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06 May 2009 | Sweden | Events

Women invisible as political refugees

Minoo Jalali, a lawyer born in Iran and living in Great Britain, claims that female and male political refugees are not treated the same in Great Britain. Maria Bexelius teaches in the right of asylum on Teologiska högskolan in Stockholm and has written the books “Right of Asylum, gender and politics” (2008) and “Women on [...]

17 December 2008 | Sweden | Op-eds

Sweden Should Receive Guantánamo Prisoners

In an article in the evening newspaper, Aftonbladet, Swedish Helsinki Committee urges Sweden to offer asylum to Guantanamo prisoners. On the 11th December, Portugal’s foreign minister said that his country was ready to receive Guantanamo prisoners who cannot return to their own countries, and urged other countries to do likewise. Aftonbladet debatt 17 december 2008: [...]

  • Her father disappeared

    Her father disappeared

    His burnt body was returned to the family in a plastic bag. The European Court has found Russia responsible for human rights violations in the North Caucasus, in more than one hundred cases, as a result of our work. (Photo: Joanna Kurosz)

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