Norway
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Laws on Children were introduced in 1981. Several changes has been made since then, the latest January 1, 2009. The letter of the laws are very similar to those of Germany. The Family Activist Movement started to become a force in Norway mid 1980s with the introduction of F2F (Foreningen 2 Foreldre). Today F2F is by most Norwegian activists considered as a political organisation that speak according to what the government want to be the official truth, that mothers are best fit to be single parents. However, several researchers in Norway have found that mothers are actually more dangerous to their children than fathers.
In 2004 the first Men's Day (October 7) was held in Oslo. Only the Ombud of Gender Equality was represented and held a speech in front of Stortinget (The Parliament) in 2004. All other public institutions, including the Ombud for Children, refused to participate. The extreme radical feminist organisation, Ottar have tried to ridicule the Men's Day, but there are still Family Activists that keep it as an official day to argue for Children-, Men's- and Fathers Rights.
In 2006 the organisation Far og Barn was started. Later that year another family organisation in Norway, was founded. Familiestiftelsen was established in December 2006 partly after the Swedish model. Familiestiftelsen use the Swedish Pappa-Barn logo.
In 2010 Far og Barn started
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