(From: Jan C.M. Willems (ed.), Developmental and Autonomy Rights of Children: Empowering Children, Caregivers and Communities, Intersentia: Antwerp/Oxford/New York, 2002, pp. 191-207 (90-5095-224-0; www.intersentia.com) read the full text here. The Convention on the Rights of the Child has not yet become a living charter for children of imprisoned parents. The shift from prisoners’ rights to those of … Read more
(From: Jan C.M. Willems (ed.), Developmental and Autonomy Rights of Children: Empowering Children, Caregivers and Communities, Intersentia: Antwerp/Oxford/New York, 2002, pp. 191-207 (90-5095-224-0; www.intersentia.com) read the full text here. Children show a variety of reactions after the imprisonment of one or both parents, depending on the age of the child, the reactions in the neighbourhood or the … Read more
(From: Jan C.M. Willems (ed.), Developmental and Autonomy Rights of Children: Empowering Children, Caregivers and Communities, Intersentia: Antwerp/Oxford/New York, 2002, pp. 191-207 (90-5095-224-0; www.intersentia.com) read the full text here. Sometimes care-dependent children stay with their mother in prison. The limit of ages and also of the maximum stay differs from country to country. And also the provisions … Read more
(From: Jan C.M. Willems (ed.), Developmental and Autonomy Rights of Children: Empowering Children, Caregivers and Communities, Intersentia: Antwerp/Oxford/New York, 2002, pp. 191-207 (90-5095-224-0; www.intersentia.com) read the full text here. In Europe, Article 8 ECHR has been used quite often in family cases. It has become clear that family life and private life need to be distinguished. The … Read more
(From: Jan C.M. Willems (ed.), Developmental and Autonomy Rights of Children: Empowering Children, Caregivers and Communities, Intersentia: Antwerp/Oxford/New York, 2002, pp. 191-207 (90-5095-224-0; www.intersentia.com) read the full text here. Children of prisoners in general do not enjoy any special rights. Children’s needs are not considered when a parent is sent to prison. When this happens the … Read more
The impact of incarceration on the child-parent relationship: European Recommendations How can a parent in prison be responsible for their child? What are some of the parenting difficulties that can occur when a child is separated from their parent in prison? How can families broach the subject of parental imprisonment with children? These, among others, … Read more
The Council of Europe Recommendation CM/Rec(2018)5 of the Committee of Ministers to member States concerning children with imprisoned parents is a landmark instrument regarding children with imprisoned parents. Coming as an international European response to Italy’s 2014 Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Justice, the National Ombudsman for Childhood and Adolescence, and COPE member … Read more
On 9 October 2018, Professor Manfred Nowak presented an update on the UN Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty and its progress in the 2018 year. COPE has been involved in this study as an NGO focal point in the thematic research group of Children Living in Places of Detention with their Parents. This … Read more
Nearly one million children in the European Union have a parent in prison. In addition to being separated from their parent, these children frequently experience trauma linked to the stigma and discrimination of having a parent in prison and violation of their rights. In Bulgaria, an estimated 12,500 children have a father in prison. Children of Prisoners Europe … Read more
Children of Prisoners Europe joined Partners of Prisoners and Family Support Group (POPS) to deliver a conference entitled “Keeping Kids Connected: Progress and Parental Imprisonment, A Child’s Perspective”. Hosted by Manchester Metropolitan University and attended by 131 delegates from 18 different countries, the conference on 8 June was a multi-disciplinary gathering of international and European … Read more
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