Human Rights Defenders – the situation in Sweden 2025 | Mänskliga Rättighetsdagarna 2025

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Human Rights Defenders – the situation in Sweden 2025

Wednesday December 10, 2025 13:30 - 14:30 CET M12

Speakers: Lina Ploug, Fredrik Malmberg,, Christina Johnsson, Mary Lawlor, Marie Cham, John Stauffer
Moderator: Tobias Rahm

Every year, one in seven people in Sweden take action to protect human rights. But what do we actually know about the conditions they face? In this seminar, we present an overview of the current situation based on data from 100 professional and recognized human rights defenders in Sweden.

UN Special Rapporteur Mary Lawlor joins us as we reveal a troubling trend of infringements on the rights and activities of those working to uphold human rights in Sweden.

“Human rights defender” is a term used to describe people who, individually or with others, act to promote or protect human rights in a peaceful manner. Ms. Mary Lawlor, will speak and reflect on the global situation and development together with the Swedish Institute for Human Rights.

Organizer

Institutet för mänskliga rättigheter

Topic

Klimat
Demokrati
Minoriteter

Målgrupp

Civilsamhälle
Tjänstepersoner

Språk

Svenska
Teckenspråkstolkad

Programform

Konferensprogram (60 min)
Nivå: Medel

Lecturers

Lina Ploug Speaker

Stockholms stad

Fredrik Malmberg, Speaker

Institutet för mänskliga rättigheter

Christina Johnsson Speaker

Malmö universitet

Mary Lawlor Speaker

UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders

Marie Cham Speaker

Ombudsman, Akademikerförbundet SSR

John Stauffer Speaker

Civil Rights Defenders

Tobias Rahm Moderator

Institutet för mänskliga rättigheter

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