NIACRO has been working across Northern Ireland for more than 40 years to reduce crime and its impact on people and communities. As well as continuing to deliver the Family Links project, which offers emotional and practical support to families affected by imprisonment, NIACRO worked throughout the year to influence policy and raise awareness of … Read more
In June, we launched the 2015 edition of our annual campaign “Not my crime, still my sentence”. We kicked off the campaign with the launch of the site www.notmycrimestillmysentence.org. Our main campaign tool, a new campaign animation in five languages (English, French, Dutch, Italian, and Norwegian), was a great success and was avidly shared on … Read more
At the end of May, Children of Prisoners Europe co-organised an international conference in Stockholm with Swedish network member Bufff (formerly Bryggan). The conference focused on the rights of children separated from a parent in prison. A very diverse and interesting set of speakers approached the topic from a variety of angles and the talks … Read more
Children of Prisoners Europe (COPE recherche un(e) stagiaire Convention de stage tripartite obligatoire Durée : 5 mois (du 20 juillet au 18 décembre 2015 – Temps partiel (4 jours/semaine)) Indemnité de stage : 554,40€ /mois Frais de transport pris en charge à 50% sur justificatif Poste basé à Montrouge, 92122 Candidatures à envoyer exclusivement par email à hannah.lynn@networkcope.eu avant le 6 juillet 2015. … Read more
Children of prisoners Europe has today released a brand new campaign animation in five languages. The original script, recorded by network member Families Outside, Scotland, was written by a group of children whose parents are in prison, who had the idea of underlining the different emotions they feel in reaction to the imprisonment of their … Read more
Those who affect and wish to affect policy in regards to children with imprisoned parents tend to fall into the trope of discussing these children as if they are a single entity, with the same experiences. These children, however, are ordinary children facing difficult and unusual life circumstances. They all have individual experiences and in … Read more
www.notmycrimestillmysentence.org Children of Prisoners Europe (COPE) is a network of non-profit organisations, professionals and academics working to support children separated from a parent in prison. With 28 members in 16 countries across Europe, COPE aims to promote and protect the rights of children with imprisoned parents and to ensure that these rights—as enshrined in the … Read more
Registration for our joint conference with network member Bryggan is now closed. To view the conference programme, please click on the image below. We are looking forward to seeing you in Stockholm on Friday 22 May 2015. For any further information please contact conference organisers Bryggan at: info@bryggan.a.se
Adopted in 2015, the 122 rules of the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules) lays a minimum standards framework for imprisonment broadly. The following Rules make mention of children with imprisoned parents: Rule 7 No person shall be received in a prison without a valid commitment order. … Read more
To mark the 25th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the European Parliament adopted a resolution in November calling for the full implementation of the Convention to guarantee respect for the rights of all children. The EP Resolution represents a milestone for child rights. Children with imprisoned parents are explicitly … Read more
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