Migrant children need further protection

The visit of the Commissioner for Human Rights to the Netherlands disclosed policies that are not favourable to migrant children and expose them to detention and lack of protection.

Silvia De Rosa • December 06, 2014

Transgender minors and their birth certificate

Both the Netherlands and the province of British Columbia in Canada have recently made it easier for transgenders to change the gender designation on their birth certificate. The Dutch law, however, only applies to persons 16 years of age and older.

Machteld Vonk • November 25, 2014

Girls not brides

With 11 October having been the International Day of the Girl Child, it is timely to look at the phenomenon of child marriage and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child.

Julia Sloth-Nielsen • October 28, 2014

European Court of Human Rights: France violated child rights in international surrogacy cases

International commercial surrogacy has been in the spotlight at the European Court of Human Rights recently. In its first judgments on this growing human rights issue, the Court leaves no confusion that the rights of the child must be put first.

Claire Achmad • July 28, 2014 • 1 comment

Fair trial for juveniles

The cognitive and emotional development of young people is not yet complete. Their immaturity should be taken into account when they are tried in court and extra assistance should be given to juveniles to ensure they receive a fair trial.

Stephanie Rap • May 26, 2014 • 1 comment

No one wants to be forgotten

A remarkable and important decision by the European Court of Justice on the right to be forgotten.

Simone van der Hof • May 24, 2014

A lesson from the child amnesty

Recent upheaval about the child amnesty shows how governmental layers keep pulling in different directions instead of recognising the different roles with respect to migration control.

Joanne van der Leun • May 23, 2014

No parents allowed in youth custodial institutions!?

Since the new penal law for adolescents came into force on April 1st, 2014, children in Dutch youth custodial institutions can be denied certain visitors for twelve months. These visitors could even include their parents.

Chloé Simonis • April 07, 2014 • 6 comments

Dutch Committee of State to recalibrate parenthood: a broad and challenging task!

During the parliamentary debates on the Bill that regulates the legal motherhood of the female partner of the birth mother in a lesbian relationship, the discussion broadened to other new family forms that are not regulated.

Machteld Vonk • February 28, 2014

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