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United Nations General Assembly Sixth Committee – International Law Week 2019
Director-General for Legal Affairs, Ambassador Carl Magnus Nesser, represented Sweden at the United Nations International Law Week and took part in the deliberations on the...
Eastern Partnership celebrates ten years
The EU policy towards the countries in eastern Europe, the Eastern Partnership (EaP), is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year. We had a chat with...
An important uphill battle
Rainbow flags, pop music and a party atmosphere – Pride parades are a demonstration of the right to love who you want and to be...
Sweden’s drive for democracy at the negotiating table in Brussels
This week, Minister for Foreign Affairs Ann Linde tweeted “Sweden driving force behind strong EU commitment to democracy – today and 10 years ago”. But...
Young people demonstrating for human rights
As part of the Raoul Wallenberg Academy’s school programme ‘The cube – Everyone can make a difference’, students at 38 schools in Sweden, Madrid, Budapest,...
We are standing up for democracy
Democracy is worth protecting – every day. The freedom to choose, speak, think and love can never be taken for granted. The same applies to...
#EasternPartnership football diplomacy: Tbilisi
Sweden and Georgia celebrated 10 years of the Eastern Partnership with high-level football diplomacy in Tblisi.
Dr Samar gives a voice to those no one listens to
She’s fighting for education for children, clinics for women and health care for poor people. Sima Samar’s fight for human rights began in a hospital...
“The world belongs to those who work to make it better”
At the end of April, gender equality advocates from around the world gathered for the Tunis Forum on Gender Equality. It was an important and...
To protect press freedom we must highlight the challenges it faces
Freedom of the press is a cornerstone of democracy but it is facing increasing challenges that we must highlight. World Press Freedom Day – 3...
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