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Rejected women sue Swedish university
A group of women who are suing a Swedish university for gender discrimination have also reported Sweden’s Equality Ombudsman (Diskrimineringsombudsmannen – DO) to the Ombudsman of Justice (Justitieombudsmännen – JO), charging the equality agency failed to take up their case.
Porn shop internship costs Swedish man his job
A man from Skellefteå in northern Sweden who lost his job as a personal care assistant because of a part-time internship at a local porn shop has accused his former employer of discrimination.
Troublesome kids locked in isolation cells
Solitary confinement is used as a form of punishment for children as young as 11-years-old by Sweden’s state-operated centres for troubled youth, a new investigation has revealed.
Ryanair forced to pay damages in Sweden
Low-cost airline Ryanair has been ordered by a Swedish court to compensate a couple from Linköping for costs incurred returning home after their flight from Brussels was canceled at the last minute.
No ethnic bias in Sweden: Labour Court
Sweden’s Ombudsman for Ethnic Discrimination (DO) hasn’t won a single case before the country’s labour court since 2003.
Sales force told to use 'Swedish' names
Employees with foreign backgrounds working for a telemarketing company in Jönköping in central Sweden claim management encouraged them to change their names in order to increase sales.
Dutch woman barred from borrowing books
A Stockholm-area library is being sued by Sweden’s Ombudsman against Ethnic Discrimination (DO) for refusing to let a Dutch woman check out more than two books because she wasn't Swedish.
Report faults Sweden for discrimination
Swedish minorities face widespread discrimination including a lack of education in their mother tongues, Sweden's ombudsman against ethnic discrimination said on Friday.
Swedish sport 'ignoring gender equality laws'
Athletics in Sweden fail to live up to demands set by the country’s laws on gender equality, according to an investigation by the Equal Opportunities Ombudsman (Jämställdhetsombudsmannen - JämO).
Police reported for pepper spraying epileptic
A woman who was doused with pepper spray while suffering an epileptic seizure has reported police from Växjö in south central Sweden to Ombudsmen of Justice (JO) for their handling of the incident.
Health authority sued over lesbian insemination
Only one woman in a lesbian couple has the right to insemination according to Uppsala health authority. Discrimination - argues the Ombudsman against Discrimination on grounds of Sexual Orientation (HomO).
Linna appointed new 'Super Ombudsman'
Katri Linna has been appointed as the new 'Super Omdudsman' and director-general of the new discrimination authority, the Minister for Integration and Gender Equality, Nyamko Sabuni, announced at a press conference on Thursday.
Eight-year-old caught up in birthday card outrage
A second grader in Lund in southern Sweden was forced to take back his birthday party invitations because he hadn’t invited all the students in his class.
Muslim mum discrimination case headed to Supreme Court
The City of Gothenburg has appealed to Sweden’s highest court to avoid paying damages to two Muslim mothers who were kicked out of a swimming pool for not removing their veils.
Probe into Swedish-only workplace idea
Sweden’s Ombudsman Against Ethnic Discrimination (DO) will examine proposals in both Enköping and Uppsala municipalities forbidding employees from speaking any other language than Swedish on the job.