IN MEMORIAM: LENNART ASPEGREN, BOARD MEMBER OF THE EDELSTAM FOUNDATION
It is with deep sadness that we share that our board member and dear colleague Lennart Aspegren has passed away. Lennart was an extraordinary person whose work left a lasting…
It is with deep sadness that we share that our board member and dear colleague Lennart Aspegren has passed away. Lennart was an extraordinary person whose work left a lasting…
“The clearest example is that no action has been taken several months after the Foreign Minister’s official demand for Dawit Isaak’s immediate release, despite Eritrea’s continued refusal to comply. Appeasing…
April 29, 2026 – In an article in Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail, researcher Susanne Berger writes that "The West is Courting Favour with Eritrea – Putting Aside Human-Rights…
Varför kräver Sverige och EU inte mer kraftfullt frigivningen av Dawit Isaak, en svensk och EU-medborgare, friges? Svaret ligger i EU:s officiella politiska hållning gentemot Eritrea. Enligt interna EU-rapporter från…
Why do Sweden and the EU not insist more forcefully on the release of Swedish & EU citizen Dawit Isaak? The answer lies in the EU's official policy approach to…
2.2.2026 09:01:26 CET | The Edelstam Foundation | Press Release El día de hoy la Fundación Edelstam anuncia la apertura de convocatoria para nominaciones al Premio Edelstam 2026. La candidatura es abierta y los…
Today the Edelstam Foundation announces the opening of their Call for Nominations for the Edelstam Prize 2026. The nomination is open and candidates may be submitted by anyone. The Edelstam Prize…
Sweden and the EU's highly pragmatic approach towards Eritrea has failed to secure any clear concessions from one of the world's most repressive regimes write SUSANNE BERGER and CAROLINE EDELSTAM…
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled that Mexico bears international responsibility for serious human rights violations in connection with the murder of Lilia Alejandra García Andrade, the daughter of human rights defender Norma…
On Wednesday, Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Maria Malmer Stenergard, carried out a working visit to Asmara, the capital of Eritrea. The visit marked the first by a Swedish government…