Abandonment of minors abroad: parental violation of children's rights
Diny Flierman
Landelijk Knooppunt Huwelijksdwang en Achterlating (Dutch center on forced marriage and abandonment)
My name is Diny Flierman and I am manager of the Dutch expert center on forced marriage and abandonment. The center is founded in 2015. Along with the parties involved I wrote the plan to bring the center to The Hague. In 2014, I started and organised the center. My educational background includes an MA in Child and Family Science at the University Leiden in the Netherlands. The Dutch expert center on forced marriage and abandonment advices and support professionals dealing with these cases. When victims are abroad, we help them to return to the Netherlands. We view forced marriage and abandonment as domestic violence and child abuse. Dealing with forced marriage and/or abandonment is complicated. We view every case on its own merits. We offer short links between knowledge, policy and practice, collect and share knowledge and promote good cooperation among all relevant parties. We realize that knowledge and skills are the key to success. We raise awareness, inform and train professionals dealing with these cases. The Dutch center on forced marriage and abandonment is housed at Veilig Thuis Haaglanden, a regional center for domestic violence and child abuse.
Ana Lucia Perez
Landelijk Knooppunt Huwelijksdwang en Achterlating (Dutch center on forced marriage and abandonment)
My name is Ana Lucia Perez, I was born in Brazil and I have lived in the Netherlands since 2000. What brought me to Holland? My Dutch husband.In Brazil I graduated in Psychology and did 2 other specializations in mental health. I am trained as a Lacanian psychoanalyst and in addition worked in a psychiatric hospital and as assistant professor of developmental psychology. Since 1990 I have worked in the field of child abuse and domestic violence. In Brazil I worked as a psychologist at the Judicial Court and parallel to this work maintained my psychoanalysis practice.In the Netherlands I have been part of some projects with refugee children. When my Dutch was up to standard, I worked for the last 9 years as a reporter at the Child abuse report and advice center, recently known as Veilig Thuis. I am trained as a specialist honor based violence. Since January 2015 I am part of the Dutch Expert Center Forced Marriage and Abandonment team. In my professional career my goal has always been directed at helping those who are victims of violence in dependent relationships as children and/or as adults. Unfortunately, that last one consist of mostly women.
Abstract
Annually teenagers and adolescents[1] who thought to go on vacation or a family visit are abandoned abroad. Their parents and/or relatives take them or send them under false pretenses abroad where they are left to fend for... [ view full abstract ]
Authors
- Diny Flierman (Landelijk Knooppunt Huwelijksdwang en Achterlating (Dutch center on forced marriage and abandonment))
- Ana Lucia Perez (Landelijk Knooppunt Huwelijksdwang en Achterlating (Dutch center on forced marriage and abandonment))
Topic Area
Voice of the Child
Session
Oral13 » Session I-Voice of the Child (11:00 - Tuesday, 3rd October, Africa Room)
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