Head of Department of Human Rights Meets Chargé d’Affairs of Embassy of the Kingdom of Sweden in Baghdad

The Head of the Human Rights Department, Minister Plenipotentiary, Dr. Ali Hilal, met with Mr. Christian Olsen, Chargé d’Affairs of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Sweden in Baghdad. During the meeting, they discussed the cooperation between the two countries in the field of human rights and capacity-building and the Sweden’s role in supporting the competent Iraqi authorities to promote and protect human rights. The two sides also discussed the work of the current session of the Human Rights Council, the interventions made within the items on its agenda, Iraq’s vision of the issue of accountability, achieving justice for the victims, and criminal laws that promote human rights principles.