The Norwegian Child Protection Agency Accused Of Stealing Children
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- Norway's Stolen Children: An investigation into Norway's under-fire child protection service Barnevernet. A report by SBS Dateline.
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Why are so many parents in Norway claiming that the state is kidnapping their children? With a 70% spike in recent cases and accusations of racial intolerance, are their children being saved, or stolen?
“The hardest thing was to come home empty handed”, says mother of two, Natasha Olsen. Her children were taken from hospital within hours of birth by Barnevernet, Norway's Child Protection Service. "Barnevernet told me that I had been diagnosed as mentally disabled, that I could not take care of the children" says Olsen. Her children were returned seven months later, only after Natasha successfully disproved her diagnosis. Samson Dejene, a single father of Ethiopian descent, believes his children have been taken by Barnevernet on the basis of racial discrimination. "When a person is from Africa, it's very common to think that these people spank their kids", he says, as Norway is listed as one of 42 countries in which spanking is illegal. Now 170 professionals have petitioned Norway's Government against an overly cautious system, as 1500 children are re-homed each year. "I see that the government have taken children away without good reason. It is traumatising." says psychologist and Barnevernet whistleblower Einar Salvesen. "They are stolen children, of course".
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Forcefully separating children from their biological parents is a cruelty of epic proportion.
It leaves a strong negative impact on the child and may cause permanent mental disability,might cause autism like problems
Not if you are saving the children’s life.
@@dianehess5520 How could you assure they were under better care there than at home??One of the child is autistic.Can you feel the trauma the cheldren went under? That trauma worsened their both mental and physical health.They just help the children to be the members of a broken family...they have lost their father for ever...
This is basically child trafficking and child kidnapping
I fear that you are right. Sure looks like it
Sold to elite pedo markets
How can this happen in a free democracy???
I'm a Norwegian and I'm appalled. Barnevernet has been acting like a modern version of Gestapo for way too long already. The fact of the matter is that it's a billion dollar industry in Norway, where private profiteers are able to enrich themselves with the blessings of government officials. How so.? Because if a family or single mother faces hardships, it's considered an expense to the local social services if they were to render any support. If, on the other hand, the children are removed from the parents, social services will receive $$$$$ from the federal government. One can only speculate as to the extent of it, but I tend to believe that quite a few people up the food-chain, have their hands deeply planted in the honey jar here.
Immigrants will slow stop coming so simple ....then they will be no child to take right?
Stand up against them Norvegian people!
up 70% in five years points to profiteering. federal investigation is needed.
Barnevernet is criminal organization.
How can this happen in a free democracy???
There was a Chatterjee family case which got limelight as Indian government also got involved in the case as the taking away the kids from the parents created a big uproar in the country and leading to later releasing the kids to their parents.
It is the Bhattacharya family.
Chatterjee is the fictional character, they had to change names likely for legal reasons.
Note that it wasn't the Norwegian BV that gave the kids back though, it was the Indian government. BV is always extremely reluctant to give children back, even with court orders and multiple testimonies from independent experts (like child psychologists and childcare professionals). And when they do give them back, they never, ever, admit to having made a mistake. They are extremely dangerous.
BRUH I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT... NORWEIGNAN CHILD CARE SOCIETY IS FKIN IDIOT
Thank you for taking this dark story to the public. More people need to know these malpractices done by the child wellfare service called “Barnevern” in Norway. The story in the film “Mrs. Chaterjee vs Norway” is a true story. This family is not the only immigrants who have had terrible experiences from “Barnevern” in Norway. Many children have been taken from their parents for no logical reason.
They used to do this in communist Hungary. After numerous reports of kids mysteriously dying in state care Hungarian men got together, set up locations to call in and report child abuse cases. The agents would come to investigate and the men would ambush them, usually by hanging on trees to send a statement. Only aftee 6 months of this the agency collapsed with fear and was officially disbanded.
This is what should happen there too, but Norwegian people are brainwashed to an unbelievable extent. They see black and call it white, a nation of sheep. So sad for the children who suffer.
