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Merit Wager wrote that Finland's Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen had said that Finland should not accept traditions, cultures, or customs that limited girls' freedom. According to the Swedish translation that Wager shared, Valtonen believed that girls and women should be able to decide over their own lives, and that religious or cultural norms should not be used to restrict their freedom. Wager also recounted Valtonen's statement that the National Coalition Party wanted to ban face-covering garments, such as the burqa and niqab, in schools and other educational institutions. Valtonen had said that the government led by the National Coalition Party had strengthened the rights of girls and women by more clearly criminalizing forced marriages and female genital mutilation. She had described female genital mutilation as violence and said that every girl had the right to bodily integrity. According to Wager's account, Valtonen also emphasized that equality, individual freedom, and human rights should not be overridden by references to religion, culture, or tradition. Every girl should have the right to be seen, heard, dream, and shape her future based on her own desires, she had said. #Jämställdhet #MänskligaRättigheter #KvinnorsRättigheter (translated)

The writer stated that the consequences were now visible as men were allowed to worsen the situation for female prisoners. They indicated that they had already pointed this out in October 2023 as a possible side effect of the proposed law on gender identity, ahead of the vote in April 2024. https://t.co/QEDZ1jyDwX #Könstillhörighet #Rättigheter #Kvinnor #SE (translated)

Michael Winiarski criticizes Donald Trump's decision to broadcast the execution of Nidal Hasan live, arguing that the USA is thereby following in the footsteps of terrorist groups and opening up moral and legal dilemmas regarding the death penalty and human rights. #Dödsstraff #OffentligaAvrättningar #Trump (translated)

Civil Rights Defenders welcomes the Nobel Peace Prize 2026 being awarded to Navi Pillay for her long-standing work on human rights and international law, highlighting the importance of justice and accountability in today's global society. #NobelsFredspris #MänskligaRättigheter #InternationellRätt (translated)

The Tenants' Association expresses strong criticism of the decision by the arbitrators to increase rents by between 2.6 and 2.8 percent in 15 municipalities, and believes this underscores the need to reform the law on arbitrators to better protect tenants' rights. #hyreshöjning #skiljemän #hyresgäster (translated)

The writer described it as grotesque, shameful, and frightening that people in the country on October 7 found it appropriate to celebrate mass murder. The writer stated that this was far from the society and values that most desired, where humanism, human rights, and equality for all would prevail. https://t.co/syJe8t1y6L #mänskligaRättigheter #jämlikhet #humanism #SE (translated)

The writer asked if the recipient would have defended the same struggles and principles in 1936, when Nazism, according to the writer, was in the process of building the apparatus for the Holocaust that would later become one of humanity's darkest chapters. The writer also stated that the Holocaust was not the beginning, but the culmination of something. #motstånd #SE (translated)

Ulrika Westerlund has been elected as the spokesperson for the Environment Party on justice policy, LGBTQI rights, and children's rights issues, as well as a member of the Justice Committee, where she intends to prioritize the rule of law and the protection of children's rights during the upcoming term. #hbtqi #barnrätt #rättspolitik (translated)

Linnéa wrote that those who chose and approved the illustration likely wanted to be inclusive, but that Swedish schools should not contribute to normalizing sexism and the sexualization of children. She added that the presence of eight-year-old girls in veils did not mean that educational materials needed to depict them. (translated)

The International Tenant Day on October 5 marks increasing protests against rising rents and housing shortages in Europe, where tenants are organizing to demand better housing conditions and stronger rights in a time of housing crisis. #Hyresgäster #Bostadskris #Hyreshöjningar (translated)

In his new book "The World after September 11," Mattias Svensson argues that the U.S. war on terrorism has led to a gigantic policy failure that has exacerbated problems rather than reduced them, and warns that this should make us question the legitimacy of restricting human rights in the name of security. #Terrorism #MänskligaRättigheter #USA (translated)

Ireland has become the most pro-Palestinian country in the western world, as reflected in the protests of the masses and the increasing support for Palestine among the Irish, linked to the country's own history of colonialism and the struggle for human rights. #Irland #Palestina #Protest (translated)

The national veto will be abolished⚠️ Ursula von der Leyen will next week present sharp demands to abolish unanimity and switch to majority decisions in the following areas: 🔺Security and defense 🔺Sanctions and human rights 🔺Enlargement Must be stopped! https://t.co/40BIaeVm1c #EU #Politik #MänskligaRättigheter (translated)

The Truth Commission for the Sami people directs harsh criticism at the Swedish state for historical and contemporary abuses against the Sami, and demands actions such as acknowledgment of these abuses and better protection for Sami rights. #SamernasRättigheter #Urfolk #Sanningskommissionen (translated)

En ny rapport från Institutet för mänskliga rättigheter visar att människorättsförsvarare i Sverige utsätts för hot och nedtystning, och efterlyser ett mer samordnat nationellt arbete för att skydda deras rättigheter och säkerhet. #Människorättsförsvarare #MänskligaRättigheter #Sverige