Norway has zero transparency when it comes to children rights. Some governments (Slovak, Czech, Romania) recommend not to travel there with children.
EDIT: Some explanations.
- In Norway social services (Barnevernet) can take children from family without any explanation.
- Parents are under gag order, and can not talk about their case. Talking to press means you loose parental rights.
- There is no appeal, proof, or any oversight.
- Barnevernet does not release ANY details about cases. It is to protect children.
- No details are released even if child is already dead (suicide) and does not need protection.
- Bernevernet has zero oversight, it does not even allow foreign social workers to look into their materials.
- People who work for Bernevernet can also work for private companies which provide child care (unique in Europe). So person who decides on child removal may have direct financial benefit from doing so.
- Siblings are often split and placed far apart (8 hours drive).
- Removed children must speak Norwegian, mother tongue is suppressed (siblings are split). Foster parents often do not have common language with children.
- Relatives of children (grandparents, aunties, divorced parents) have zero chance to get custody.
- Anonymous surveys (parents are under gag order) indicate there are thousands of such cases (Norway is very small country). Mostly immigrants.