When the Innocent are Punished – Children of Imprisoned Parents
April 2, 2010
2nd April 2010 “When the Innocent are Punished – Children of Imprisoned Parents” is a EU-funded transnational project launched in October 2009 and piloted by the Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR). The 18-month project, which aims to contribute to the development of harmonised legal rights and administrative practices within the EU for the treatment
Bambinisenzasbarre awarded “Special Merit”
December 6, 2009
6th December 2009 Eurochips Partner Bambinisenzasbarre has been awarded the mention of “Special Merit” within the “Premio Amico della Famiglia 2008” (2008 Friend of the Family Prize) The Italian association Bambinisenzasbarre (BASBA) received the mention “Special Merit” within the “Premio Amico della Famiglia 2008” from the Italian Family Under-Secretary Carlo Giovanardi. The price was launched
Schools workshops on having an imprisoned family member
December 4, 2009
4th December 2009 FFP and the company Splint have developed a workshop for youth on being a young person with an imprisoned family member. Through Forum Theatre methods involving audience participation we explore what it can be like for a young person to have a parent or another close person in prison. We also focus
Report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
December 3, 2009
3rd December 2009 The Norwegian Forum for the Convention of the Rights of the Child has submitted a shadow report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. FFP has contributed to this work. Among other issues, attention is drawn to the situation of children with imprisoned parents and children whose parents risk
Children and Imprisoned Parents conference
November 21, 2009
21st November 2009 Relais Enfants-Parents Cameroun (REPCAM) organized a two-day conference in June in Yaoundé entitled “Children and Imprisoned Parents.” Some 120 participants attended the event, including a representative from the Justice Ministry, the director of Yaoundé Prison and prison officers. One aspect of the conference revolved around the training of prison officers and awareness-raising
Research on imprisonment and family ties
November 20, 2009
20th November 2009 The Limerick-based Bedford Row Family Project has launched “Voices of Families Affected by Imprisonment,” a research report carried out by Kelleher Associates that focuses on the needs of families attending the project. The overall aims of the research were to give expression to families’ experience of having a family member in prison;
Children’s Ombudsman’s expert group
November 15, 2009
15th November 2009 The Children’s Ombudsman has set up an expert group to learn more about the situation of children with imprisoned parents. The members of the expert groups are children with experiences from being in this situation. The children have had three meetings so far with the Children’s Ombudsman Reidar Hjermann. At the meetings they
Effects of parental imprisonment
September 4, 2009
4th September 2009 Effects of parental imprisonment on child antisocial behaviour and mental health Joseph Murray, David P. Farrington, Ivana Sekol, Rikke F. Olsen Background The number of children with parents in prison is increasing in many countries worldwide. Theory and qualitative research suggest that parental imprisonment might contribute to child antisocial behaviour and mental
International justice for children
January 19, 2009
19th January 2009 Children’s rights have gained greater global visibility through the almost universal ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Treaty bodies for other international and regional instruments, which cover the rights of “everyone”, including children, are giving increasing attention to children’s rights. In the same vein, human rights
