During the summer vacation, 11,000 children contacted Bris. The conversations about physical violence increased sharply compared to last year. That vulnerable children dare to talk is positive, says Jennifer Pettersson, curator at Bris.
SwedenChildren's Rights in Society (Bris) receives two million kronor for a targeted effort towards children and young people who risk being exploited by criminal networks, the government writes in a press release.
Swedish politicsEvery eleventh child in Sweden lives in a indebted family, show statistics from Kronofogden and Bris. Something children often take responsibility for. It can make you refrain from asking for things that cost, says Marie Angsell at Bris.
SwedenLast year, 112 people died in rail traffic, which is nine more than the year before. The majority of the deaths were suicides, according to statistics from the authority Trafikanalys.
SwedenBianca Ingrosso, Jocke and Jonna and Therése Lindgren – it is some of them who the Swedish Consumer Agency has since previously initiated investigations against after unclearly marked advertising. Now the Swedish Consumer Agency gets a new assignment from the government. Influencers such as Bianca Ingrosso, Jocke and Jonna and Therése Lindgren will receive clear guidance – so that the marketing becomes correct.
BusinessChildren's rights organizations are criticizing the investigative proposal that children as young as 14 years old can be punished for serious crimes. They would rather see investments in measures that have documented effects.
SwedenFor the third year in a row, the number of contacts with Bris increased during Christmas. For many children, the vulnerability becomes more pronounced during the holidays.
SwedenA film that allegedly shows a murder in a parking garage in Norrköping is spreading on social media and in international press. Nadim Ghazale received the violent film sent to him from his eleven-year-old. I reacted strongly to the fact that such incredibly brutal violence had reached my son, he says.
CrimeThe police should be allowed to use secret coercive measures against children under 15 years old, proposes the government's investigator. Wiretapping and surveillance should be possible in cases of suspected crimes such as murder, serious weapons offenses and terrorist offenses.
Swedish politicsDuring the summer vacation, Bris had more contacts with children than ever. Mental illness is still the most common reason and conversations about eating disorders increased.
SwedenThe investigation into manslaughter following the death of police chief Mats Löfving, where former national police chief Anders Thornberg was suspected, is being dropped. It naturally feels good that a decision has been made, says Thornberg to P4 Halland.
SwedenThe investigation into manslaughter following the death of police chief Mats Löfving, where former national police chief Anders Thornberg was suspected, is being dropped. It naturally feels good that a decision has been made, says Thornberg to P4 Halland.
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