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SWEDEN: Sweden’s compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) - Joint NGO submission for the UN Human Rights Committee’s review of Sweden during its 116th session, 7-31 March 2016 (pdf)

21 February 2016

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"The situation for civil and political rights in Sweden is generally good in comparison with many other countries. There are, for example, oversight mechanisms to safeguard the freedom of opinion, assembly, speech and religion, as well as protection for due process and legal certainty. At the same time there are significant human rights concerns in Sweden, in particular in regard to the rights protection for minority populations and other vulnerable groups. This report aims at pointing the Committee’s attention to some of these concerns. The report does not claim to be exhaustive. As such, Civil Rights Defenders and the undersigned organizations (the signatory organizations) do not contend that the issues addressed below describe all human rights concerns under the Covenant in Sweden. The issues addressed in this report have been selected because these are areas where the signatory organizations possess specific expertise"

See the full text: Sweden’s compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) - Joint NGO submission for the UN Human Rights Committee’s review of Sweden during its 116th session, 7-31 March 2016 (pdf)

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