Polish Consul

Last Updated: 14/02/2019 by B. Korf

Landesverweis – Polnischer Konsul muss Norwegen verlassen

OSLO (11.2.2019) – Der polnische Diplomat Sławomir Kowalski ist heute in Norwegen zur „Persona non grata“ erklärt worden. Laut Medienberichten (Reuters / N.Y. Times) bleibt dem Konsul nur mehr eine Woche Zeit, um aus Norwegen abzureisen. Dem norwegischen… Read More

Einar Salvesen

Last Updated: 12/02/2019 by B. Korf

„I know both sides“ – Psychologist Einar Salvesen criticizes Norway’s Child Welfare system

The Herland Report TV has released an interview with Einar Salvesen who has worked with Norwegian Child Protective Services’ cases for many years. He is the founder of KIB, an organization with close to 300 experts connected to… Read More

Polish Consul

Last Updated: 22/01/2019 by B. Korf

Norway’s next scandal: Polish consul expelled from the country for criticizing Barnevernet

Slawomir Kowalski has served as Poland’s consul in Norway, but he is no longer wanted there. Prime Minister Erna Solberg has now expelled him from the country. Could this be related to the case of Silje Garmo, a… Read More

Jo Hoffmann & Björn Korf

Last Updated: 21/01/2019 by B. Korf

Abducted by the State – The Case of Amy Jakobsen and her son Tyler

Amy Jakobsen is an American citizen who lives in Norway. In July 2013 her worst nightmare began. Without any warning, the Norwegian Child Welfare Services known as ‚Barnevernet‘ accompanied by police knocked at her door, saying that her… Read More

Last Updated: 09/04/2019 by S. Bennett

EMERGENCY PLACEMENTS SKY ROCKET IN NORWAY

Statistics show that respect for human rights, including children’s rights, deteriorated alarmingly in Norway between 2008 and 2015. An enormous increase in emergency placements has, in many cases, put the authorities in a position of not only breaking… Read More

Last Updated: 11/05/2019 by S. Bennett

Miscarriage of justice

In 2011, award-winning Norwegian film-maker Kathrine Haugen’s world fell apart. Haugen was filming in Cyprus at the time, recording a feature film called Skvis (“Squeeze”). Back at the hotel the phone rang. In immense distress, one of Haugen’s… Read More

Last Updated: 09/04/2019 by S. Bennett

MANY PEOPLE FEAR NORWAY’S CHILD WELFARE SERVICE

Norwegian human rights advocate Tor Åge Berglid claims that family placements – where children are placed with members of their extended family – just don’t happen. He writes: “Barnevernet only considers shipping children out to strangers and leaving… Read More

Last Updated: 09/04/2019 by S. Bennett

NORWAY’S CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM – WORMING ITS WAY OUT OF RULES AND REGULATIONS

In an article titled “Child Welfare”, Øistein Schjønsby, a Norwegian lawyer with thirty years’ experience explains how NCWS tends to worm its way out of existing rules and regulations. He observes that public interest in neglected children and… Read More

Last Updated: 09/04/2019 by S. Bennett

FORMER NORWEGIAN CHILD WELFARE EMPLOYEE SPEAKS OUT

In an interview between Norwegians Hanne Nabintu Herland and Erik Selle, Herland presents her honest views about Norway’s Child Welfare System. Herland worked for a number of years in Norway’s child welfare services, and what made her so furious… Read More

Last Updated: 09/04/2019 by S. Bennett

NORWAY’S CHANGE FACTORY

Another cause for concern in Norway is the ‘Change Factory’ (“Forandringsfabrikken”), also known in some circles as the ‘Propaganda Factory’. This is a youth program that incorporates foster children, children in the juvenile justice system, and those in… Read More

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