Processed complaints
The complaint was registered on 7 mars 2013. The complainant Organisation claims that Sweden does not comply with its obligations under Article 11 (the right to protection of health) and Article E (non- discrimination), by failing to enact a comprehensive and clear legal and policy framework governing the practice of conscientious objection by healthcare providers in Sweden, by allowing conscientious objectors to be treated in a discriminatory way, and by failing to enact comprehensive and clear policy and guidelines to prevent serious incidents or deficiencies when abortion is recommended.
- Case Document no. 1, Complaint registered on 7 March 2013
- Case Document no. 2, Observations of the Government on admissiblity
- Case Document no. 3, Response to the observations of the Government on admissiblity
- Case Document no. 4, Observations from Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF)
- Case Document no. 5, Observations from the Swedish Association for Sexuality Education and the Center for Reproductive Rights (RFSU)
- Case Document no.6, Submissions from the Government on the merits
- Case Document no. 7, Observations from Ordo Juris
- Case Document no.8, Response by FAFCE to the submissions from the Government on the merits
- Case Document no.9, Further response from the Government
The European Committee of Social Rights declared the complaint admissible on 10 September 2013.
The European Committee of Social Rights concluded unanimously, that there is no violation of Article 11 and transmitted its report containing its decision on the merits of the complaint to the Parties and to the Committee of Ministers on 26 March 2015.
CM WebsiteThe Committee of Ministers adopted Resolution Res/CM ChS (2015)13 on 17 June 2015.
Decision on admissibility of the Complaint 99/2013
Decision on the merits of the Complaint 99/2013
Resolution ResChS(2015)13 of the Committee of Ministers on 17 June 2015
Findings of the European Committee of Social Rights on the follow-up of the Complaint
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