Sweden's Ambassador for Human Rights, Democracy & Rule of Law, Cecilia Ruthström-Ruin has visited Zambia!
In the end on November, Sweden’s Ambassador for Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law, Cecilia Ruthström-Ruin visited Zambia. Ms Ruthström-Ruin had a full program, meeting Sweden´s partners in Zambia. The ambassador particiated in Action Aid's Open Forum on making a case for democracy, visited National Legal Aid Clinic for Women to understand how they work in protecting the rights of women and children, and visited Chibolya compound together with our partner BBC Media Action who who held a live Tikambe radio show where young people got the opportunity to ask questions on sexual and reproductive health & rights, focusing especially on gender-based violence.
Read more about the ambassador's week in Zambia on our Facebook page Embassy of Sweden in Lusaka.
Sweden was the first country in the world to appoint a global ambassador for human rights, in the 1980s. Respect for, and the protection of, human rights is both a cornerstone and a starting point for Sweden. The Ambassador for Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law represents Swedish policy in international organisations and in contacts with other countries. The ambassador also acts as a bridge between the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and civil society, both in Sweden and internationally.
