20th June 2011 What is the objective of “Ich lese für dich”? Imprisoned mothers and fathers produce a CD for their child that narrates a story which they have previously read, not necessarily a good-night story. Above all, the gift should bring comfort to the child by reminding him that his mother and father have … Read more
21st June 2011 On 25th May Eurochips and the Danish Institute for Human Rights hosted an exhibition of children’s art on the theme of parental imprisonment, alongside specially commissioned, powerful sculptures by Mieke Vase, a Paris-based Dutch artist, in an open gallery space within the European Parliament. The exhibition helped draw people to the launch … Read more
8th June 2011 The project has made good progress in the first 15 months, with all partners actively engaged. The launch meeting in January 2010 at the University of Huddersfield helped to establish good collaborative relationships and was followed by subsequent meetings in Iasi, Romania, in September 2010 and in Paris, France, in March 2011. … Read more
31st May 2011 This is a reminder that our Invisible Children’s Week campaign is now in full swing. We began last week at the European Parliament in Brussels, where Danish MEP, Britta Thomsen, hosted a launch of the pan-European research study report “Children of Imprisoned Parents” conducted by the Danish Institute of Human rights. Upcoming … Read more
2nd May 2011 Join the campaign! Our goal is to achieve recognition in the European Parliament of the challenges that children of prisoners face every day. We are asking for two principle reforms: better prison visiting hours and conditions for children and the creation of monitoring groups what will maintain visiting conditions and obtain more … Read more
28th March 2011 Eurochips is gearing up for the second edition of the European Prisoners’ Children Awareness Week campaign which is now underway for 2011. The general message of the campaign is that the issue of prisoners’ children is a public health issue, and specific attention needs to be paid to the repercussions of parental … Read more
15th March 2011 NIACRO, the Northern Ireland Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders, is an NGO providing a range of services to people and communities affected by crime and recently joined the Eurochips network. NIACRO works with children and young offenders, with adult offenders, ex-prisoners, prisoners and their families children. NIACRO seeks to … Read more
10th March 2011 Eurochips member Exodus is a Holland-based organisation which focuses on the resocialisation and rehabilitation of ex-convicts, aiming to assist former detainees in their return to normal life, and thereby preventing a relapse into a criminal lifestyle. The organisation began its work in 1981 with a housing- and employment-programme. Over the years … Read more
5th March 2011 Eurochips’ Board member Kate Philbrick represented the Eurochips Network as external expert at the EXOCoP workshop Family relationship & Resettlement, on the rehabilitation of offenders which took place in Ljubljana from March 1-2 2011 and shares her experiences from the event. It was a privilege to represent Eurochips as an external expert … Read more
3rd March 2011 Eurochips has the honour and pleasure to announce that Ms. DOMINIQUE VERSINI, Ombudsman for children in France and Mr. CHRISTIAN Le ROUX, Representative of the Mediateur de la Republique, have both accepted our invitation and will attend Eurochips new art event March 15th, 2011 in Paris. … Read more
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