On 4 October 2013 the Peace Institute had the honor of a visit by Peter Nobel, former Discrimination Ombudsman in Sweden who has worked for a long time with several human rights issues in Sweden and internationally. Mr Nobel was accompanied by his wife Weini, who is working for the Equality Ombudsman in Sweden as well as Michael Ståhl and Dorrit Alopeaus Ståhl who have both, amongst others, worked extensively with aid in Africa. The meeting discussed the Peace Institute’s work with minority issues and self-government solutions. Peter Nobel also talked about efforts to promote Saami rights and participation in the Swedish and Nordic context. A seminar on the Nordic Saami convention was held at the Swedish parliament in June 2013.
Read more about the seminar here.
While a follow up was organised more recently in the city of Östersund in September 2013, read more here.