Committee on Foreign Affairs

Organisation name in original language

Utrikesutskottet (UU)

Category of human rights structure

Parliamentary structure/mechanism

Country

Sweden

Website URL

Not available

Type(s) of body

Not applicable

Address

Sveriges riksdag
SE-100 12 Stockholm

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Legal source(s)

Human rights capacity support

  • The Committee on Foreign Affairs is supported by a secretariat with about eight employees with backgrounds in law and political science.

Functions

  • Handles international relations, development aid and trade, and prepares related budget proposals.
  • Regularly addresses human rights in reports, government briefings, visits and international trips, making the issue a consistent focus of its work.

Specific mandates

Not applicable

Structured cooperation with partners at national level

  • The Parliamentary Ombudsman consults with the Committee on the Constitution.
  • The committee co-lectures with the Chancellor of Justice for trainee judges.

Structured cooperation with partners at international and EU level

  • The committee continuously contacts the parliament in writing; it also has written contact with EU institutions and the government.
  • The committee participates in Nordic and international ombudsman networks.
  • The Committee on EU Affairs meets quarterly at the Conference of Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs.
  • The Swedish National Audit Office engages with the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions and the European Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions.
  • The Committee on Foreign Affairs manages international cooperation budgets.

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