Topic A: Prison Conditions
When people first think of prisoner treatment you might think of the normal orange jumpsuits or your favorite prison television shows. However, in reality in many countries, prisoners live in conditions that can only be described as inhumane. Prisoners deal with mental and physical pain, as well as unhygienic living corridors, and harmful staff. During this committee delegates will take a look at the conditions that certain countries hold for their prisoners and compare them to other countries that focus on rehabilitation for their inmates. Delegates will discuss what type of living prisoners are entitled to and plan out a new prison system that takes into account these discussions.
Topic B: Criminalization of the Homeless
Homeless populations have been on a steady rise throughout the world. In some countries, this situation has been treated with aid, where the government funds the construction of shelters for individuals and works to assist them with getting on to their feet supplying them with resources. However, in other countries, there is a direct response to homelessness in the way of criminalizing the unhoused community. With certain actions, governments can punish individuals for exiting without necessary resources such as a roof over their head and a meal in their stomach. In this committee, delegates are tasked with analyzing the problem of this criminalization and creating a plan for a solution that will ultimately reduce the criminalization.
Meet your Dias!
Sarah Shapiro, Director
Sarah is a sophomore at Uconn studying Human Rights. She lives in the Human Rights Living and Learning community, and will be one of the floor mentors! Her passion is educating herself and others on legal and social injustices in the justice system, and hopes in the future to go into law. Her end goal is becoming a defense attorney for wrongly sentenced inmates currently on death row.
Outside of UCMUN she is part of Alpha Phi Omega, a Co-ed community service fraternity on campus. She is also a husky ambassador for the university, participating in events such as husky for a day and open houses. In her free time she loves rock climbing, spending time with her friends, running, and crocheting.
Aditi Thaker, Topic Specialist
Aditi Thaker is a sophomore pursuing major in Biological Sciences on Pre-Med Track. She was previously an Assistant Director for SPECPOL, and is now very excited to be the Topic Specialist and oversee productive debates. Aditi was also an extremely active member of the Model UN in her high school. Outside of UCMUN, Aditi is a Research Assistant for Communication & Development Research Lab, member of Pre-Med Club and Emergency Med Club and also a part of the Husky Ambassador Program. Her hobbies include reading, painting and hanging out with her friends. Fun fact, she is a trilingual. Aditi looks forward to meet all the delegates and encourages them to reach out with any questions to aditi_hemant.thaker@uconn.edu.