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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
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