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.
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International Seminar September 9, 2023
The Polish Jewish Pioneer on Children's Human Rights, Janusz Korczak (1878-1942) and Children as Human Right's Defenders according to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child September 9, 2023 in the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Poland...
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...
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...
‘How do you narrow the gap between young people and politicians?’
The debate in the House of Representatives in the night of Thursday April 1 is a great opportunity to get young people more interested in politics, says child law expert Philip Veerman in his opinion piece Den Haag Centraal. New results of an annual survey of the views of young people in secondary...
Include lowering of the voting age in the coalition agreement
By Philip Veerman in FD March 28, 2021 - "Cautious proposals to slightly lower the voting age are invariably rejected," Mathijs Bouman writes in his column 'Prohibited to vote'. Giving young people a chance to vote is not an unworldly thought. Austria already lowered the voting age to 16 years in...
the problem of homeless adolescents and young adults
In an interview that I gave to the weekly 'Den Haag Centraal' about the problem of homeless adolescents and young adults, I expressed the hope that the new mayor of the Hague, Jan van Zanen, would do something about it. Then the mayor called and asked if he could visit me at my home. There he...
‘We are more concerned about animals than about children’
Young homeless people: no treatment place, no housing Marijke Landeweer speaks with Dr. Philip Veerman about this subject in Den Haag Centraal. The transition from the state and the province to the municipality caused major problems for youth care: long waiting lists, an enormous workload and a...
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.
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
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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.
What about freedom of expression (in the CRC which Russia ratified)? See:15-year-old schoolboy sentenced to 5 years for leaflets criticising Putin humanrights-online.org/15-ye…
Today a new Dutch government was sworn in but we (the Minister of Children Foundation) did not get where we lobbyed fior (a Minister of Children), But we made new plans…
Young people in Hawaii achieved a lot! See: Hawaii agrees to 'groundbreaking' settlement of youth climate change case | Reuters reuters.com/legal/hawaii-agr…
Kylian Mbappé urges youth to vote to counter 'extremists': important that he encourages youth to vote in France!! See: bbc.com/news/videos/cgrr3n7y…
In the USA children are not safe in residential treatment centers. See: nbcnews.com/news/us-news/res…
If you put on your perfume look if ithe ingredients might be picked by children!! See: Luxury perfumes linked to child labour, BBC finds bbc.com/news/world-middle-ea…
The BBC reports that 10 years after their kidnapping of the 276 girls in the Nigerian town Chibok (you remember #BringBackOurGirls) 180 escaped or have been freed, but are not taken care of well now. The Bono State government in Nigeria should do more!!! ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cp…
The board of the Foundation Minister of Children which lobbys fior such a Minister in the Dutch government is renewed and met yesterday
Today The Dutch PM received a delegation of young victims of the childcare benefits scandal. I was honored to accompany them.Needs and problems of these young people were neglected too long.
Children should not do dangerous work and be in school. See: Mississippi slaughterhouse to blame for death of migrant teen, OSHA says nbcnews.com/politics/immigra…
Is this juvenile justice? No it is racism. See: Race played role in sentencing of Black child, 10, for urinating in public, lawyer says nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/race…
Childlabour in the USA.see: L.A. poultry firm hired kids as young as 14 to work with sharp knives, Labor Dept. says nbcnews.com/news/us-news/los…
An important letter. See: 1,000 child psychologists, trauma experts urge the release of children - Israel News - The Jerusalem Post jpost.com/israel-news/articl…
In one of the richest countries of the world this should be a thing of the past. See: Federal agents found more than two dozen minors working in Ohio poultry plant nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fed…
Attention of the world is needed for 30 children!! See: Israel says 30 Gaza hostages are children, IDF strikes in Lebanon | The Jerusalem Post jpost.com/arab-israeli-confl…
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