The 2017 Children of Prisoners Europe (COPE) “Not my crime, still my sentence” campaign was very successful! Thanks to the motivation and work of members across the European Union, a variety of events and awareness-raising activities were organised throughout the month of June that featured the voices of children with a parent in prison. Promoting … Read More
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Learning for Well-being and CATS
Can you help us send two children affected by parental imprisonment to a Global Forum on Inclusion in the Swiss mountains? We are pleased to have been welcomed into the Learning for Well-being (L4WB) community (formerly the Universal Education Foundation), following our Quality of Childhood session on children with imprisoned parents at the European Parliament … Read More
“Not my crime, still my sentence” 2017 campaign wrap
The 2017 Children of Prisoners Europe (COPE) “Not my crime, still my sentence” campaign was a great success! Members were busy the whole month of June, organising a variety of events and activities to raise awareness and feature the voices of children with a parent in prison. Here are some examples of the initiatives: Nine … Read More
You can now give to COPE through Transnational Giving Europe!
COPE is now a member of Transnational Giving Europe (TGE). This means we can accept donations through one of the TGE national partners to assist with tax-efficient cross-border donations within Europe. “Transnational Giving Europe (TGE) is a partnership of leading European foundations and associations that facilitates tax-efficient cross-border giving within Europe. The TGE network enables donors, … Read More
UN Global study on Children Deprived of Liberty at COPE conference
One of the key speakers at COPE’s recent conference was Chiara Altafin of the European Inter-University Center for Human Rights and Democratisation (EIUC, Venice). Ms Altafin is currently working with Manfred Nowak on the UN Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty, after Mr. Nowak was appointed by the UN Secretary-General as Independent Expert on … Read More
COPE conference on cross-sectoral benefits of supporting children of prisoners: 19 May 2017
COPE’s 2017 conference in Naples, Italy, took place on 19 May and was organised in partnership with Bambinisenzasbarre. Through a series of engaging presentations, the conference explored how working to support the child-parent relationship when a parent is imprisoned benefits all parties involved: the child, the imprisoned parent, the caretaker parent, the prison, decision-makers, media, local communities, … Read More
COPE’s 2017 campaign for children of prisoners off to a great start
“Many prisoners and their families feel isolated. Organisations that assist them run the risk of being isolated also. Being part of an international network like COPE is supportive; hearing about other ways of working is refreshing and educational.” At Children of Prisoners Europe (COPE) all hands are on deck for the 2017 edition of the pan-European campaign “Not … Read More
Presentation to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
On 31 May 2017, the Child Rights Connect Working Group on Children of Incarcerated Parents (of which COPE is a member) organised an event to brief the incoming members of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, focusing on the issue of the rights of children of imprisoned parents. Laurel Townhead (QUNO) and … Read More
COPE 2016 Network Activity Log
COPE is pleased to share the Network Activity Log 2016, providing an opportunity to explore the initiatives and programs implemented and/or continued by COPE members in 2016. It is inspiring to see all of the work that is being done to support Children of Prisoners across Europe!
Council of Europe Committee of Ministers draft Recommendation on children with imprisoned parents
The 15th meeting of the Council of Europe’s Council for Penological Co-operation (PC-CP) Working Group took place in Strasbourg, 10-12 April 2017, to consider the text of a draft recommendation related to children of imprisoned parents, Document PC-CP (2017)7, making a number of comments and amendments to the text drafted by COPE from the point … Read More