Children keep disappearing from Norwegian asylum centres. Many of these may be victims of human trafficking and there is great reason to believe that several have been recruited into organised crime and narcotics.
The problem of disappearing children is continuously increasing and most of them are never found. In the time period 2000-2008, 600 kids disappeared. PRESS – Save the Children Youth thinks the children are an easy target for human trafficking. Last year alone there were 71 children disappearing from asylum centres.
PRESS – Save the Children Youth, expresses the need to prevent this from happening and they are now demanding that asylum-children are given the same treatment as Norwegian orphans. – Nobody would have closed their eyes if this happened to Norwegian kids, says Kirsten Kvalø leader of the organisation, to Dagbladet.
I had never heard of departure center (ventemottak) before the spring this year. It is the place where the Norwegian government send the people with final rejection on their asylum application. They are supposed to get food, shelter and emergency help, but as they stay illegally in Norway they do not have the same rights to health services. They get 100 NOK pr. week which is supposed to cover bus tickets, cigarettes etc. In departure centers, activities are arranged to inspire residents to return to their country of origin.
Today I know people living in these places and have heard too many terrible stories. I hope that people follow the link underneath and educate themselves on something hidden in the Norwegian society.
“The dawn of the day looks wild and ugly, because every night you are afraid of the police, coming the next morning to deport you. Twice, I left the room early morning and slept outside in the cold snow in fear of police. I froze badly those mornings and up to now my health is not good, but I am afraid to see the doctor who gives me only pain killers when you are sick.” - Inhabitant in departure center
The news channel for people living in departure centers you can find here:
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