Copenhagen, Aug 24, 2026 (AFP) - Denmark to compensate victims of abuse at youth care home

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Denmark's ministry of social affairs said Monday it would compensate 13 former residents of a Danish care home, where they were subjected to abuse in their youth. In March, the 13 individuals, whose identities have not been made public, filed a complaint against the state over the ill-treatment, including sexual abuse, that they suffered at Solgarden, in the centre of the Scandinavian country. The ministry said that between 1949 and 1976, persona......

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