48 signatories from children's rights organizations, trade unions and researchers urge members of parliament to vote no to the proposal to lower the age of criminal responsibility to 14 years.
Swedish politicsLast year, Bris held almost 63,000 supportive conversations with children. The conversations included, among other things, domestic violence and financial vulnerability. Children often try to find their own strategies to resolve the situation, says Maria Frisk, Secretary General of Bris.
SwedenThe government's plan to lower the age of criminal responsibility to 13 years is a wrong proposal without scientific support, say children's rights organizations and the Swedish Bar Association. This is a major departure in terms of children's rights, says children's rights lawyer Li Melander.
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