Opinie: Laat kinderen en jongeren zoveel mogelijk meepraten als volwaardige burgers
Philip Veerman en Lesia Kop In: De Volkskrant 31 juli 2024 Goed bestuur, waarvoor de regering een lans breekt, betekent luisteren naar kinderen en jongeren en hen betrekken bij het beleid. De jeugd zou op één gezet moeten worden Nu de ministers en staatssecretarissen...
Is religie een vriend of vijand van kinderrechten?
Mei 2020 – Nieuwe publicatie door Philip E. Veerman in ‘Droits de l’enfant et croyances religieuses: Autonomie, éducation, tradition’ uitgegeven en bewerkt door Centre Interfacultaire en droits de l’enfant van de Universiteit van Genève....
‘Calmeyer een Nederlandse Schindler? Lastige vraag’
in: Den Haag Centraal, mei 2019 In zijn recensie van het boek ‘Voor de nazi’s geen Jood’ van Petra van den Boomgaard (DHC 16 mei) concludeert Thijs Kramer dat na de publicatie van dit doorwrochte werk ‘de geschiedenis wat mistiger geworden is’. Daar is dr. Philip...
‘Weeshuistoerisme debat is te eenzijdig’
In: Den Haag Centraal – april 2019 www.denhaagcentraal.net Goed dat misstanden nu aan de kaak gesteld worden, maar we moeten niet doorslaan door maar één soort zorg voor kinderen in ontwikkelingslanden te bepleiten. Dat lukt hier ook niet, stelt deskundige...
‘Akkoord over preventie laat jeugd vallen’
In: Parool 14 december 2018 Het Nationale Preventieakkoord bevat een uitgebreid pakket maatregelen om gezond leven te bevorderen, maar doet te weinig tegen alcohol- en drugsgebruik onder jongeren, aldus Philip Veerman. Alcohol en drugs zijn al jaren niet meer weg te...
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.
