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UN criticises Sweden for lack of care for prisoner's children

08-03-2023

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 UN criticises Sweden for lack of care for prisoner's children

Detainee plays games with his daughter. Photo Facebook, Exodus Nederland

Northern Europe

Sweden does not provide adequate care for children of detainees, says the United Nations. About 79 per cent of the municipalities fail to meet the rights of these children established in the Convention of the Rights of the Child.

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