La Fuerza was made by Ángela Peinado and Teresa Rojas, prison artistic monitors, in collaboration with imprisoned parents in the Project of the Education and Parental Responsibility Group at Catalonia’s Brians 2 prison, led by Núria Pujol. The video is dedicated to all the boys and girls who have a father or mother in prison, … Read More
Year: 2020
World Children’s Day
Today is World Children’s Day, marking the anniversary of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child (1959) and the 31st anniversary of the adoption of the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. It is a day when we promote and celebrate child rights, while working to build a better world for … Read More
EU Forum on the Rights of the Child
The 13th European Forum on the Rights of the Child (28 September–1 October), revolving around Delivering for Children: Towards the EU strategy on the rights of the child, featured a series of web-streamed plenary sessions, workshops, interactive tools, a networking area, and a 3D gallery providing a resource portal for publications, videos, testimonials and graphic … Read More
Protecting children of imprisoned parents – Jan Kleijssen
Interview with Jan Kleijssen, Director of Information Society and Action Against Crime at the Council of Europe about Recommendation CM/Rec(2018)5 of the Committee of Ministers to member States concerning children with imprisoned parents
Ireland: Launch of Action for Children and Families of Prisoners, Irish Network
The Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) and the Centre for Criminal Justice and Human Rights at University College Cork’s (UCC) School of Law established a network at the end of the summer with the goal of ‘[reducing] harm for children and families affected by imprisonment, with a particular focus on reducing female imprisonment’. The network … Read More
Update to the European Prison Rules
On 1 July, the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers took a step towards integrating the rights of children with imprisoned parents into the framework of the European Prison Rules, adopting some of the provisions of Recommendation CM(2018)5 concerning children with imprisoned parents into its Recommendation Rec(2006)2 on the European Prison Rules. As regards children … Read More
“Not my crime, still my sentence” Campaign wrap-up
The month of July marked the culmination of COPE’s 2020 Not my crime, still my sentence campaign, which this year focused on engaging young people impacted by parental imprisonment across Europe and highlighting their voices. The 2020 campaign set out two goals: to provide children opportunities to engage with the Recommendation in meaningful ways; and … Read More
Joint Position Paper on a Comprehensive Child Rights Strategy
Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen has entrusted Vice President for Democracy and Demography to launch a comprehensive Child Rights Strategy. The upcoming Child Rights Strategy is expected to be launched at the beginning of 2021. The partners of the Child Rights Action Group together with Unicef developed the Joint Position Paper on a Comprehensive … Read More
2020 COPE Forum on Reflection and Exchange
As part of COPE’s annual network meeting held 12-13 June, network members and affiliates met virtually for the Forum for Reflection and Exchange to discuss urgent issues surrounding how best to manage visits for children as prisons emerge from COVID-19 lockdown, issues first raised at COPE’s webinar in May 2020. Thanks to all who participated … Read More
Implementation Guidance Document: Council of Europe Recommendation CM/Rec(2018)5
This Implementation Guidance Document is structured as a companion to Council of Europe Recommendation CM/Rec(2018)5 to member States concerning children with imprisoned parents. It is by no means exhaustive. Providing examples of good practice from our member organisations, it is designed to guide and support the many stakeholders that the Recommendation addresses by presenting actionable … Read More
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