Sámi Rights

Following Sweden’s Supreme Court ruling on January 23 2020, confirming the Girja’s Sami village land and water rights in the Sami traditional territory, we have received more and more reports of...

During yesterday’s court proceedings in the highlighted Girjas Case in Sweden’s Supreme Court, the Chancellor of Justice stated, among other things, that “the fact that the Sami enjoys legal status as...

As late as last month, when reviewed by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Sweden received critique with regards to its treatment of the Sami indigenous people. ...

On 2–3 May, Sweden is reviewed by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The committee monitors the implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination...

State representatives often emphasise Sweden’s role as a vocal defender of human rights in the international arena. In addition, the Swedish state frequently expresses its support for the Declaration ...

Civil Rights Defenders and the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation are working together with Sami civil society to ensure that Sweden respects the rights of the Sami people. Both political and leg...