The Child Rights Connect Working Group on Children of Incarcerated Parents, of which QUNO is co-convenor, is pleased to share a new Briefing on the Rights of Children of Parents who are Incarcerated in the context of Covid-19, with the support of Penal Reform International. 

These children already face a range of specific rights considerations, many of which have been exacerbated by the global pandemic. This paper provides both impacts and recommendations for States and other actors: these include focus on the right to family life, the right to health and hygiene, as well as measures to reduce prison populations, amongst others. 

The paper was drafted by Lucy Halton, Programme Assistant for Human Rights and Refugees, on behalf of and with input from the Working Group.