Hahahah that's how it should be
Not a nation og sheep, but a nation of robot made by the State
f***Ing hell..... but I guess they deserved it
Wonderful country you have there!😳
Social service workers could drag a child by its foot and it will be okay, but parents should not even say a word to their children.
It is not about the children, not about their parents. It ist about money and abuse of power.
@@kesbjugendamtschweizswissy1107
It's about kuffar have NO morals.
Cuz the state can abuse. This is a war on the family.
How can this happen in a free democracy???
@@LexlutherVII wake up from your slumber please
within hours of birth...they can never justify that.
are you sure about that. if the child is born by a heavy drug addict what then ??
Are u serious? what if the mom is a drug addict or alcoholic or not mentally stable
Mathias Noer Thuroczy Do not give a silly reason based on one-sided perspective. A mother knows what is the best for her child not the government. Exceptions are everywhere though.
It's a myth that children only gets taken because of alcohol, drugs, abuse or neglect. Statistics shows that the most common reason is simply «lack of parenting skills».
And yeah, I do happend to know several cases where they have forcibly removed children from their parents within hours after birth because of flimsy small reasons, even completely false claims, and vague suspicions.
The most common reason is that the mother used drugs during pregnancy. If the reason is a lack of parenting skills, the child is not usually removed instantly.
The cut marks on the girls arm at 13:16 explains a lot how well her time in foster care was and how well she has been taken care of by the Norwagian wellfare service'. These scars are still very vivid. No child can be taken care of better than their own parents unless they are drug addict or sexual abusers.
And teenagers who came from broken homes can only speak on their situation and their general demographic, they can't speak on babies and toddlers taken from parents for no good reason. It's apples and oranges.
Here in the US it's all about class. I was adopted from another country and raised in a wealthy New England family. My adoptive mother passed away when I was 16 and after that my adoptive dad cut us off. We were subjected to insane physical, emotional and sexual abuse that has me with a solid diagnosis of complex ptsd. My brother became a phd somehow
But I became a drug addict. I have now been clean 8 years but they still took the rights to my 13 year old last year. It's Christmas Eve today and I miss her so deeply. I have had a serious but mysterious illness going on two years now where I have lost 80 lbs only from being sick to my stomach. I can barely leave the house. When I lived in the wealthy family growing up, the police were called but my parents were never in trouble even when we had broken bones and black eyes. I have never hurt my child. In fact she was the only 12 year old I knew who never really had television, or video games. She grew up with art, music, and books. She is an artist way ahead of her time and is amazingly intelligent. My crime and the crime of many parents in my area is solely poverty. My daughter never was without food, clothes and shelter. She has always been safe. Thing is, growing up in wealthy America I didn't even know it was legal to remove children from homes. I didn't think it was real. My brother is a current alcoholic and is quite an angry fellow who most definitely hits his 5 year old son but he will never be involved with DCF like I have been because of his class only. It's bullshit. I hope in America WE can bring people together to protest this injustice so our children can be raised with their parents and not be moved around from unsafe foster home to unsafe foster home until they turn 18. I miss and love my daughter with all of my heart. I stand with all of you fighting against this!
What`s the nationality of your real parents? and how were you adopted from another country?
Very sad
Where u abused by adoptive father did you say?
Sorry to read your story ! Love and blessings sent your way ! I believe your mysterious illness could possibly be a reaction to a vaccine .... I've experienced some weird side effects too !❤
Thanks for letting the world know.
Most of the children sue the government after turning 18.
yea, for not doing something sooner!
henrik andre what?
And hardly anyone achieve anything by doing so.
Ciation needed.
"Guilty of kidnapping their own children" that is so ridiculous. The smug Director should be fired and a proper investigation carried out.
The Firing Squad is so much better in every respect.
I married an Indian and the Norwegian government didnt allow my wife to stay in Norway. So we moved and settled in India.
They are not just after the children; they target spouses too
what were the reasons? and also are you muslim? would explain a lot
This is true,Me and my wife were kiddnaped from those Monsters and criminals of human kinds.They destroyed our life.
