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Glorious Mary Gordon met with applause when she calls us to reclaim the word ‘old’ #TrentAging2019
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Well done to the amazingly talented @mtrbrooks who is now Dr Matt Brooks 🍾
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Recruitment is open for volunteer special constables @LancsPolice - Would be great opportunity for @UCLanLaw criminology students thinking about career with the police and wanting to gain experience #LLSCareers #CrimEmployability bit.ly/2CBpw9A
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Lady Justice Nicola Davies was sworn in yesterday as the first Welsh woman to be a Court of Appeal Judge. She was the first Welsh woman QC and the first Welsh woman High Court Judge. Last week she joined First 100 Years to tell us her story - video to come soon! #watchthisspace
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#UN SG @antonioguterres opens the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty #EndPoverty #HumanRights
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#PrisonsWeek - Weds - #Pray for #Families.
Remember those serving a ‘hidden sentence’. 230,000 children experience parental imprisonment each year in UK. Pray for strengthening & restoration of relationships & #grace in their time of need.
#BoldlyGo
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I represented a client at a parole hearing today. He got an #IPP sentence 12 years ago. Usually prisoners have to wait up to 2 weeks before they know decision. The Chair decided to tell him at end of hearing that he was going home. The look on his face made my day.
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Today we had a really successful launch of MyTime Knowsley. Lots of stakeholders attended, some thoroughly engaging discussions and a referral before I’d even got home!
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Excellent meeting today with the Occupational Health Nurse Advisors to the Police Service (OHNAPS). Some great progress made with helpful advice, counsel and support offered to the National Police Wellbeing Service around psychological and physical wellbeing. – at West Midlands, England
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Tripartite meeting on #ageing, organized on #IDOP18, participated @RwandaGov National commission for the #rightsofolderpeople, Rwanda elders advisory forum, #HumanRights institutions, #olderpeople. Conclusion: We need a UN convention on ageing!
#NSINDAGIZA, #HelpAge, #GAROP_Sec
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One funded place available on Oct 23rd for an Early Career Researcher whose work is on families/children of offenders. Discussion of impact with Lord Farmer, MPs sitting on Justice Committee, and others. London. Pls RT or tag those who might be interested! – at Birmingham, England
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#UNIDOP 2 celebrate #HumanRights of #OlderPeoplesDay @UN 20% #women 2 get #dementia when over 65 – at Manhattan, NY
