Sweden must apologise for harm done to Sami people, says state-backed report
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Independent commission accuses country of failing Indigenous people, amid rising tensions over land rights An independent commission set up by the Swedish state has called on the country’s government to apologise for the “harm and injustice inflicted upon the Sami people” and to start a national process for “redress and reconciliation”. The Truth Commission for the Sami People also called for a special apology to be…
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