Children’s rights in theory and practice
ChildRightsFocus is the website of dr. Philip E. Veerman, children’s rights expert. On this website you will find articles and publications by Dr. Philip E. Veerman about children’s rights and announcements of symposia and conferences in the field of (international) children’s rights.
Beware mines!
Readers' Letters Sir, - Hats off to my colleagues of the animal-rights group who saved a camel with a big crane from a mine field near the border with Jordan. Now we learned that wild camels can get hurt by mines. What is, however, little known is that every week a...
Mental health begins at home
There's something wrong with a system that sends emotionally disturbed children to psychiatric hospitals. Philip Veerman is coordinator of the Israel Section of Defense for Children International. Yair Ronnen is an attorney representing children in the juvenile courts...
A tool for teaching Human Rights
For two decades, the world community has been witnessing an "explosion" in international human rights law and remedies. Indeed, the human rights revolution has led Father Robert Drinan, one of the leading scholar-advocates of human rights, to comment that "the...
Should the International Criminal Court also be a Development Agency?
Published in : Crime & Justice International, 2005 A proposed visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by the Altus Global Alliance to encourage police reform there is a starting point for reflection on, respectively, the issue of complementarity, the...
Janusz Korczak
Publications about Janusz Korczak by Philip Veerman: 1990: In the shadow of Januzs Korczak - The story of Stefania Wilczynska Download the article: In the shadow of Januzs Korczak - The story of Stefania Wilczynska (.pdf, 549kb) 1987: Janusz Korczak and the rights of...
Applying CRC to the Work with Young People and Drugs
In the field of international human rights law the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) has been one of the most influential treaties. It was adopted by the UN General Assembly on November 20, 1989 after ten years of drafting and today this instrument has...
Towards More Effective Prevention of Recruitment and Use of Child Soldiers
Prevention lies at the heart of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in Armed Conflict (OPAC). Yet in spite of the fact that 150 states are now party to the Protocol, effective prevention of recruitment and...
NGO Comments on Israeli State Report
This NGO Report was prepared by Defense for Children International – Israel in consultation with members of the Israeli Children’s Rights Coalition. However, this report represents the views of DCI – Israel alone. Members of the Israel Children’s Rights Coalition do...
Foto: Pauline van de Stadt
Philip Edmond Veerman (Amsterdam, 28 juni 1948) is an expert in children’s rights, health-psychology and (special) education. He initiated several new child welfare organisations in the Netherlands and developed international children’s rights initiatives. For his 40 years of efforts to promote children’s rights he was given a Royal distinction, when in 2015 he became Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau. Read more >
Presenting in Toronto at the International Conference on the Prevention of Youth Homelessness
What is the Dutch governent doing against child labour by the Chinese dancecompany Shun Yun? See (in Dutch): Chinees dansgezelschap verdient miljoenen met kinderarbeid in Nederland | BNR Nieuwsradio bnr.nl/nieuws/economie/10565…
Health insurance for children remains a big challenge in the USA for 2025. See: It doesn't make sense': Why millions of children have lost their health insurance nbcnews.com/health/health-ca…
Again children in schools in the USA are not safe!! See NBC:Live updates: 3 dead in shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin nbcnews.com/news/us-news/liv…
A setback for children’s rights. See NBC news: Iraq could allow marriage for girls as young as 9. A survivor says it would fuel rape and child abuse. nbcnews.com/news/world/iraq-…
De Clara Meijer Wichmann Penning: naar Jason Bhugwandass. Proficiat Jason!!!
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu came to his senses: freedom of expression is not treason! See the BBC news item: bbc.com/news/articles/cr4lzq…
Impact of climate on children? Here is one.Schools close in Lahore as pollution hits record level. See this BBC newsitem. bbc.com/news/articles/c5ymg6…
I offer my condoleances to the Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo on the passing of Giovanola, who I had the pleasure to meet once in Buenos Aires. Thanks to her and the Grandmothers ‘the right to identity’ is in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child batimes.com.ar/news/argentin…
People can regress and probably States too. This NT’s regression is regrettable and against the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. See: Australia's Northern Territory resumes jailing 10-year-olds - BBC News bbc.com/news/articles/cpqz8g…
This is the 45th schoolshooting this year In the USA!! See: Georgia school shooting live updates: Suspect was a new student at the school and taken into custody within minutes nbcnews.com/news/us-news/liv…
They can make a diffetence. See: 8 million teens are eligible to vote. These high school students want to make sure more do. nbcnews.com/politics/2024-el…
Opinie: Laat kinderen en jongeren zoveel mogelijk meepraten als volwaardige burgers | de Volkskrant archive.ph/2024.07.31-132756…
It seemed a step forward for children but is it? See: Why a landmark kids online safety bill that just passed the Senate is still deeply divisive nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/w…
Sad about tragic findings innthe US. See: Over 970 Native American children died at federal boarding schools | Reuters reuters.com/world/us/over-97…
Now also Druze children. When will this madness end? See: White coffins of children killed in Hezbollah rocket attack carried through streets of Majdal Shams
timesofisrael.com/liveblog_e…
How sad that so many young people in care were abused in New Zeeland. Good that it was brought to the open. See: New Zealand landmark report finds 200,000 suffered abuse in care bbc.com/news/articles/c4ng6j…
Incredible that PM Netanyahu blocked starting a hospital for children in Gaza!!! Does he have enemies under 7 years old? See: PM vetoes Gallant's field hospital for Gaza kids; defense officials: He's playing politics
timesofisrael.com/pm-vetoes-…
To make a children’s hospital a taget how terrible for humanity. See: Russia strikes Kyiv children’s hospital in huge missile attack – POLITICO politico.eu/article/russians…
In memoriam Michael Freeman whose funeral I attended in London this afternoon. A giant in the field of children’s rights.
