On the 12th January, COPE visited the European Parliament to meet with MEP Julie Ward to discuss the issues facing children of prisoners and to present her with pledge cards written by children from across Europe. The pledge cards, written by children of prisoners who are in contact with our network members, express, in their … Read More
penal reform
4 Feb 2016: QUNO Briefing on UN Nelson Mandela Rules
The Quaker United Nations Office Geneva (QUNO) will co-host a briefing on the new revised UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (known as the “Nelson Mandela Rules”), the key set of international standards on detention conditions and the treatment of prisoners. For information about the Nelson Mandela Rules, COPE recommends this short explainer video … Read More