Children’s rights in theory and practice
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.
Recent articles
Bienvenue au Okaju SummerSeminar 2023
Journées de formation, d’information et d’échanges sur la situation des droits de l’enfant au Luxembourg et dans le monde L’édition 2023 du SummerSeminar est organisée par l’Office de l’Ombudsman fir Kanner a Jugendlecher, (OKAJU), en partenariat...
Septembre – 11e séminaire Korczak à la Mission de Pologne de Genève
Depuis septembre 2018, nous attendions son retour : le Séminaire Korczak organisé conjointement par le Israeli Korczak Education Center et l’International Korczak Association, reprendra son souffle le 9 septembre prochain pour une onzieme session...
“Nitrous oxide is not for laughing”
The lack of enforcement of the Hague ban on nitrous oxide contributes to making young people think more easily about drug use, says health care psychologist Philip Veerman in his opinion piece in The Hague Central. The developments around nitrous oxide have been rapid in recent years. A few years...
Older article suddenly up to date
Sometimes old articles I wrote are suddenly again up to date. An example is my article from 1990 in the Jerusalem Post. In 1990 I was lobbying that Israel would ratify the Hague Child Abduction Convention. The article helped. In May 1991 I was invited by Uzi Landau, member of the Constitution, Law...
Support for young carers in The Hague
A forgotten group of young people is supported by the Project 'Young carers' in The Hague. Gz psychologist Philip Veerman talks to one of these young people in 'Den Haag Centraal' and describes why more attention for this group is important. Andjenie says that she is happy that there is finally...
Minister for children badly needed
Abuses (such as children waiting too long for help) must be resolved. The mammoth tanker 'Decentralization' needs to change course and a special minister should lead that process, says Philip Veerman in his opinion piece in Den Haag Centraal. Informator Herman Tjeenk Willink suggested to reach...
We spoke to the Irish minister for children
Minister for children! Sign the petition
We organize our society in such a way that a quarter of a million children live in poverty, that children in psychological distress, children who are suicidal are on waiting lists, that a large number of children are neglected, maltreated and abused, that there are children who live on the...
Minister for Children – the next step with a plea
As in Ireland, we aim to appoint a Minister for Children in the Netherlands as well. Do you endorse this plea? Then share it via a message on LinkedIn and in your network. Then it has a "snowball effect". Do you want to join this movement? Let us know by commenting on this message and / or send an...
Philip Edmond Veerman
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.
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.