Charged with several cases of abuse against minors
Man charged with several cases of abuse against minors A man from Oppland is accused of committing several counts of abuse against minors, including his…
Minors
The government wants to find homes for minors faster
The government has decided that single asylum seekers who are minors, with limited permission to stay pending documented identity, will be settled faster in a…
UDI closes eleven reception centres for minors
This summer, eleven asylum reception centres for minor asylum seekers and six ordinary asylum receptions will also be closed down. Altogether, nearly 1,500 reception beds…
Fewer minors arriving from Afghanistan
The stream of minor asylum seekers from Afghanistan has almost completely come to a standstill. Only eight have come in the first three months of this…
UDI wants faster housing settlement of asylum seeking minors
UDI wants to have asylum seeking minors who have been granted residency out of the reception centers and given housing immediately. The government’s plan involves…
Far fewer asylum seeking minors require re-settlement
The number of asylum seeking minors requiring re-settlement in municipalities, is plunging, reports the Directorate of Integration and Diversity (IMDi). In September last year local…
Afghan minister asks Norway to stop deporting minors
At a meeting with Sylvi Listhaug, Afghanistan’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Hekmat Karzai, has asked Norway to let young Afghan asylum seekers stay in Norway until…
182 ‘Asylum Seekers’ missing from reception center for minors
During 2016, 182 unaccompanied minors, staying at a reception center for such asylum seekers, disappeared in Norway. Adresseavisen newspaper reported that 86 of them disappeared…
Increased number of children in institutions
Care centres for minors are part of the Child Welfare Services, and therefore included in these statistics. The large influx of refugees that came to…
Unaccompanied minors have to obtain passports themselves
85 unaccompanied minors seeking asylum have to obtain a passport for austerity from the government themselves. Some of them are just 12 years old, the…
Three men accused of sexual relations with minors
Three men from Østfold is accused of sexual relations with two 14 year old girls. Two of the defendants are active in local politics, NRK…
Large demonstration against asylum proposal of temporary stay for minors
On Thursday over 30 organizations gathered to voice their opposition to the government’s proposal of a temporary stay of children who flee to Norway alone….