The European Court of Human Rights announces decisions regarding the midwife cases on freedom of conscience
On Thursday, March 12, the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France, will announce a decision regarding the further processing of Linda Steens and Ellinor Grimmark’s complaint against Sweden for violation the right to freedom of conscience, religious freedom, freedom of expression and opinion.
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Christian converts in the Swedish asylum process
Scandinavian Human Rights Lawyers is co-hosting a seminar with the current theme: Christian converts in the Swedish asylum process.
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Victims of human trafficking receive residence permits after the UN stopped their deportation
Scandinavian Human Rights Lawyers represent Joy, who survived human trafficking for sexual purposes, and her little son. After several lengthy legal proceedings, the Migration Board has now found that the family belongs to a particularly vulnerable group..
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Swedish women’s clinics apply employment contracts violating human rights
In an interview with Swedish Radio P4 Blekinge, Marianne Gertzell, head of the women’s clinic in Karlskrona, states that since January this year, the clinic requires that person’s seeking employment state whether they agree to participate in abortions, in their employment contract.
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The UN Committee against Torture stops expulsion of family
Scandinavian Human Rights lawyers represent a family of six people, citizens of Afghanistan, who fled to Sweden because of honor-related persecution. In Sweden, the family has converted from Islam to Christianity, but all family members have been denied a residence permit in Sweden…
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Pro Victims Justice Conference in Bucharest
Our cooperating lawyer and partner Henrietta is participating in an EU-conference
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Their father drowned in the Mediterranean – now the family is facing severe persecution in Sweden
Scandinavian Human Rights Lawyers will appeal their case
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Report about the Asylum Processes of Religious Converts in Sweden
Report about the Asylum Processes of Religious Converts in Sweden.
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Expulsion of trafficking victim is stopped by the UN Committee Against Torture
Scandinavian Human Rights lawyers represent Joy, who survived human trafficking for sexual purposes, and her little son. The family’s application for asylum was rejected in Sweden and the Swedish Migration Board has decided on expulsion.
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Expulsion of Christian convert stopped by the UN Committee against Torture
After Scandinavian Human Rights Lawyers filed a complaint with the UN Torture Committee, the Committee has decided to request that the Swedish Government stop the expulsion Abolfazl and that his case should be examined by the Committee.
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