This animated short tells the story of Gor and Rory, a brother and sister struggling with the day-to-day challenge of having their father in prison. What should Gor say when his friend asks him where is dad is? What should Rory say when it’s ‘Bring your father to class’ day at school? There are approximately … Read more
La Fuerza was made by Ángela Peinado and Teresa Rojas, prison artistic monitors, in collaboration with imprisoned parents in the Project of the Education and Parental Responsibility Group at Catalonia’s Brians 2 prison, led by Núria Pujol. The video is dedicated to all the boys and girls who have a father or mother in prison, … Read more
Today is World Children’s Day, marking the anniversary of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child (1959) and the 31st anniversary of the adoption of the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. It is a day when we promote and celebrate child rights, while working to build a better world for … Read more
The 13th European Forum on the Rights of the Child (28 September–1 October), revolving around Delivering for Children: Towards the EU strategy on the rights of the child, featured a series of web-streamed plenary sessions, workshops, interactive tools, a networking area, and a 3D gallery providing a resource portal for publications, videos, testimonials and graphic … Read more
Interview with Jan Kleijssen, Director of Information Society and Action Against Crime at the Council of Europe about Recommendation CM/Rec(2018)5 of the Committee of Ministers to member States concerning children with imprisoned parents
The Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) and the Centre for Criminal Justice and Human Rights at University College Cork’s (UCC) School of Law established a network at the end of the summer with the goal of ‘[reducing] harm for children and families affected by imprisonment, with a particular focus on reducing female imprisonment’. The network … Read more
On 1 July, the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers took a step towards integrating the rights of children with imprisoned parents into the framework of the European Prison Rules, adopting some of the provisions of Recommendation CM(2018)5 concerning children with imprisoned parents into its Recommendation Rec(2006)2 on the European Prison Rules. As regards children … Read more
The month of July marked the culmination of COPE’s 2020 Not my crime, still my sentence campaign, which this year focused on engaging young people impacted by parental imprisonment across Europe and highlighting their voices. The 2020 campaign set out two goals: to provide children opportunities to engage with the Recommendation in meaningful ways; and … Read more
Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen has entrusted Vice President for Democracy and Demography to launch a comprehensive Child Rights Strategy. The upcoming Child Rights Strategy is expected to be launched at the beginning of 2021. The partners of the Child Rights Action Group together with Unicef developed the Joint Position Paper on a Comprehensive … Read more
As part of COPE’s annual network meeting held 12-13 June, network members and affiliates met virtually for the Forum for Reflection and Exchange to discuss urgent issues surrounding how best to manage visits for children as prisons emerge from COVID-19 lockdown, issues first raised at COPE’s webinar in May 2020. Thanks to all who participated … Read more
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