Not My Crime, Still My Sentence
August 20, 2015
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
Stockholm Conference and Annual Network Meeting
July 27, 2015
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
Offre de stage / Internship opening
June 17, 2015
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.
800,000 voices: giving a voice to children of prisoners
June 9, 2015
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
Giving children a voice: “Not my crime, still my sentence” campaign to launch video on 9th June
June 8, 2015
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
Children of Prisoners Europe launch 2015 campaign: ‘Not my crime, still my sentence’
June 2, 2015
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
Annual conference registration
March 11, 2015
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
European Parliament resolution explicitly mentions children of imprisoned parents
January 23, 2015
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
Little Did I Know
December 19, 2014
Djamila is the child of a prisoner detained in a foreign country. She currently works as a social worker specialising in youth psychiatry in the Netherlands and has the role of ambassador for the non-profit organisation Exodus Nederland. Exodus supports prisoners and their families throughout the detention period as well as during the resettlement process.
An update from Italy: Bambinisenzasbarre
November 20, 2014
On 21 March 2014, for the first time in Europe, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the Italian Ministry of Justice, the Ombudsman for Childhood and Adolescence and Bambinisenzasbarre ONLUS, Italian member of the Children of Prisoners Europe network, on behalf of the estimated 100,000 children visiting their parents in Italian prisons. The Memorandum formally acknowledges that these
