We believe in empowering civil society and holding the justice system accountable for the violations that happen in the name of the state. We belive in redemption and vindication for people that have been wrongfully incarcerated in the form of new trials and legal remedies.
Innocence project for minorities is a non profit organization that fights for individual rights against the state. Our longterm goal is to coordinate between relevant actors in Swedish society in order to support individuals that are faced with unlawful and illegal practices.
Sweden today is a country that regularly commits abuses against minorities through agencies such as the police, prosecutors, courts and social services. Most of the abuses are commited by agencies that in many cases operate through indivuals unconcious biases. The issue comes when unconcious biases lead to inprisonment, lack of investigation and human rights violations.
These institutions have been free to commit abuses for years without proper oversight and consequences. The agencies that are charged with supervising the "justice system" have become toothless and as such crimes against humanity is a regular occurence within the system. This is something we want to change.
We want to see a shift in how Swedish authorities deal with matters as it relates to anti-racism activities. We want government agencies to work actively to adress grievences and that individuals have clear ways to get vindication & reparation.
We want:
The american experience differs significantly from the swedish one, however the two countries have many similarities when it comes to how they deal with minority groups. For example, the expansion of the Swedish state to the north of the country lead to the suffering and wealt theft from Samer, an indigenous swedish people, similar to the US. These practises are deep-rooted in the Swedish state and have not been properly adressed. Abuses today are mainly against black and brown Swedes but unlike the US there is no recognition that this is a major problem facing hundreds of thousands of Swedish citizens. Sweden lacks proper mechanism to deal with this issue as it doesn´t correlate with their sense of self and the image of the "gentle swede".
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