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Our work in Sweden and the world 2011

The need of increased support to human rights defenders at risk characterised our work in 2011. Regimes in many parts of the world intensified the oppression against those who fight for our rights. We started an emergency fund in order to assist in urgent situations. We also sued Sweden before the European Court for a fatal shooting which shows significant defects within the Swedish police. Read more in our Annual Report.

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Human rights defender of the month – Mesfin Negash

Being one of Ethiopia’s very few independent journalists, Mesfin Negash was harrassed by the government to the limit that he had to go into exile. Today he lives in Sweden but continues to spread news about human rights and politics in Ethiopia, trying to make the international community alert on the situation in the country: “If you took a balance sheet you would see that we are equal to Burma”, says Mesfin Negash.

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  • 17 May 2012 | Belarus | Sweden | Statements

    Move the Ice Hockey World Championship 2014 from Minsk

    The International Ice Hockey Federation is currently holding its annual congress. We urge the Federation not to let Belarus’ ice hockey loving President Alexander Lukashenka arrange the Ice Hockey World Championship in Belarus in 2014, due to the unacceptable human rights situation in the country.

  • 16 May 2012 | Moldova | Statements

    Letter to Prime Minister regarding anti-discrimination law

    In a letter to the Prime Minister of Moldova we urge the government to adopt an anti-discrimination law in compliance with obligations under international human rights law. Civil Rights Defenders also support all the changes required by the Civic Group for Equality in their Public Appeal sent on May 15.

  • 15 May 2012 | Moldova | News

    Anti-discrimination law discriminates LGBT people

    In a few weeks time, Moldova will adopt an anti-discrimination law as an important step towards EU integration. Last week the bill was changed and sexual orientation was removed from the list of grounds protected from discrimination in the first article of the draft law.

  • Mental health problems increase the risk of being killed by police

    Mental health problems increase the risk of being killed by police

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  • The media and the elections in Serbia

    The media and the elections in Serbia

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