UN Watchdog: Sweden Violated Disabled Child’s Right to Life
A UN Human Rights Committee has ruled that Sweden breached the right to life of a 21-year-old Albanian with severe disabilities by deporting him twice without securing access to essential medical care. The case involves E.B., diagnosed with autism, cerebral palsy and epilepsy. He arrived in Sweden in 2012 seeking protection, but authorities removed him in 2016 at age 10 and again in 2019 at 14 after his family’s asylum applications were rejected. The committee found that Swedish officials failed to assess whether E.B. could continue necessary treatment in Albania, exposing him to a risk of irreparable harm. It has urged Stockholm to review his case, reconsider his residency applications and provide appropriate compensation.
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