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Ms Azadeh ROJHAN (Sweden, SOC)

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Representative
Member of the Riksdag
Social Democratic Party

Sveriges Riksdag
SE - 100 12 - Stockholm
Sweden

Working language: English

Declarations of interests:
2025 , 2024 , 2023 , 2022 , 2021

Latest news

22/05/2025 - Legal Affairs and Human Rights Azerbaijan: PACE General Rapporteur deplores sentencing of a Talysh academic to 18 years in prison 14/04/2025 - Legal Affairs and Human Rights OSCE officials incarcerated by Russia: joint statement by OSCE PA Special Representative on Political Prisoners and PACE General Rapporteur on Political Prisoners in Europe 29/11/2024 - Standing Committee New ways to involve civil society in the work of the Assembly 26/11/2024 - Monitoring PACE monitor, ending visit: much-needed rule of law reforms in Poland should comply with European standards 15/11/2024 - Monitoring PACE monitor to visit Poland

Mandates

In the political groups

  • First Vice-Chairperson: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group since 19/06/2023
  • Women’s Group President: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group from 27/01/2020 to 08/10/2023
  • Member: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group from 01/08/2017 to 26/01/2020
  • Member: Socialist Group from 25/01/2016 to 31/07/2017

In the Assembly

  • since 14/03/2022 Representative - Sweden
  • from 25/01/2016 to 13/03/2022 Substitute - Sweden

In the committee(s) and sub-committee(s)

  • General Rapporteur for political prisoners: Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (since 28/01/2025)
  • Member: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (since 24/01/2022)
  • Second Vice-Chairperson: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (from 28/01/2020 to 23/01/2022)
  • Member: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (from 30/06/2017 to 27/01/2020)
  • Full Member: Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (since 25/01/2016)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Media and Information Society (from 25/01/2022 to 22/01/2023)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Human Rights (from 09/09/2020 to 24/01/2021)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Media and Information Society (from 24/01/2019 to 24/01/2021)
  • Chairperson: Sub-Committee on Human Rights (from 23/01/2019 to 27/01/2020)
  • Vice-Chairperson: Sub-Committee on Human Rights (from 23/01/2018 to 22/01/2019)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Human Rights (from 26/01/2016 to 27/01/2020)
  • Alternate of Mr Kristoffer LINDBERG (Full Member): Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (since 23/01/2023)
  • Alternate of Mr Ola MÖLLER (Full Member): Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (from 21/01/2019 to 24/11/2022)
  • Alternate of Ms Lotta JOHNSSON FORNARVE (Full Member): Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (from 25/01/2016 to 20/01/2019)
  • Alternate of Ms Annicka ENGBLOM (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Media and Information Society (from 26/01/2021 to 24/01/2022)
  • Alternate of Ms Lotta JOHNSSON FORNARVE (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Media and Information Society (from 25/01/2016 to 20/01/2019)
  • Alternate of Mr Jonas GUNNARSSON (Full Member): Sub-Committee on the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (from 26/01/2016 to 20/01/2019)

Interventions

Last speeches

09/04/2025 | 16:27:31 Thank you, Mister President. Dear colleagues, as general rapporteur on political prisoners, I would like to take this moment not to repeat the facts about the situation in Türkiye, which has already been addressed, but to offer a broader reflection on what is at stake when we speak of political prisoners such as Mr Ekrem İMAMOĞLU in a Council of Europe member state such as Türkiye. This is not only about one individual case. It is about a dangerous erosion of the fundamental distinction... 07/04/2025 | 12:08:57 Thank you. Dear Mister President, dear colleagues, The world around us and the situation within our member states continue to evolve in ways that demand our vigilance and action. This is clearly reflected in the number of urgent and current debates proposed for this session. These are not merely agenda items. They represent growing concerns about the erosion of democracy and fundamental freedoms across Europe. In Türkiye, we are witnessing a deeply troubling pattern of repression. The recent... 01/10/2024 | 17:55:59 Mister President, Over the past years we have witnessed the government of Azerbaijan systematically erode the basics of freedom, human rights, and rule of law in Azerbaijan. A very concerning situation that is rapidly getting worse. Let us start with the state of elections in Azerbaijan. They are neither free nor fair, opposition parties face constant harassment and many independent candidates are disqualified or imprisoned under false charges. In democracy, elections are meant to reflect the... 16/04/2024 | 17:38:45 Dear colleagues, The accession of Kosovo to the Council of Europe will strengthen peace and stability in the still fragile Balkan region, but most importantly, it will extend the protection of the European Convention on Human Rights to the people of this young country and it will help to further strengthen the rule of law in the interest of all inhabitants, no matter which ethnic group they belong to. The draft statutory Opinion by the Political Committee recognises that Kosovo fulfils all... 20/06/2023 | 17:31:10 Madam president, dear colleagues, As rapporteurs, our opinion is clear: this law should not have been adopted at all from the beginning. Now we can only urge the Polish authorities to understand the far-reaching consequences of this law and its potential to undermine the democratic nature of elections in Poland. Therefore, our appeal to our Polish colleagues from the ruling party presented here today and to the Polish authorities back at home are clear: do not implement this law until the...

Activities

Reports and committee opinions

21/10/2024 | Doc. 16067 | Report Civil society and the Parliamentary Assembly: towards greater transparency and engagement 15/04/2024 | Doc. 15964 | Committee Opinion Application by Kosovo* for membership of the Council of Europe 06/01/2020 | Doc. 15025 | Report The functioning of democratic institutions in Poland 27/06/2018 | Doc. 14592 | Committee Opinion Forced marriage in Europe

Motions, Written Declarations, Questions

09/04/2025 | Doc. 16157 | Motion for a resolution Follow-up to the 4th round of GRECO recommendations relating to parliamentarians 08/04/2025 | Doc. 16155 | Written declaration Upholding the rights to protest: defending the Budapest Pride march 10/02/2025 | Doc. 16058 | Written declaration Elections in Georgia – alarming developments 03/10/2024 | Doc. 16058 | Written declaration Elections in Georgia – alarming developments 24/04/2024 | Doc. 15914 | Written declaration Israel Gaza conflict

Votes on adopted texts

09/04/2025 | Doc. 16138, vote on the draft text for recommendation Respect for the rule of law and the fight against corruption within the Council of Europe 09/04/2025 | Doc. 16138, vote on the draft text for resolution Respect for the rule of law and the fight against corruption within the Council of Europe 09/04/2025 | Doc. 16151, vote on the draft text for resolution The arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul and the state of democracy and human rights in Türkiye 09/04/2025 | Doc. 16152, vote on the draft text for resolution Russian war of aggression against Ukraine: the need to ensure accountability and avoid impunity 09/04/2025 | Doc. 16152, vote on the draft text for recommendation Russian war of aggression against Ukraine: the need to ensure accountability and avoid impunity