Sweden

Human Rights in KINGDOM OF SWEDEN

Rape victims worldwide denied justice and dignity | Amnesty ...
8 March 2010

To mark International Women's Day, Amnesty International has released two reports looking at sexual violence in Cambodia and the Nordic Countries.

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Rape victims worldwide denied justice and dignity | Amnesty ...
8 March 2010

Victims of rape and sexual violence worldwide are denied access to justice due to gender discrimination and assumptions about the sexual behaviour of victims of ...

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Case closed: Rape and human rights in the Nordic countries ...
8 March 2010

This report shows that women who report rape to the police in the Nordic countries have only a small chance of having their cases tried by a court of law. The result ...

Report       ACT 77/001/2010

European states must take concrete steps to help close Guantánamo ...
11 January 2010

Leading human rights organizations have urged more European states toaccept detainees held at the US detention centre at Guantánamo whocannot be returned to their ...

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Sweden: Extradition of Rwandan genocide suspect jeopardizes right ...
10 July 2009

Amnesty International calls on the government of Sweden to immediately reverse its decision to extradite Sylvere Ahorugeze to Rwanda where there is.

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Sweden: End Impunity Through Universal Jurisdiction (No Safe Haven ...
1 January 2009

This paper makes extensive recommendations for reform of law and practice so that Sweden can fulfil its obligations under international law to investigate and prosecute ...

Report       EUR 42/001/2009

Sweden: Further Information on Forcible return/ torture, Terhas ...
12 November 2008

On 31 October, a representative of the United Nations' Committee Against Torture (CAT) requested that Sweden does not return Terhas Mlash Abraha to Eritrea whilst ...

Urgent Action       EUR 42/007/2008

Sweden: Forcible return/torture: Terhas Mlash Abraha (f)
31 October 2008

The Swedish authorities are preparing to forcibly return asylum-seeker Terhas Mlash Abraha to Eritrea, where she would be at risk of arbitrary detention and torture ...

Urgent Action       EUR 42/006/2008

Europe: Victims of rendition and secret detention still seeking ...
24 June 2008

This report provides detailed information on six cases of rendition and secret detention – involving 13 individuals – which demonstrate both the pattern of illegal ...

Report       EUR 01/012/2008

Sweden/Eritrea: Further Information on Deportation / Torture ...
22 April 2008

As had been feared, Jamil Burhan was deported from Sweden to Eritrea on 15 April 2008, despite protests from Amnesty International, the Office of the UN High ...

Urgent Action       EUR 42/004/2008