Sweden to Be Quizzed on Sami Rights

This week, representatives from the Swedish state will be questioned by the UN Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights about how they preserve the rights of the country's minorities.

That is reported by Radio Sweden.

The situation of Sweden’s indigenous Sami population will be addressed, including fears that their rights may be disregarded in connection with the expected mining expansion in the North.

"It's worrying that the so-called green transition is placed above the rights of the indigenous Sami people," says Charlotta Göller, a spokesperson for the NGO the Fund for Global Human Rights to Swedish Radio News.

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