I would have fled too in the place of Eric and Natasha. This child protection service sounds out of control. The trauma they have caused to these parents and their children will probably never heal.
Taking a child from a loving parent is much more traumatic than an occasional spanking.
This is what happens when the there are no limits to government and Bureaucrats and state run agencies run amok. There is nothing in place to hold them in cheque. As a Norwegian I have to say that Norway is more of a Bureaucracy than a Democracy. hence state officials are no longer our servants but our masters.
Amazing Revelation!!! Red tape taken to extreme limits and Judiciary seems hand in Glove with Bernevernet!!!!!
Why have people allowed it?
Three reasons: 1 oil money. many people work for the government erning good wages. These are extremely safe jobs with short hours and long holidays. To ciritisice the government is a threat to these people. 2 People are brought up to believe that everuthing that the government tels you is good and true. So the government is allowed to practice the social control that adults are not allowed to. 3 this hitis immigrants more than ethinc Norwegians. The Norwegians think being an immigrant here is great due to all the welfre programs. however most ethnic Norwegians harldy have anything to do with immigrants apart from saying hello to your neighbor and the people at work. Few Norwegians understand the problem, although it could be considered systemic rasicm something Norwegians think only exist in the US.
No respect for Democracy or Human rights in Norway it seems. Sad Story
@@RkR2001the problem is that we think we are number 1. This issue with the barnevernet has been almost silenced in Norwegian Media and people are not aware of what a stir it has made abroad.
The people responsible should be put in jail for the rest of their lives. No exception. I wanted to visit Norway . Now I am not going to. They will not see a single Euro from me. What does Norways king say about this? He knows. What a coward!
I'm from norway and have lived in Barnevern my entire life. Trust me i hate those guys but my mother was a drug addict so i couldnt live with her. I turn 18 in one year and will finally be free
A similar situation had happened to an Indian couple. It was crazy because, in Indian culture we feed our babies with our own hands, take them with us to sleep at night, put bindis and tikas on them as a part of our religious ritualsz etc.., which according the that senseless govt of Norway is insanity of the parents and child abuse by them. They had to fight for 1 year to get their babies back. This year a movie is being made on this struggle named *Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway* . I really think the this not only a violation of human rights but also is kidnapping by govt.
Kichuna.. egulo ke dhore uttom maddhom dile soja hoye jabe.. simply chor
Absolutely..
The racist angle is also there and children of immigrants are easier targets .
This agency must be controlled..they seem to be on a mission to kidnap children
Doing injustice based on cultural differences is cultural intolerance/ cultural ignorance/ culture superiority complex. Shame on that backward mentality of Norwegian Social Services.
That’s a nightmare for the parents and kids, stop kids trade, give them back to their parents.
I thought Norway was better than this. Being half Norwegian I was proud of my heritage but now I'm not so sure.
I feel the same way
Don't believe everything you hear. These stories are always heavely biased.
captainandthelady buff you can t imagine how those people are
In Sweden the studies are more modern and updated, they also offer help-measures more often, which have proven upon again and again have been more effective and more healthy for the childs best interest.
captainandthelady lived there for years. Lowest education I,ve ever seen.
The system is broken. And I think the reason why it’s broken is because there are things that are missing. We need more clear definitions of what constitutes child abuse, and certain aspects of things need to be re-examined. I don’t know how Norway is right now because a lot of the sources I’ve seen are outdated, but I have hope for Norway and I see it as something that can get fixed.
We needs minds that think and hearts that feel .... everywhere across the world .... very rare to find , unfortunately !!
i was spanked when i was a kid,nothing happend and i still love my parents im 29 years old...
I think spanking is fine.Its Legal in Minnesota as long as kid has clothing on and just with the palm of your hand.Getting put in time out is a good way to go to.
I was spanked also. I love my parents and vice versa. I'm 57
@@DanneyTanner they took our pants off and did the spanking
Spare the rod and spoil the child…..my parents also spanked me. You know what, I needed that. Discipline is not a bad thing. Important to note my parents always discussed WHY I was being spanked before it happened. Government out of control.
