The Local Sweden https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Human rights chief 'concerned' about Sweden's asylum laws The Council of Europe's rights commissioner has urged Sweden to reverse restrictions imposed on asylum seekers when it reviews its temporary law in 2018. https://www.thelocal.se/20180216/human-rights-chief-slams-swedens-asylum-laws Fri, 16 Feb 2018 08:27:18 +0100 human-rights-chief-slams-swedens-asylum-laws Council of Europe criticizes Swedish asylum laws The Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights has called on Sweden to improve its asylum laws, particularly in cases involving unaccompanied minors. https://www.thelocal.se/20171009/council-of-europe-criticizes-swedish-asylum-laws Mon, 09 Oct 2017 18:50:29 +0200 council-of-europe-criticizes-swedish-asylum-laws Sweden fails its Roma minority: report Sweden still fails to live up to the Council of Europe’s demands to protect the Roma people. https://www.thelocal.se/20110408/33090 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 12:39:00 +0200 33090 Sweden criticized for lack of effort on minority languages Sweden has been taken to task by the Council of Europe for a lack of progress in raising social awareness about and promoting educational programs in the country’s five national minority languages. https://www.thelocal.se/20090507/19300 Thu, 07 May 2009 10:08:00 +0200 19300 Bildt's behaviour has Russians seeing red Comments comparing Vladimir Putin to Adolf Hitler, and a decision to have dinner in Ukraine have put Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt on Russia's black-list. https://www.thelocal.se/20081001/14684 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:00:00 +0200 14684