Salvör Nordal
Salvör Nordal serves as the Children's Ombudsman in Iceland, advocating for children's rights and welfare. Recently, she expressed serious concern over misleading information regarding the duration of child detentions at a police station in Flatahraun, emphasizing the importance of accurate information for oversight bodies to fulfill their responsibilities. Salvör has been vocal about the inadequacies of the current emergency housing conditions for children, deeming them inappropriate and advocating for a limit of one to two days for any such detentions.
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Iceland:
Salvör Nordal, the Children's Ombudsman, spoke about a breach of trust in the context of the treatment system for children.
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Iceland:
Salvör Nordal, the children's ombudsman, emphasized the importance of conducting a thorough investigation to ensure the well-being of children in treatment facilities.
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Iceland:
Salvör Nordal, the children's ombudsman, emphasizes the importance of investigating the outcomes for children placed in state care.
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Iceland:
Salvör Nordal, the children's ombudsman, discusses the lack of necessary resources for children with severe addiction issues in Iceland.
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Iceland:
Salvör Nordal is the children's ombudsman who has requested an investigation into the fate of children placed in state treatment facilities.
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Iceland:
Salvör Nordal is the Children's Ombudsman who highlighted the urgent need for resources for children in distress.
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Iceland:
Salvör Nordal, the children's ombudsman, understands the parents' situation when there is a severe lack of resources in the country.
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Iceland:
Salvör Nordal, the children's ombudsman, discusses the findings of a report on child-friendly justice.
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Iceland:
Salvör Nordal is the children's ombudsman who has repeatedly raised serious concerns about the use of the police station for emergency detention.
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Iceland:
Salvör Nordal, the children's ombudsman, emphasizes that it has been the policy of the Icelandic government from the beginning to prevent children from being housed in detention cells.
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