@@marlenamaizar888 or you are in wrong country. If you dont like their ways maybe you should pack your stuff and leave. You dont need violence towards kids.
and if I ever see one will tell police
Norwegians have escaped even here in Bulgaria, incredible !!!
What do you mean they escaped in Bulgaria?
@@john36396 I think they mean that Norwegian families have escaped Norway and come to Bulgaria to avoid dealing with Barnevernet.
In other news.....in the United States kids die of heat exhaustion because their parents "forget" to take them out of the car while going shopping. Extremes are always bad. In the US lots of children have died from being beaten and neglected because CPS does not act quickly enough. But the opposite extreme reactions such as what happened to these parents of twins are absolutely crazy. If I were the parents of those twin girls I'd too say "fuck this shit" and leave Norway with my girls for good! Who's to say there won't be another misunderstanding in the future?? If there were to be one, those parents will NEVER see them again.
In Russia, the law is on the mother's side. And no one touches the family and no one reports to the police or custody. And if something happens to the parents, then the children are taken by their own grandparents, siblings of the parents.
In so called "advanced countries", you lose control over the future of your children, a colleague from India once remarked to me.
Russia is sane
It seems like Norway has done so much of progress that they have completely forgotten the originality now. I can still buy this concept but it would be utter foolishness to call so many people as ineligible parents. Bullshit.
This child kidnapping by Norwegian child protection services has caused diplomatic row with India in 2011. And in 2023. A new indian movie is coming out called mrs Chatterjee vs Norway .
It is embarassing for the country saying they are good environment for child. Better avoid having kids in this type of country.
Taking peoples children without cause is a special act of cruelty. People should have a right to discipline their children without harming them. I couldn't live there. The state doesn't own the children. The system is nefarious. Removing a child for little to no reason is traumatizing. The system is inflicting child abuse because we are not talking about situations of clear child neglect and abuse. The state's system is one one of control and abuse.
This is Satanic!
Why does only Norway feel parents are incompetent to raise one's own children.
How do they decide parents' ability?
Come to India and see how we raise kids or, for that matter, any other country.
The world needs to be more serious about what is happening in Norway and ban that country. People dont migrate to Norway to suffer and avoid the most traumatic experience of being separated from your own kid.
Pls avoid this Sick country!
This is shameful
How come such barbarism goes on unchecked?
The public and governmental and media critisem against them is been silanced .
National media is been pressured not to cover the topic , public activist are been forcedly quite by treats or impersinment and law protect the SS from police police charges or civilian court lawsuit
Cos they are white europeans
@Sujit Singh how ??
Let us take those who work with taking children from family in Norway and let them taste how it is to be taken from your own family!!!!
Wonderful idea.
This is happening in the UK too.
i am not from UK , is that for a reason like abuse which are the criteria ?
Not compare to norway my dear. They are lying so much that you can find it impossible to believe the truth out of the 99% lies.
They create alot of false documents and take it in court and no one is checking if these report are true.
@@leonikonahurey8222 Same here in Switzerland.
same problem for thousands of people in Sweden too < please help more
Norway and Denmark also siezed our kids ( Romania) without cause , latest incident couple of days ago and they arrested the parrents in Denmark when parrents complained the child was sick and the maternity hospital sent them home,saying " that's how kids are" .. then later revealed he had a cerebral traumatism since brith ( the child is months old ) and instead of facing justice for malpraxis they accused the parrents of "abuse" . Our goverment interved and if they don't realease them we will break contracts with Denmark firms and put drastic measureas against Denmark companies because this has gone long enough and already caused a major diplomatic incident.
What country ar evyou from?
@@kenfernanadez3110 He said Romania ( i think )
Yes, they stolen Childs. They take the Babys and the Moms see the Babys never again.
Injustice, No body should stay silent ever, let's fight through media
Adoption is a highly lucrative trade in Norway.
