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Sweden: Parties Should State Position on Israel, Palestine

Human Rights Watch·Human Rights Watch·28 days ago
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(Stockholm) – Sweden’s political parties should clarify their positions in advance of the September 2026 general election on how they intend to implement international court rulings on Israel and Palestine, seven civil society organizations said in a  questionnaire sent to political groups. The organizations expressed concern over Israel’s breaches of human rights and the laws of war , which continue to cause immense suffering and destruction in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,  Lebanon , and the broader region. The questionnaire is a joint initiative by Act Swedish Church, Amnesty Sweden, Diakonia, Swedish Fellowship of Reconciliation, The Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society, Human Rights Watch, and Oxfam Sweden. “There is broad political consensus in Sweden that international law should be respected, but little has been done to ensure that Israeli authorities comply with it”, said  Måns Molander , Nordic director at Human Rights Watch.…

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