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This report comprises of research into cases of historical sexual abuse that took place in the SOS Children’s Village in Suriname. This research covers roughly the period from the early seventies to 2006. The research took place partly in the Netherlands and partly in Suriname.
Summary
This first chapter describes the conclusions and recommendations. This chapter can be read as a reading substitute summary. For each research question, the main findings are described after which we summarize the key conclusions. First, we discuss some methodological aspects so that the reader can…
The Dutch Ministry of Security and Justice has developed this flyer to motivate foreign organizations working with children to ask for a Certificate of Conduct when recruiting Dutch volunteers or employees. The flyer is developed together with ECPAT Netherlands, Better Care Network Netherlands and Terre des Hommes Netherlands within the framework of the National Action Plan against Child Sex Tourism and the Don’t Look Away campaign against child sex tourism. The flyer calls for the protection of children’s rights and shows which measures can be taken to prevent child sexual abuse.
The manual, What Works in Tackling Child Abuse and Neglect?, is the main outcome of the European Commission Daphne III programme, involving regional exchanges and research to bring together knowledge on what works in tackling child abuse. Five country reports (Germany, Hungary, Portugal, Sweden, and the Netherlands) were developed reviewing research findings and a comprehensive report compiled about strategies, measurements, and management of tackling the whole range of child abuse and neglect, from prevention to treatment. A study compiling practice-based knowledge on tackling…
Findings from a Dutch television program have inspired the Government of Netherlands to call for an investigation into the irregularities in adoptions from Sri Lanka. Investigative journalists claim that at least 11,000 babies from Sri Lanka adopted by foreign couples were either bought or stolen from their parents.
The expected vote could have a domino effect on how other countries handle inter-country adoptions.