Redd Barna cancels pride festival for children after threat of violence – news Vestland

– We have received a number of threats both about harassment and violence, and we are canceling because we do not want any children to risk facing threats at a Save the Children event, says head of Save the Children’s Norway programme, Monica Sydgård to news. She states that they have received the threats by e-mail and in social media. news has not yet received a response from the West Police District. – With this, Save the Children is certainly not giving up the fight for the rights of children who are lesbian, gay and trans, she says. Redd Barna points out that the most important thing for them is that children who took part in events organized by them should be safe and feel included, without facing threats, violence or harassment. – We were looking forward to games, fun, rainbows, celebration of diversity and a good atmosphere, they write in a press release. Festival manager for Bergen pride, Runa Eide Frøiland, tells news that she is aware of the cancellation. She will have a telephone meeting with Save the Children on Thursday morning. The children’s festival was to be held in Nygårdsparken in Bergen next Sunday and was a free event for children and families. Monica Sydgård in Save the Children. Photo: Save the Children Bergen Pride starts tomorrow, Friday 2 June, and will last for just over a week. – The threats that Redd Barna has received show how important it is to stand up for the rights of LGBTI children. No child should be discriminated against on the basis of who they are, or who they are in love with, writes the organisation. Threat assessment for pride events The Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) came up with its own threat assessment especially for pride events in May. – LGBT+ persons and meeting places are part of the enemy image of both right-wing extremists and extreme Islamists and have become actualized as targets in recent years, writes PST in the threat assessment. It is especially pride events that gather large crowds that will be attractive targets, PST believes.



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