# Ulrika Sundberg

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**Ulrika Sundberg** is a [Swedish](/source/Swedish_people) diplomat.[1] Her most recent appointment is Sweden's ambassador to Ireland and previously to [Belgium](/source/Belgium) (Sweden based) and [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan).[2][3][4]

In 2002 Sundberg wrote a paper entitled, *"Durban: The Third World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance,"* in the *[International Review of Penal Law](/source/International_Review_of_Penal_Law)*.[5] It was her report on conference on [racism](/source/Racism) held in [Durban](/source/Durban), South Africa in 2000, and the problems confrerees had agreeing on a definition of [discrimination](/source/Discrimination). In 2005 Sundberg wrote a nineteen-page report, entitled, *"Human Rights and Terrorism: Some Comments on the Work of United Nations Commission on Human Rights,"* in the *International Review of Penal Law*.[6]

In 2006 Sundberg took a lead role in Swedish efforts to have the [World Bank](/source/World_Bank) to incorporate [human rights](/source/Human_rights) standards into its lending.[1]

Sundberg had regular meetings with [Rehman Malik](/source/Rehman_Malik), Pakistan's [Minister of the Interior](/source/Minister_of_the_Interior), when four Muslim Swedes, [Mehdi Ghezali](/source/Mehdi_Ghezali), [Munir Awad](/source/Munir_Awad), [Safia Benaouda](/source/Safia_Benaouda), and her two-year-old child, were captured and faced allegations that they had ties to terrorism.[2][3][4] The four were captured on August 28, 2009, and were released, without charge, on October 10, 2009.

## References

1. ["The World Bank takes on the Human Rights agenda"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110719085058/http://www.manskligarattigheter.gov.se/extra/pod/?action=pod_show&id=44&module_instance=2). [Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs](/source/Swedish_Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs). October 10, 2006. Archived from [the original](http://www.manskligarattigheter.gov.se/extra/pod/?action=pod_show&id=44&module_instance=2) on July 19, 2011.

1. ["Terror suspect Swedes freed from Pakistan"](https://web.archive.org/web/20091012154925/http://www.thelocal.se/22576/20091010/). *[The Local](/source/The_Local)*. October 10, 2009. Archived from [the original](http://www.thelocal.se/22576/20091010/) on October 12, 2009.

1. ["Sweden: Pakistan has released arrested Swedes"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121024103522/http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/international/index.ssf?/base/international-16/1255168917150470.xml&storylist=international). [Mlive](/source/Mlive). October 10, 2009. Archived from [the original](http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/international/index.ssf?/base/international-16/1255168917150470.xml&storylist=international) on October 24, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2009.

1. ["Pakistan Swedes Freed"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120828044909/http://www.sr.se/cgi-bin/International/nyhetssidor/artikel.asp?ProgramID=2054&format=1&artikel=3158551). [SR International](/source/SR_International). October 10, 2009. Archived from [the original](http://www.sr.se/cgi-bin/International/nyhetssidor/artikel.asp?ProgramID=2054&format=1&artikel=3158551) on August 28, 2012.

1. Ulrika Sundberg (2002). ["Durban: The Third World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160305204139/https://www.ncjrs.gov/App/publications/Abstract.aspx?id=198769). *[International Review of Penal Law](/source/International_Review_of_Penal_Law)*. **73** (1). Archived from [the original](http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/publications/Abstract.aspx?id=198769) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2009.

1. Ulrika Sundberg (2005). ["Human Rights and Terrorism: Some Comments on the Work of United Nations Commission on Human Rights"](http://www.cairn.be/resume.php?ID_REVUE=RIDP&ID_NUMPUBLIE=RIDP_763&ID_ARTICLE=RIDP_763_0319). Vol. 76, no. 1. [International Review of Penal Law](/source/International_Review_of_Penal_Law). Retrieved October 10, 2009.

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