St Nicholas Trust was welcomed as a full member of Children of Prisoners Europe at our General Assembly in 2014. St Nicholas Trust is a family support group which was established in Cork, Ireland as a response to the needs of the relatives of those in prison, who sought help and information from various services … Read More
Year: 2015
NIACRO and child impact statements
NIACRO has been working across Northern Ireland for more than 40 years to reduce crime and its impact on people and communities. As well as continuing to deliver the Family Links project, which offers emotional and practical support to families affected by imprisonment, NIACRO worked throughout the year to influence policy and raise awareness of … Read More
Not My Crime, Still My Sentence
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 … Read More
Stockholm Conference and Annual Network Meeting
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 … Read More
Offre de stage / Internship opening
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. … Read More
800,000 voices: giving a voice to children of prisoners
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 … Read More
Giving children a voice: “Not my crime, still my sentence” campaign to launch video on 9th June
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 … Read More
Children of Prisoners Europe launch 2015 campaign: ‘Not my crime, still my sentence’
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 … Read More
Annual conference registration
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
2015 UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (The Nelson Mandela Rules)
Adopted in 2015, the 122 rules of the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules) lays a minimum standards framework for imprisonment broadly. The following Rules make mention of children with imprisoned parents: Rule 7 No person shall be received in a prison without a valid commitment order. … Read More