European Court Rejects Swedish Parents’ Appeal to Reunite With Daughters After 3 Years Apart – My Christian Daily, Bridgett Banks, March 16, 2026

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled a case brought by Christian parents Daniel and Bianca Samson against Sweden as inadmissible.

The parents were seeking justice before the court to regain custody of their daughters, claiming a severe violation of their parental rights. The decision of inadmissibility is final and cannot be appealed.

ADF International lawyers are now reviewing the decision together with the parents and assessing possible next steps.

>>> The two eldest daughters of the Samson family were taken by the state in December 2022 after the eldest made a false report at school over her parents’ refusal to give her a phone and allow makeup, prompting allegations of “religious extremism,” even though she promptly retracted. <<<

The daughters have been separated from their parents, and each other, since December 2022, even though the state found no evidence of abuse.