In 2014, COPE’s Italian network member Bambinisenzasbarre obtained the signature of a “Memorandum of Understanding”, entitled the “Charter of Children with Imprisoned Parents”. This agreement was signed by the Italian Minister for Justice, the National Ombudsman for Childhood and Adolescence and Bambinisenzasbarre. This document, the first of its kind in Europe, formally recognises the right … Read More
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Italy renews Memorandum of Understanding on children with imprisoned parents
On 6 September 2016, the Italian Minister for Justice, Andrea Orlando, has renewed his signature of COPE member Bambinisenzasbarre’s pioneering Memorandum of Understanding on children with imprisoned parents. The third signatory, Filomena Albano, Italian Ombudswoman for Childhood and Adolescence has also renewed her signature. This landmark document, a first in Europe, represents an agreement between the … Read More