Now it's easy to understand why these laws are spreading rapidly by countries; They are trying to take children from parents, especially those who teach about Christ and express love and affection.
Ella Grm because atheists claim teaching religion is child abuse that why they take kids
I dont like barnevernet craziest policy,they dont understand parents feelings about love to their kids,parents only have a unconditional,unlimited love,how about barnevernet? They are fake,they pretending care their victims because of money, money,money is the roots of their evil thinking,i hate them
They take children from christian families, muslim families, secular families, all families. As long as you are not 100% perfect according to the modern Norwegian state's idea of a family, they can take your children.
Muslims think "they are taking our children to make them christian", christians think "they are taking our children to make them hate god", both have a point but it's not true. They want the children to be Norwegian state citizens/taxpayers/consumers, a state like this doesn't like ANY religion or culture. If I as an Odinist homeschooled my children here while being open about our culture and spirituality, you can bet BV will come knocking within five minutes. No one is safe from them, anything you do can be construed as "unfit parents".
Amazing - European Media why is it silent?? Is there no Elected Government in Norway?
18:35 "You'll be safe again!.. It will never happen again!.." Well... but how in the world do you know that, that IT will NEVER happen again, while you're still living in Norway?!.. How do you know that? You simply don't!.. And as for Natasha and Erik at 22:44, good for them! Kidnapping their OWN kids? That's what it is in Norway, but luckily for them they're no longer there. Smart parenting choice! My God, it's all so scary!..
This is insane
Seriously Norway is this bad???
Thank you Journeyman pictures .
Fawning is a trauma response where a child develops people behaviors to avoid conflict and establish a sense of safety. Fawning is a coping mechanism that survivors of complex trauma adapt to “appease” their abusers. I
Terrible! It looks like they are targeting lower class parents based on the video
this is proper journalism. CPS is just as fucked up in Canada too
In the town 20 minutes away from where I used to live, called Palmdale California there was a little boy named Gabriel Hernandez. He was beaten to death by his mother and her boyfriend. CPS was called multiple times they did nothing. That little boy died the judge in charge of the case was going to charge every single social worker that was presiding over this little boys case. This was in the county that they were trying them in LA. They went to LA in LA drop the charges for the CPS Workers
Why is this happening all over the globe..its all over..there something seriously wrong..
Terrible....the child services in Norway are terrible...
Seems like there is money to be made in the system even in wrongfully taking children and returning them later.
''Barnevernet'' the ultimate birthcontrol!
Touching. But critical to how things now work. Very instructive, revealing.
Your not alone
It's happening here in australia to 😭
We were all spanked in our childhood. No harm done.
that's the thing those bastard would never understand.
In Norway, this is illegal. Nobody cares that you turned out well, Norway thinks differently. So better adapt to the culture if you decide to live there, or stay in your countries.
@@I_drive_fast not differently but absurd and disgustingly. They should have announced this that they are absurdly and disgustingly horribly different than the whole world.
Don't ever think some people deserve pain and unjustice.... coz it could be you next.
Let's stand against injustice wherever to whoever.
I'm here after Mrs. Chatterjee 🆚 Norway 🇳🇴 movie trailer based on real event on the life of Indian 🇮🇳 Chakraborti family.
Their children were also abducted by these Norwegian 🇳🇴 abduction authority.
Shame on Norway 🇳🇴
No-one can improve on Nature........Can`t even watch this yet. I`ll have to return when I can..1:27 and the story is so so familiar.
Of course Australia has a lot of Knowledge about this going back to there Deplorable actions on Seizing Aboriginal Children from there Family's!
Might be so, but they've come a long way, Norway has come to a totalitarian system within the system.
What’s happening in America is they don’t have enough places to put Children in for CPS so some of the kids are living in the CPS buildings Not only that there’s been instances in cases of the social workers sex trafficking, the children there was an incident in Texas, where one girl was living in a hotel because CPS had taken her and she told the social worker that she was hungry and the social worker pretty much told her to go in prostitute
It seems as if the system is set up to refuse to admit that they are making mistakes.
