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UN Committee Against Torture

29 April 2009 | Sweden | Events

UN criticism against situation in Swedish custody

Sofia Lindow, Master of Laws, talks about the conditions in Swedish custody, which has been criticized by the UN Committee against torture and the Committee against Torture of the European Council, among other. Lindow presents the criticizm of the committees and discusses what effect a deprivation of liberty can have on the mental health of [...]

09 September 2002 | Sweden | Reports

Alternative Report CAT 2002

Regarding Sweden’s fourth periodic report, April 2002. Participating organisations: Civil Rights Defenders (former Swedish Helsinki Committee), Save the Children Sweden, Swedish NGO Foundation for Human Rights, Swedish Red Cross and the Swedish Section of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. Download the report.

  • 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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