Group to call on ministry to learn about condition of Michalák boys

A group backing Eva Michaláková, whose children were taken from her in Norway by the country’s children’s welfare service, say they will petition the Czech Foreign Ministry to learn about the condition of the two brothers, aged six and ten. They expressed serious concerns following some media reports. Mrs Michaláková lost the right to have regular contact with her children on the suspicion of past sexual abuse but the allegations were never proven in court. The mother has been fighting for the return of the children since. Recently, the Norwegian authorities ruled the younger child could be adopted by his foster parents and that the mother would no longer be allowed even limited access to the older boy. The move prompted marked sharp criticism by Prague; the mother of the children is appealing the decision.

Author: Jan Velinger