Defending children’s rights

Defending children’s rights

by | Dec 28, 2021 | child rights focus, Israel-palestina

Evaluating the decision by the Ministry of Defence to declare DCI-Palestine a ‘terrorist organisation’ In 1988 I founded the Israeli-Section of Defence for Children International (DCI) and struggled 17 years to get funding and run the organisation. We successfully...
“Nitrous oxide is not for laughing”

“Nitrous oxide is not for laughing”

by | Nov 4, 2021 | blog, child rights focus

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...
Older article suddenly up to date

Older article suddenly up to date

by | Sep 15, 2021 | blog, child rights focus

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,...
Support for young carers in The Hague

Support for young carers in The Hague

by | Sep 1, 2021 | blog, child rights focus

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....