Yvonne van Almaren, Author at Child Rights Focus

International Summer Course on the Rights of the Child

by Yvonne van Almaren | May 22, 2019 | child rights focus

Philip Veerman is a speaker at the International Summercourse on the rights of the child in New Brunswick, Canada, june 23 to 28. The 2019 theme is The right to education for All: inclusive education and children’s rights. More information >...

Children’s Rights and Religious Beliefs

by Yvonne van Almaren | Mar 6, 2019 | blog, child rights focus

Philip Veerman is Speaking at the INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE – 2-3 Mai 2019 Villa Jeantet Geneva: Title: ‘Religion, friend or foe of children’s Rights Please mark in your agenda and pass along the following information to your network of...

Children’s Rights when Parents have a Mental Disorder including Addiction

by Yvonne van Almaren | Dec 28, 2018 | child rights focus, publications

Verschenen bij uitgeverij Brill in december: Children’s Rights when Parents have a Mental Disorder including Addiction Chapter in ‘Children’s Rights in Health Care’ Authors: Annemiek van Dijke and Philip Veerman...

Law proposal in Iceland heats up: Children’s rights debate on circumcision not on ice

by Yvonne van Almaren | May 30, 2018 | child rights focus, publications

The Icelandic Parliament made headlines with a law proposal by one of its MPs that if parents want to organize a circumcision for their boy, they first have to ask permission of the child. Since the rite is performed by Jews on the infant’s eighth day and it is...