That is very large amount of children.Everybody from Norway should finish immigrating to Minnesota were kids are safe.
Long live Minnesota. Proud to call this state my home!
How can they take new born babies away from their mother how about breast feeding why can't they follow her and help her out if they really want the best for the kids. There is something evil behind it they just want to ruin a generation.
Silje Garmo got an asil in Poland. But it was so difficult case. I was pretty sure the polish government will send her back to Norway. Finally she got it and can stay safe in Poland.
Poland? I'm shocked.
If the govt takes away my child when the child is days or months old, i would cry to death on the day she is taken away
History is the greatest judge and one day Norway shames himself oneday like Germany does today.
I am very surprised to hear, a big question mark on Norway's law enforcing agencies.
Theres an Indian movie called Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway covering the same topic. Its based on real life events faced by a woman whos kids got taken and she went up to court fighting to get her kids back.
Bravo for Eric and Natasha, they fooled the damned system.
This is north koreea
Does anybody know they keep the children in Norway or they exported to other countries?
I heard that some was exported to poland but it maybe is a romoure
@@annieask3128 I some how believe that.
@@DanneyTanner yeah why take children from a Nordic country???
@@annieask3128 Whats the name of this video your watching?
@@annieask3128 Are you in Norway?
Norway why this sick law of taking children away from their parents.Norway goverment need Psychiatric evaluation
It is very clear that child welfare services harmed the children. When will they get their punishment?
Det er veldig klart at barnevernet skadet barna. Naar vil de faa sin straff?
such a system would have been good in my childhood. I had a family from which I always went to my grandparents because I was mentally abused daily
Defund barnavernet !
Nobody should immigrate to such countries, worst nightmare for those who had to go through this!
also they shouldnt take kids before the complition of trial all they need to do is regular visits take photos set up a house cam etc and compensation for inocence bonuses for getting it right
This is a whole business in the country 😤
Wow.. movie Mrs Chatterjee VS Norway bought me here..
Guys, i think we need to stand up against them.
This is just straight up terrible!
Omg … this hurts my heart so much . Nothing worse could happen . I don’t think I could go on in that situation
Where is" human rights watch"???? Is it only watching the 3rd word countries?!!!!!
Shame on Norway!!
up 70% in 5 years? has to be about money. they must be subsidised per case
Proverbs 13:24 "Whosoever spares the rod spoil the child" or " Whosoever spares the rod hates their child" or " to love your child you must disciple them".
Not in Norway/
Outrageous !
So any child that throws a tantrum, can call the gestapo.? Without knowledge of what will happen to them ?
Call police if yoyr car get stolen. Call doc if you are sick. But, WHO to call if someone Steal your children??! 😮
Cop smirked in my face told me my trafficked,son was never trafficked told me the guy who trafficked my son beat me and abused me is a victim.
Somebody’s getting a kick back from all of this I guarantee you
Jaysus same thing in Denmark!!! This is scarey. Big Business in trafficking children!!!
From switzerland Im living the same thing .
I dont have any addiction.
They are dirting my identity😢
Viking barbaric rules still ruling ...
anyone take a child of his mother, and whoever sees this is normal, is a criminal no less filthy than war criminals. and to those executing these disgusting crimes , in history soldiers who said they only doing there job has been convicted of war crimes
Seriously, a sick society. Plain violation of human rights
I think this creeping government overreach..........
This is so sad, I don’t understand why would they do that.
For 💰
Socialismo
Who's here because of Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway?
Please Please talk about withdrawing children again.. We need to change the law so that children are not withdrawn unless after strong evidence and after qualifying the parents first.
It's happening in the USA too. But Americans are too patriotic to distrust their government.
Give me a break. This is not happening in the US. I Iive here, and if anything, Child Protective Services needs to do more for abused children.
Yes this does go on the US, kids even go missing in cps care such as babies and teens. Kids even get abused in cps care
Its rampid in Denmark as well
Human rights lawyers need to be looking right into the running of this department!