Announcement of decisions by the International Board of SOS Children’s Villages International

Kronen Zeitung

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The SOS Children's Village temporarily exempted the management of the site at the Altmünster (OÖ) site and initiated an internal audit. The background is the case of a previously unknown person, who reported on attacks in the 1980s and 1990s. Specifically, it concerns accusations against three persons: The more serious accusations therefore concern former employees, on whom other cases were already known, which are less serious the current manag…

Universität Klagenfurt

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pixabayAs a member of public research institutions, we welcome the recently announced plans of the organization SOS Children's Village to take the violence of the SOS Children's Village founder Hermann Gmeiner as an opportunity to fundamentally restructure the organization. At the same time, we would like to express our sympathy and also our concern at the fact that the violence of the SOS Children's Village founder was not previously made publi…

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SOS-Kinderdorf temporarily exempted the management of the site at the Altmünster (OÖ) site and initiated an internal audit. The background is the case of a previously unknown person, who reported on attacks in the 1980s and 1990s. Specifically, it concerns accusations against three persons: The more serious allegations therefore concern former employees, on whom other cases were already known, which are less serious the current management of the…

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The serious accusations of abuse against SOS Children's Village founder Hermann Gmeiner have been shaking the country for days. Now the Carinthian SPÖ demands consequences, not only symbolically, but also legally. SP country party chairman Daniel Fellner urges for a change of law, which in future allows the recognition of honours posthumously in case of serious misconduct. Gmeiner had received the Great Golden Medal of the state of Carinthia in …

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SPÖ-Landesparteichef Daniel Fellner calls for the cancellation of a state award for Hermann Gmeiner. However, a change of law is necessary.

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After the serious abuse charges against SOS Children's Village founder Hermann Gmeiner, the Carinthian SPÖ demands consequences: Honors should also be withdrawn posthumously in the future. Since September 2025, serious accusations against several SOS Children's Villages in Austria have been raised. Also against the deceased founder Hermann Gmeiner are serious allegations of sexual and physical violence against boys from four locations in Austria…