Published : 31-05-2022
AGPS issued a new report about compulsory childcare in Sweden to raise awareness about the tragedy of migrant families whose children were taken away from them by force under the Swedish Care of Young Persons Act known as LVU.
The report gives ten recommendations to avoid having their children taken away by Swedish authorities: Migrant families should avoid exposing children to any kind of physical or psychological abuse; Children should be trained to get familiar with Swedish culture, customs and traditions; Efforts should be made to monitor the work of institutions, take action against legal abuses, and demand that cultural differences and family cohesion be taken into account; Special courses should also be held for child care employees in order to familiarize them with the cultural and religious backgrounds.
The report also calls for supervising the treatment of children by their host families, forming committees that provide legal advice to families, documenting violations by child care authorities, taking note of evidence of corruption, forming civil and human rights pressure groups, in coordination with affected families, organizing peaceful protests and sit-ins, submitting joint memorandums to Swedish diplomats, and filing a complaint to the European Court in the event of an injustice commmited by Swedish courts.
A decision to take a child away from their families, according to the Swedish Care of Young Persons (Special Provisions) Act, LVU, must always be based on a significant risk of harm to the child’s health or development. It can either be the situation in the family home or the child’s or young person’s own behaviour that may be deemed harmful or dangerous. Violence or some other form of abuse by the family is one example, another that the child exposes itself to danger or commits crimes. A prerequisite is that it can be assumed – or that the social services know – that the parents and the child don’t agree to the care needed.
In February this year, Palestinian refugee Alyaa Darwish, the grandmother of four girls and a boy who “have been taken away from their family”, said her grandchildren were being subjected to “persecution, ill-treatment, repression, and sexual harassment by their host families in Sweden”.
Alyaa said the Swedish Social Services Administration took away her grandchildren some four years ago and without prior notice on claims of family problems and neglect, which has been denied by Alyaa. She confirmed that her grandchildren had an ordinary and stable life with their families.
AGPS issued a new report about compulsory childcare in Sweden to raise awareness about the tragedy of migrant families whose children were taken away from them by force under the Swedish Care of Young Persons Act known as LVU.
The report gives ten recommendations to avoid having their children taken away by Swedish authorities: Migrant families should avoid exposing children to any kind of physical or psychological abuse; Children should be trained to get familiar with Swedish culture, customs and traditions; Efforts should be made to monitor the work of institutions, take action against legal abuses, and demand that cultural differences and family cohesion be taken into account; Special courses should also be held for child care employees in order to familiarize them with the cultural and religious backgrounds.
The report also calls for supervising the treatment of children by their host families, forming committees that provide legal advice to families, documenting violations by child care authorities, taking note of evidence of corruption, forming civil and human rights pressure groups, in coordination with affected families, organizing peaceful protests and sit-ins, submitting joint memorandums to Swedish diplomats, and filing a complaint to the European Court in the event of an injustice commmited by Swedish courts.
A decision to take a child away from their families, according to the Swedish Care of Young Persons (Special Provisions) Act, LVU, must always be based on a significant risk of harm to the child’s health or development. It can either be the situation in the family home or the child’s or young person’s own behaviour that may be deemed harmful or dangerous. Violence or some other form of abuse by the family is one example, another that the child exposes itself to danger or commits crimes. A prerequisite is that it can be assumed – or that the social services know – that the parents and the child don’t agree to the care needed.
In February this year, Palestinian refugee Alyaa Darwish, the grandmother of four girls and a boy who “have been taken away from their family”, said her grandchildren were being subjected to “persecution, ill-treatment, repression, and sexual harassment by their host families in Sweden”.
Alyaa said the Swedish Social Services Administration took away her grandchildren some four years ago and without prior notice on claims of family problems and neglect, which has been denied by Alyaa. She confirmed that her grandchildren had an ordinary and stable life with their families.
