Inquiry Könnun á vistun barna á Kópavogshæli 1952‒1993
- Alternative Name
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- Survey of the placement of children at Kópavogur asylum 1952‒1993
- Website
- https://rafhladan.is/handle/10802/18787
- Inquiry Type
- Special Commission
- Location
- Iceland
Key Dates
- 1952 - 1993
- Period of investigation
- 29 December 2016
- Final Report
Details
Publications
Report
- Skýrsla nefndar samkvæmt lögum nr. 26/2007. Könnun á vistun barna á Kópavogshæli 1952−1993 [A Report of a State Commission on Care-Leavers at Kópavogshæli 1952−1993], Reykjavík, 29 December 2016. Available at https://www.stjornarradid.is/media/innanrikisraduneyti-media/media/frettir-2017/skyrsla-nefndar-vistheimilanefndar---kopavogshaeli.pdf. Details
This preliminary notice will be completed for the 4th edition of The Age of Inquiry, to be published late in 2026.
Wright, K., Swain, S., and Sköld, J. (2025). The Age of Inquiry: A global mapping of institutional abuse inquiries. Third edition. Melbourne: La Trobe University. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4225/22/591e1e3a36139