A/HRC/29/13 130. Mexico welcomed the recognition of the Sami as an indigenous population, and the efforts to promote awareness about xenophobia and other forms of intolerance among children and adolescents. It encouraged Sweden to continue combating racist, xenophobic, Islamophobic and anti-Semitic propaganda. 131. Ghana commended the commitment by Sweden to the UPR process. Ghana referred to the legacy of Raoul Wallenberg regarding the protection of minorities, while noting human rights concerns that had been expressed by the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and the Committee against Torture. 132. The Swedish delegation stated that, while racist organizations could exist in Sweden, racist actions were criminalized. 133. The implementation of the strategy for Roma inclusion was characterized by Roma influence and participation. 134. Sweden had allocated a considerable amount of money, including for shelters, in order to implement all measures to end men’s violence against women, violence and oppression in the name of honour, violence in same-sex relationships, female genital mutilation, child marriages and forced marriages. 135. The delegation stated that, in 2012, the Government had appointed a national coordinator against violence in close relationships. Sweden expected the final report in May 2015 of the committee of enquiry charged with developing a national strategy to achieve the aim of ending men’s violence against women. 136. If business did not live up to the commitment of applying quotas for women in business, the Government might consider legislating on that matter. 137. The delegation referred to Sweden’s proactive role in abolishing corporal punishment against children both in Sweden and internationally. Sweden planned to create a national knowledge centre on violence against children to coordinate and compile knowledge and to support actors in their work against corporal punishment. 138. The issue of child poverty had been highly prioritized by the Government, and some county administrative boards had supported local authorities in producing action plans, suited to local conditions, to deal with child poverty. 139. Sweden was the country in Europe receiving the highest number of asylum-seeking unaccompanied children. In 2014, 87 per cent of unaccompanied minors had been granted residence permits. Sweden, per capita, had received more refugees than any other European Union country. 140. The principle of non-refoulement had long been a part of Swedish asylum law. Refusal of entry or expulsion may never be enforced if the person would be in danger of suffering the death penalty or torture. 141. The delegation confirmed that it was not possible to accede to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their families. 142. Regarding questions about human trafficking, the delegation stated that Sweden had presented, in 2014, an action plan for the protection of children against human trafficking, exploitation and sexual assaults. 143. The delegation reported that the Swedish Foreign Intelligence Inspectorate was tasked with verifying that the defence intelligence authorities followed the Foreign Intelligence Act. The Foreign Intelligence Court was a special court hearing applications for permits to conduct signals intelligence. All signal intelligence that a national defence 14

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