Resources & Outreach

A guide for caregivers and helpers When someone in a family is sentenced to death or is executed, it hurts everyone — including the children. Maybe this is happening in your own family. Maybe you are a social worker or another person helping a family like this. This guide is for you. Children of all…

I was invited to speak at the 3rd International Conference on Global Criminology and Victimology, organized by the Think Justice Foundation India and hosted by the Parul Institute of Law at Parul University in Vadodara, India. Unfortunately, I was unable to obtain a visa to attend. Although I could not participate in person, I have…

Hamed Farmand, founder and president of Children of Imprisoned Parents International (COIPI), published his memoir, Missing Mum, in English on April 25, 2026. The book was first published in Farsi in January 2016 and was translated into English by Hamed’s sister, Elaheh Farmand. Missing Mum is available through Lulu, as well as through Lulu’s and…

On the Day of Incarcerated Mothers: COIPI’s New Report on the Mother-and-Child Ward of Vakilabad Prison, Mashhad According to information received by Children of Imprisoned Parents International (COIPI) from the Mother-and-Child Ward of Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad, infants and toddlers are reportedly being given medication to keep them quiet. These children are also being held…

February 11, 2026 This report was submitted to Mai Sato, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, and was referenced in paragraph 33 of her report to the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. Table of Contents Background. 2 Children’s Rights Violations Related to…