October 3, 2017
“These are the Crimes we are Fleeing”
Justice for Syria in Swedish and German Courts
Sweden
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Refugees and MigrantsOn May 14, the Council of the EU gave the green light to the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, which the Swedish EU presidency considers its crowning achievement. However, the Pact paves the way for new rules that will have a profound—and largely negative—impact on people seeking refuge in the EU. Just how bad that impact will be depends on the way countries carry it out. Given its role in promoting the pact, the Swedish government should ensure that its asylum procedures are just and that it is not violating human rights.
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Refugees and Migrants
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January 23, 2007
Cases Involving Diplomatic Assurances against Torture
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November 21, 2022
Many Children Returned from Syria Detention Doing Well
Provide Sustained Support to Child Returnees
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October 31, 2022
Sweden’s New Government Abandons Feminist Foreign Policy
Policy Reversal Is a Step in the Wrong Direction
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July 14, 2022
Swedish Court Finds Iranian Guilty Over Mass Executions
Some Hope for 1980s Victims’ Families in Struggle for Justice
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October 14, 2021
Sweden Should Press China to Release Swedish Book Publisher
Fresh Action Needed Six Years After Gui Minhai’s Kidnapping
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August 9, 2021
Sweden: Iran War Crimes Trial Opens
Universal Jurisdiction Provides Opening for Justice for Long-Ignored Crimes
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May 26, 2021
Nordic Countries: Repatriate Nationals from Northeast Syria
Potential Complicity in Unlawful Detention of ISIS Suspects, Children
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February 22, 2021
Sweden To Investigate Illegal Intercountry Adoptions
Follows Netherlands Government’s Decision to Halt Adoptions
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February 19, 2021
Sweden Should Impose Sanctions on the Burmese Military
