Human Rights & Public Liberties

Human Rights & Public Liberties

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Published on: 13 Jan, 2021

The Swedish question: Immigrants and their children’s dilemma 4

Published on: 2 October, 2022
Muslim immigrant families in Sweden protesting against state social services for allegedly unjustly taking their children from their homes.

Muslim immigrant families in Sweden protesting against state social services for allegedly unjustly taking their children from their homes.

Asked to advise the Muslim community in Sweden, an official told Aljazeera: “When the social services receive a notice stating that there is a child in danger, the official who receives the notice must act immediately; he/she should take the child from the kindergarten or school without the parents’ knowledge, and the child is immediately transferred to a temporary care home, then assessment and verification follows.

According to statistics and records, the possibility of the child’s return, to his/her home after a week – 4 months is highly likely, if there is no evidence that there was no abuse/violence against the child, consequently, there will be no danger that might threaten the child’s physical & psychological well-being. The possibility of social services child’s return to his/her home remains even after a year or two, but it may gradually decrease after such a long period…”

Aljazeera.