April 2017 - SCANDINAVIAN HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYERS

Conversion case subject to examination from the European Court

SCANDINAVIAN HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYERS represent Mohammad * from Afghanistan, who applied for asylum in Sweden because of family circumstances. During his stay in Sweden, he came in contact with Christians and eventually converted to Christianity. Mohammad is baptized and shows every sign of being a true Christian. Swedish authorities have however made the assessment that […]

Trafficking Case - "Josephine" and her daughter

Josephine* and her five year old daughter was tricked into traveling from Nigeria to Italy, hoping to escape threats from both her husband and the police because of a lesbian relationship that Josephine had. Once they arrived in Italy they found that they had ended up in the hands of traffickers.

Human Trafficking Case – Maria" and her children

Human Trafficking Case – Maria and her children Maria* is from Nigeria but moved to France, because she had been promised a job. Instead, she ended up in the hands of traffickers in France. The job in fact meant forced prostitution. She was also taken to Italy and was forced to sell sex for a […]

Swedish Midwife Case to the European Court of Human Rights

Uppsala, Sweden: On April 12 the Swedish Labour Court ruled against midwife Ellinor Grimmark who was unjustly denied employment by three different hospitals because of her conscientious objection to abortion and because she expressed her opinion publicly in the media. – The Labour Court did not examine the right of freedom of conscience or freedom […]

Invitation to press conference about the Swedish midwife case 12 April

Scandinavian Human Rights Lawyers cordially invite you to a press conference about the Swedish midwife case on conscientious objection for medical staff and its implications for Sweden and Europe. The background of the case is that Ellinor Grimmark has sued the County Council of Jönköping for violation of her freedom of thought, conscience and religion, […]

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Month: April 2017

Conversion case subject to examination from the European Court

Trafficking Case - "Josephine" and her daughter

Human Trafficking Case – Maria" and her children

Swedish Midwife Case to the European Court of Human Rights

Invitation to press conference about the Swedish midwife case 12 April