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Actions on Environment Day in Nepal

IM supported partners in Nepal who joined people around the world to mark the World Environment Day on June 5. This year the World Environment Day is being marked with the theme Only One Earth. It…

Jun 10, 2022

Disrespectful and unworthy

According to the horrific television images, Israeli police entered the funeral procession to take down Palestinian flags. They struck with batons and the coffin bearers were close to dropping the coffin. The reason as stated by…

May 14, 2022

Painful news from Ukraine

People have been forced to their knees and executed in cold blood with shots in their necks. Smoke grenades have been thrown into basements where people have sought refuge, after which women and children who have…

Apr 4, 2022

Civil society provides support in times of crisis

Of the over 100,000 refugees staying in Moldova at this point in time (numbers from from last week), only some 5,000 are housed in state refugee shelters (of a total of 10,000 places available). At the…

Mar 31, 2022

The reasons for fleeing decide – nothing else!

It is now almost six years since Sweden radically changed its refugee policy. Continued “breathing space” and the impending “system collapse” have since dominated the debate. Not many days have passed on social media without former…

Mar 4, 2022

There is war in Europe

I had the radio on in the background all day yesterday, but only in the evening when I sat down and concentrated on watching the news on TV did I really take it all in. An…

Feb 25, 2022

IM supports Ukraine

We support organisations in Ukraine that work with human rights and inclusion, which is the very foundation of democracy. Activists play an important role in creating a positive change in society. We put their personal safety…

Feb 24, 2022

Young people are raising their voices for Ukraine’s future

It has been seven years since the youth of Ukraine stood on the barricades during the Euromaidan demonstrations, in which the president Viktor Janukovytj used deadly force to quell the people’s protests against the government. It…

Feb 24, 2022

Anders Kompass resigns as chairman

The assignment at the authority is expected to continue in the spring of 2022, during the time that a regular director is appointed. – Having worked with human rights for most of my life, especially abroad,…

Jan 14, 2022

They take the fight when society fails

– We are well into the 2000s and many people here in Ukraine can not even get out on the street. Something is very wrong! Bohdan Boiko is noticeably upset. He gestures and attracts the eyes…

Jan 10, 2022

The Swedish government should protest!

The two organizations Al Haq and Defense for Children International are two internationally recognized human rights organizations with close cooperation with the UN, the EU and international civil society organizations. They investigate and report on human…

Nov 29, 2021