Ulrika Sundberg Explained

Ulrika Sundberg is a Swedish diplomat.^[1] Her most recent appointment is Sweden's ambassador to Ireland and previously to Belgium (Sweden based) and Pakistan.^{[2] [3]}

In 2002 Sundberg wrote a paper entitled, "Durban: The Third World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance," in the International Review of Penal Law.^[4] It was her report on conference on racism held in Durban, South Africa in 2000, and the problems confrerees had agreeing on a definition of discrimination. In 2005 Sundberg wrote a nineteen-page report, entitled, "Human Rights and Terrorism: Some Comments on the Work of United Nations Commission on Human Rights," in the International Review of Penal Law.^[5]

In 2006 Sundberg took a lead role in Swedish efforts to have the World Bank to incorporate human rights standards into its lending.^[1]

Sundberg had regular meetings with Rehman Malik, Pakistan's Minister of the Interior, when four Muslim Swedes, Mehdi Ghezali, Munir Awad, Safia Benaouda, and her two-year-old child, were captured and faced allegations that they had ties to terrorism.^{[6] [2] [3]} The four were captured on August 28, 2009, and were released, without charge, on October 10, 2009.

References

1. News: The World Bank takes on the Human Rights agenda . . October 10, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110719085058/http://www.manskligarattigheter.gov.se/extra/pod/?action=pod_show&id=44&module_instance=2 . July 19, 2011 . dead.
2. News: Sweden: Pakistan has released arrested Swedes . . October 10, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121024103522/http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/international/index.ssf?/base/international-16/1255168917150470.xml&storylist=international . October 24, 2012 . September 26, 2009 . dead.
3. News: Pakistan Swedes Freed . . October 10, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120828044909/http://www.sr.se/cgi-bin/International/nyhetssidor/artikel.asp?ProgramID=2054&format=1&artikel=3158551 . August 28, 2012 . dead.
4. Durban: The Third World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance . 73 . 1 . . 2002 . Ulrika Sundberg . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305204139/https://www.ncjrs.gov/App/publications/Abstract.aspx?id=198769 . March 5, 2016 . October 10, 2009 . dead.
5. News: Human Rights and Terrorism: Some Comments on the Work of United Nations Commission on Human Rights. International Review of Penal Law. 76. 1. 2005. Ulrika Sundberg. October 10, 2009.
6. Web site: Terror suspect Swedes freed from Pakistan . . October 10, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091012154925/http://www.thelocal.se/22576/20091010/ . October 12, 2009 . dead.

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