European Court of Human Rights’ judgment inconsistent with refugee law
The ICJ expresses its disappointment today at the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of M.E. v. Sweden (Application No. 71398/12). (more…)
Region and country Archives: Sweden
M. I. v. Sweden, Communication No. 2149/2012, 25 July 2013: Sweden
The facts as submitted by the author 2.1 The author used to live in Dhaka, Bangladesh, where her parents and siblings still live. She alleges that she is lesbian and that her parents learned about this around the end of 2002 or the beginning of 2003. Subsequently, her parents arranged a marriage for her with […]
No. 1968-12, Administrative Court of Appeals of Stockholm, Sweden (19 December 2012)
The Court argued that the requirement to undergo sterilization before being able to change sex markers violates the Swedish Constitution and the European Convention of Human Rights. No. 1968-12, Administrative Court of Appeals of Stockholm, Sweden (19 December 2012), (Full text of judgment in Swedish, PDF)
Sweden-Lag om ändring i steriliseringslagen (2012)
Sweden-Lag om ändring i steriliseringslagen-2012-swe
Case of Vejdeland and others v. Sweden
The ICJ and Interights submitted a third-party intervention in this case. (more…)