The UN has found the Netherlands to be in violation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child

According to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, the Netherlands are in violation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child[1]. The committee recommended that the Dutch government increase its effort to prevent and address family homelessness and child poverty. Among other requests, the committee recommended that the Dutch government take measures to provide families in need with adequate and long-term social housing and other support measures, with a view to reducing homelessness and guaranteeing children’s access to adequate housing. The committee also recommend the government to prohibit the separation of children from their families and their placement in alternative care on the basis of only the economic situation of those families, including where parents are staying in homeless shelters, and ensure that children staying in such shelters receive comprehensive support. The report can be especially important in the context of the implementation of the EU Child Guarantee at national level.  Read the Concluding observations on the combined fifth and sixth periodic reports of the Kingdom of the Netherlands here.

 

[1]Concluding observations on the combined fifth and sixth periodic reports of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, March 9 2022: https://t.co/N9RgmgpVTr