COPE’s long-awaited international conference co-hosted with Exodus will be held in Leiden (and online) on Friday, 12 November 2021 from 9:30-17h. “Time to Act, How to Act?!” will look at the role of key actors across different sectors working in partnership to enhance the rights and wellbeing of children impacted by parental imprisonment. The morning … Read more
Back in June 2021, the European Union adopted the principle of a European Child Guarantee. The purpose is to provide guidance and funding for national governments to ensure all children at risk of poverty or social exclusion have access to essential services: free education, free health care, free school meals as well as adequate housing. The … Read more
The COPE Conference is organised annually in a European city. This year, Exodus Netherlands, together with the Dutch Prison Services and Leiden University, will host this conference. Below you will find the conference agenda with the theme: Time to act, How to act?! Cross-sectoral work for children with an imprisoned parent Conference ChairmanFrank Du Mosch … Read more
On 3 June 2021, Children of Prisoners Europe (COPE) organised a webinar entitled “Mitigating Uncertainty for Children: from Pre-Trial Procedures to the COVID-19 Pandemic”. The webinar tackled the critical issue of uncertainty for children who have a parent in prison and the impact this uncertainty can have on their well-being. Strategies to better support children, … Read more
This video was produced by Scotland-based KIN arts collective, which brings together young people aged 14-25 who have experienced the imprisonment of a family member. COPE has previously collaborated with KIN when KIN founding member and film artist Dylan Moore spoke about his experience during the 2017 EU Forum on the Rights of the Child … Read more
Dr Shona Minson of Oxford University’s Centre for Criminology recently released a report detailing the experiences of children and their families trying to cope with parental imprisonment during the first coronavirus-related prison lockdown in England, Scotland and Wales. The result of interviews with parents and caregivers of children whose parents were in prison, the report shows the … Read more
The European Union has adopted their new far-reaching Strategy on the Rights of the Child, developed with the participation of over 10,000 children, which calls on Member States to implement, inter alia, Council of Europe Recommendation 2018(5) on children with imprisoned parents. It’s a huge achievement and the first time that an EU policy document is … Read more
In advance of a report of the Special Rapporteur to the UN Human Rights Council on children’s right to privacy, COPE and a cohort of international and national agencies, ombudspersons, non-governmental organisations and other stakeholders drafted submissions to inform the Special Rapporteur on a series of child privacy issues. COPE joined other network members to highlight the … Read more
Together with partner organisations who champion children being heard and being seen and having their rights upheld in criminal justice systems, we support the Kyoto pledge on Child Rights and Criminal Justice. The Kyoto pledge was released ahead of the 14th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and calls on States and other … Read more
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