Sweden

Letter to South African and European Union Governments in Advance of EU-South Africa Summit

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:49:46 -0700

Maite Nkoana-Mashabane
Minister of International Relations and Cooperation
Republic of South Africa

Fredrik Reinfeldt
Foreign Minister
Government of Sweden

Dear Ministers,

Letter to Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt Regarding the Mineral Trade and Armed Conflict in Eastern DR Congo

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:37:33 -0700

Dear Minister,

NGO support letter to the Swedish Migration Board on the Adel Akim case

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:00:00 -0800

A group of nongovernmental organizations write in support of the application of Adel Abdul Hakim for a residence permit on humanitarian grounds in Sweden. The organizations respectfully request that the Swedish Migration Board evaluate the totality of the circumstances surrounding Mr.

European Parliament: Condemn Complicity in Illegal CIA Activity

Human Rights Watch — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 16:00:00 -0800

The European Parliament should condemn European complicity in the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) program of “extraordinary renditions” and secret detention of prisoners, Human Rights Watch said today.

Cases Involving Diplomatic Assurances against Torture

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 18:06:00 -0800

This document sets out developments in the use of diplomatic assurances in select individual cases since the publication of our April 2005 report “Still at Risk: Diplomatic Assurances No Safeguard Against Torture.

Sweden Violated Torture Ban in CIA Rendition

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 16:00:00 -0800

The United Nations’ ruling that Sweden violated the global torture ban in its involvement in the CIA transfer of an asylum seeker to Egypt is an important step toward establishing accountability for European governments complicit in illegal US renditions, Human Rights Watch said today.

Netherlands, Sweden: Bar Deportations to Torture in Iran

Human Rights Watch — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 17:00:00 -0700

As the Netherlands mulls resuming deportations of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender asylum seekers back to Iran, and Sweden begins such deportations again, both European governments must adhere to their international legal obligations not to send people back to the risk of torture, Human Rights Watch said today.

Sweden: Stop Deportations of LGBT Iranians

Human Rights Watch — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 17:00:00 -0700

On behalf of Human Rights Watch, I write to protest Sweden’s decision, announced on September 29, to resume deportations of rejected lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) asylum-seekers to Iran.

Letter to Foreign Ministers

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 17:00:00 -0700

Human Rights Watch commends the collective call by the European Union to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center that was made at the E.U.-U.S. summit last month.

EU: Push US To Close Guantanamo

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 17:00:00 -0700

European governments should take concrete steps to help close the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter sent to EU foreign ministers. sent to EU foreign ministers.