Hope surfaces in case of 'state-napped' child

For the first time in three years, supporters of a boy “state-napped” by Swedish police officers aboard a jet preparing to take off for India say they have hope he will be returned to his parents’ custody.

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Pressure mounts on state in homeschool case

Pressure is mounting on a state-run social services agency in Sweden to return to his parents a 10-year-old boy who was taken into custody because he was being homeschooled, after the European Court of Human Rights ruled such separations can cause harm to children.

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Son taken from parents to be taken overseas?

Social workers who had police troopers storm a jetliner on which a family was attempting to emigrate to India, to take custody of a young boy over his homeschooling, now have discussed allowing the foster family where he's been staying to take him to Thailand, the boy's father has told WND.

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WND: Psych studies ordered for jailed homeschooling dad

According to officials with the Home School Legal Defense Association, which is working with the Alliance Defense Fund on an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights on behalf of the family, Christer's brother also has reported Christer was moved to another prison, near Stockholm.

"He is awaiting a forensic psychological test," the e-mailed report said.

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Tell Sweden to quit punishing jailed dad

"As you might have heard or read, Domenic's father, Christer Johansson, is in prison awaiting trial on Dec. 20, 2010. He was arrested after bringing Domenic home after a supervised meeting. These extremely rare meetings of one hour every five weeks, and under close watch of authorities, have been torture for this family, who have suffered unimaginable psychological stress and pressure," says the announcement.

"Imagine only being allowed to see your young child for this limited time over the last 18 months. They have not even been allowed to see Domenic on his birthday and holidays," it continues.

"Christer has also twice been denied his right to choose his own legal representative.

"We really want to bring this issue into focus and show our support for Christer in the upcoming trial on the 20th," the message continues. Because of the high costs of travel to the Swedish island of Gotland, a rally there is unworkable, but the group said, "We would like you, wherever you are in the world, to please print or copy the Swedish text found below and post this as a letter or postcard to the judge who will lead the trial on the 20th."

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State 'child-napping' escalates to international court

The state-sponsored "child-napping" of a Swedish boy because his parents were homeschooling him is being escalated to the European Court of Human Rights, which is being asked to hear the case of Domenic Johansson.

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Court itself accused of violating family's 'due process'

A decision by officials in Sweden to remove a well-known human rights lawyer from a case involving the custody of a child is being called a "stunning display of bureaucratic indifference and contempt of due process rights."

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WND: Now human rights organizations reviewing 'state-napping'

"Swedish social workers have recently visited Christer and Annie and inquired about their current ability to take care of Dominic. According to a Swedish lawyer who spoke with HSLDA anonymously, these visits do not necessarily indicate the possible return of Dominic to his parents. Rather, this attorney said, Swedish social services intends to force the parents into 'complete subjugation and compliance with the system."

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