Well done Fresno, important that more City Councils and Parliaments follow!! See: Fresno becomes second U.S. city to ban caste discrimination nbcnews.com/news/asian-ameri…

An American disease: Hundreds of children, teens have been victims of gun violence this year - ABC News abcnews.go.com/US/hundreds-c…

At the 22 september we had a succussful meeting at Nieuwspoort pleading for a Minister of Children in our next government. And to do child impactassessments (what does this decision mean for children ) and a generation check (what will this decision mean for the next generation).

A worrying development and against the spirit of the CRC: Ukraine war: Pro-war ideology is drilled into Russia's children as playgrounds become parade grounds | CNN cnn.com/2023/09/24/europe/ru…

A ggod reason NOT to vote for Vivek Ramaswamy is he says he'll deport children of undocumented immigrants born in the U.S. nbcnews.com/politics/2024-el…

Children and War conference in Geneva. Happy to havedelivered a paper today at the Polish Mission to the UN in Geneva organised by the International Janusz Korczak Association and the Korczak Center in Israel. The chair of the CRC Committee Ann Skelton honoured us to be there.

Germany charges 98-year-old former Nazi camp guard in juvenile court. In juvenile court because between 1943-1945 when he worked in the concentrationcamp Sachsenhausen he was still a minor. Justice matters even after all those years! cnn.com/2023/09/01/europe/ge…

The epidemic of gun injuries continues in the US. See: Gun injuries claimed a record number of children's lives in 2021, study finds nbcnews.com/health/kids-heal…

The start of taking child influencers more seriously and get a good debate what is child labor? See: Illinois passes a law that requires parents to compensate child influencers | CNN Business cnn.com/2023/08/16/tech/kid-…

What? “slaves benefitted from slavery” what a nonsence will they teach in Florida schools? See: Protesters march through Miami to object to Florida’s Black history teaching standards nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/prot…

This is also a way of keeping statistics! But it does not help youth. See: China stops releasing youth unemployment data after it hit consecutive record highs | CNN Business cnn.com/2023/08/14/economy/c…

Congratulations young people in Montana you did it!! See: Youth activists win 'game-changer' case for U.S. climate change protections nbcnews.com/science/environm…

I support Gordon Brown.
Today former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown came with the suggestion that the ICC (International Criminal Court) will bring charges against some Afgan (religious) leaders for crimes against humanity for blocking girls to go to school.

Israel: very sad the Knesset has adopted the first part of the judicial overhaul. What a stupid decision, to go downhill with the democratic State - sad.

Time NOT to eat Cornetto and Magnum icecream and boycot (the Dutch company) Unilever because they still are in Russia even let employees be conscripted (as the BBC reported)

Important to remember Emmett Till!! See: Biden expected to establish a national monument honoring Emmett Till and his mother nbcnews.com/politics/white-h…

Mr Charles Margue (chair justice committee of the Parlement of Luxembourg) came to listen to my presentation at the summer seminar (organised by the Ombudsman for children and adolescents)

22 september van 9-22: save the date!!Een Minister van Kinderen in het nieuwe kabinet | Nieuwspoort nieuwspoort.nl/programma/een…

We need a professional lobby for children. Today (June 10, 2023) the newspaper Het Parool carries an op/-ed by me and Inge Marit Wielinga that we need a profesdional lobby for children.

Regering Rutte gevallen: tijd voor een regering met een Minister van Kinderen.