by admin_HRWF | Jul 17, 2019 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
By Catherine Edwards Thelocal.se (12.07.2019) – https://bit.ly/2JB2XoL – One year ago, Sweden introduced a law change that meant sex without explicit consent was considered as rape, including when the victim did not actively say ‘no’....
by admin_HRWF | May 16, 2019 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Helsingborgs imam, Samir El Rifai, attacked Jews and called them “offspring of the monkeys and pigs” during a speech at Gustav Adolf’s square in Helsingborg. Tundratabloids.com (10.05.2019) – http://bit.ly/2Hqp3cJ – he incident was reported to the...
by admin_HRWF | Aug 22, 2018 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
By Nathalie Rothschild Politico.eu (23.07.2018) – https://politi.co/2O21Nlt – A row over how to deal with child marriage among immigrants has inflamed political debate ahead of a general election in Sweden, where migration continues to divide public...
by admin_HRWF | Jun 26, 2018 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
JTA (25.06.2018) – https://bit.ly/2ItQmjp – Three Arab men were convicted of the attempted arson of a synagogue in Sweden. The three men — two Palestinians and a Syrian — were convicted and sentenced Monday in Gothenberg District Court. Two were...
by admin_HRWF | May 16, 2018 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Daily Sabah Europe (08.05.2018) – https://bit.ly/2L0BfAj – Swedish police on Tuesday granted a mosque permission to hold a weekly call for prayer, or adhan, triggering divisions among politicians and the public five months ahead of elections in a country...
