Sweden’s Ambassador for Human Rights
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Sweden’s Ambassador for Human Rights is tasked with strengthening work on the Government’s priorities regarding human rights. The Ambassador is an additional resource for the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and missions abroad in ongoing work and helps to increase the visibility of Sweden’s policy in this area. Focus is on dialogue with states, organisations and civil society, and on various forms of outreach.

In addition, the Ambassador leads Sweden’s delegation to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, is co-chair of the Government Offices’ inter-ministerial working group for human rights together with Sweden’s Ministry of Employment and sits on the Per Anger Prize jury.
Irina Schoulgin Nyoni is Sweden’s Ambassador for Human Rights.
Sweden’s foreign policy work for human rights, democracy and the rule of law
This webpage is part of the theme page about Sweden’s foreign policy work for human rights, democracy and the rule of law.