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Criticism Grows Over Proposal to Lower Sweden's Criminal Responsibility Age
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Criticism Grows Over Proposal to Lower Sweden's Criminal Responsibility Age

Counterproductive and dangerous, this is how several children's rights organizations describe the government and the Sweden Democrats' proposal to lower the age of criminal responsibility to 13 years. It sounds decisive, but it is to attack a symptom and turn a blind eye to the actual causes, says Ombudsman for Children Juno Blom
Sis CEO Responds to Criticism: Report Key to Improving Child Care
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Sis CEO Responds to Criticism: Report Key to Improving Child Care

The Ombudsman for Children's report on deficiencies in the care of detained children is welcomed by Elisabet Åbjörnsson Hollmark, Director-General of Sis, the National Board of Institutional Care. It is important that all of us take this on board, she says
Report Highlights Failures in Sweden's Treatment of Detained Children
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Report Highlights Failures in Sweden's Treatment of Detained Children

"It feels like we're being treated like animals," says one of the young people who have been detained in Sweden during the year. Society fails from start to finish in its handling of detained children, according to a new critical report from the Ombudsman for Children
Young people in SiS homes to be locked in at night
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Young people in SiS homes to be locked in at night

Young people at Sis-homes are to be locked in at night if it is necessary for order and safety. But among others, the Children's Ombudsman is critical
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