The Scandinavian Human Dignity Award is presented by the Scandinavian Human Rights Committee and Lawyers to a person or an organization which has made a special contribution to human rights, all of which derive from the inherent dignity of the human person and are essential for her free and full development.

On May 18, the same day as judge Robert Spano takes over as President of the European Court of Human Rights, the Scandinavian Human Rights Lawyers submit a request for revision…

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..

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.

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…