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COPE is planning the 2019 Annual Network Meeting with Probacja Foundation, which will be taking place in Krakow, from Friday 31 May to Sunday 2 June, with a special “pre-event” on Thursday 30 May. On Thursday 30 May, COPE is … Continue reading
COPE and QUNO representatives with some other experts of child rights and child welfare experts were taking part in the UN Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty, which took place in Vienna. The Study, launched in 2016 and led … Continue reading
The conference will take place on Friday 8 June 2018, at the Geoffrey Manton Building, Rosamond Street West, Manchester M15 6EB. This pan-European conference, hosted by POPS (Partners of Prisoners and Families Support Group) and in partnership with Children of … Continue reading
Following last year’s CATS conference focusing on “Reaching for an inclusive world”, the 2018 edition will be centred on the theme of “Safe Together”. Chosen to focus on the importance of collaboration between age groups in creating safe environments for … Continue reading
On March 23, Cope published the Volume 6 of the European Journal of Parental Imprisonment, focusing on the role of schools in supporting children with imprisoned parents. For more information please go to: http://childrenofprisoners.eu/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/EJPI_06_2017-ENGLISH_Web.pdf … Continue reading
Throughout 2017, COPE worked closely with the Council of Europe’s Council for Penological Co-operation (PC-CP) to draft a Recommendation and Explanatory Memorandum on children with imprisoned parents. We are very pleased to announce that the Committee of Ministers of the … Continue reading
The 2018 “Not my crime, still my sentence” campaign is centred around the Council of Europe Recommendation, due to be published at the end of March. Our plan for the campaign is to have children with imprisoned parents re-write the … Continue reading
Throughout 2017, COPE worked closely with the Council of Europe’s Council for Penological Co-operation (PC-CP) to draft a Recommendation and Explanatory Memorandum on children with imprisoned parents. On 4th of April, Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has … Continue reading
The Czech Helsinki Committee (CHC) is a nongovernmental organization which main purpose is to monitor and to protect human rights, with a particular attention for vulnerable groups (children, elderly, minorities etc.). CHC is also working with children with parents.in prison … Continue reading
On Friday 20 May 2016 the Annual COPE Conference will be held in Zagreb, Croatia. The title of the Conference of this year will be: “Children with a parent in conflict with the law: What are their best interests? How … Continue reading
COPE has received some exciting news from Plataforma NNAPES (the group of 10 organisations across Latin America and the Caribbean working with and on behalf of children with imprisoned parents). The Argentinian-based members of NNAPES, ACIFAD (Families of Prisoners Association) … Continue reading
Djamila is the child of a prisoner detained in a foreign country. She currently works as a social worker specialising in youth psychiatry in the Netherlands and has the role of ambassador for the non-profit organisation Exodus Nederland. Exodus supports … Continue reading
Relais Enfants Parents Romands director Viviane Schekter opened “Parenthood and Detention”, an interdisciplinary conference it organised in Lausanne on 18 November, by emphasising the need for further development of support initiatives for imprisoned parents and increased coordination among the various … Continue reading
The Ombudsman’s Office for Children in Croatia, a full member of the COPE network and represented by the Deputy Ombudsman for Children, Maja Gabelica Šupljika, has been working to improve the situation of children of imprisoned parents since 2006. This … Continue reading
In October 2014, Children of Prisoners Europe welcomed UK organisation Partners of Prisoners and Families Support Group (POPS) as an applicant member of the network. This further partnership—POPS and Children of Prisoners Europe worked very successfully together on the Coping project (2010-2013)—promises to … Continue reading
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- Djamila is sharing her experience with little did I know
- Parenthood and Detention
- The Office of the Ombudsman for Children, Croatia
- Welcome to our newest UK applicant member: POPS
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- Bedford Row: Children’s Experiences Of Visiting Prison
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- European Parliament Resolution Explicitly Mentions Children Of İmprisoned Parents
- Not My Crime Still My Sentence Campaign – Updates From Families Outside
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- Older Prisoners – Double Layer Of İnvisibility
- Support For Young Parents in Prison
- The Prison Advice and Care Trust’s parenting programme
- When A Parent is Imprisoned, What is The Impact On The Child?
- The Power Of Film To Change Lives
- New project funded by the Arts Council – a multilingual storytelling performance in prisons
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