Society is failing many children who grow up with honor-related violence at home, according to a report from the Children's Ombudsman. Children and young people testify about adults who choose to look away - or rather, choose to listen to their parents. "She didn't trust what I said. She sent me home," says one girl.
SwedenCounterproductive 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.
Swedish politicsChildren'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.
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