
The Minister of Culture officially opened the Institute for Human Rights: "A milestone for Sweden"1.6.2022 16:49:16 CEST | Institutet för mänskliga rättigheter | Pressmeddelande
Finally,". "Long awaited". These were some of the most repeated comments during the official opening of the Institute for Human Rights in Sweden. Several of the speakers and of the 150 invited guests described the new authority as a milestone in Swedish history. - It is easy to think that human rights are mainly about international law and about resounding words like freedom, justice, and equality. But it is in everyday life that they really come to acquire their full significance. The work for human rights must take place everywhere in society, said Anders Kompass, acting director of the institute. The establishment of the Institute means that Sweden will for the first time have an independent institution dealing with all issues related to human rights. The new authority was established on 1 January this year, on the basis of preparatory work conducted by the board before then. During the spring, the institute conducted dialogues with civil society organisations, responded to referra