THE NCHR CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL
FAMILY DAY
The world celebrates International Family Day on May 15. In recognition of the
importance of the Family, the Nordic Committee for Human Rights - NCHR - For
the Protection of Family Rights in the Nordic countries,
wants to draw to the attention of the civilized world, that International
Family Day is not being celebrated officially in
International Family Day is about recognising the importance and value of families in our society. The family plays a crucial role in influencing our lives across so many areas - including our health and our well-being. The family is the corner stone of every society, however family is not allowed to play any prominent role in the so called welfare states of Scandinavia.
Many of the problems with juvenile delinquency, mobbing and violence in our society today can be directly attributed to the “modern” child-rearing practices, the absence of mothers in the homes and the high divorce rate. Instead of helping families to remain intact, the mainstream policy is to break up families by all means, even by depriving children of their parents and placing them in foster homes among total strangers - all under the motto of “the best interests of the child”.
The best interest of the child however seems to be best served in the bosom of the Family.
In January 2002, the Swedish government published "A National plan
of action for Human Rights" (En nationell
handlingsplan för de mänskliga rättigheterna)
(R Skr 2001/02:83). Appendix 3 of the publication
contains a list of the organisations that have been
invited to participate or to give an opinion on the work to be done. The NCHR is not listed among the organisations that the Swedish government has invited to
participate in this work, which is indicative of the attitude of the Swedish system
towards concrete measures for the protection of Human Rights and fundamental
freedoms in
Ruby Harrold-Claesson
Attorney-at-law
President of the NCHR
Destroying the Family: Swedish style