Olof Palme International Center

Olof Palme International Center is the Swedish labour movement's umbrella organisation for international solidarity. Equality, freedom, human rights for all.

[Amnesty International @amnesty]

Rather than launching a campaign against the ICC and continuing to arm a government engaged in a genocide, US authorities should respect human rights and the rule of law. New York Mayor Mamdani is right: PM Netanyahu should be arrested and tried by the International Criminal Court.

[B'Tselem בצלם بتسيلم @btselem]

Urgent call to the international community to take immediate action to stop Israel's violence and prevent pogroms by settler militias and the Israeli army across the West Bank.

In recent days, violence by settler militias, enabled and supported by the Israeli army, has escalated across the West Bank, including the torching and destruction of Palestinian property, and the forced expulsion of families and communities. These attacks have been met with silence and inaction from much of the international community, allowing the violence to continue and intensify.

Today's event in the village of Tell (Area B) when a settlers' "tour" in the village ended with the killing of at least 4 Palestinians and 1 settler and several people injured is leading to escalated violence in the area with settlers, ministers, and Knesset members calling for further revenge attacks which already started across the West Bank. Experience shows that these events can escalate quickly into mass pogroms when met with silence.

We call the international community to act now. Immediate pressure must be placed on Israel to stop further attacks, prevent pogroms and further killings, and ensure the protection of Palestinians, in accordance with Israel's obligations under international law.

Adalah; Akevot; Bimkom; Breaking the Silence; B’Tselem; Emek Shaveh; Gisha; HaMoked; Haqel; Human Rights Defenders Fund; Ir Amim; Leap; MachsomWatch; Parents Against Child Detention; Peace Now; Physicians for Human Rights Israel; Rabbis for Human Rights; UCPIP; Yesh Din; Zazim

[Ann Linde @AnnLinde]

Worrying development in India: @RahulGandhi detained

[pål wrange @pal_wrange]

1/3ICC inskränker inte USA:s suveränitet. Alla stater har en rätt att åtala alla krigsförbrytare, inklusive amerikanska; Sverige och andra har helt enkelt delegerat sin egen rätt till ICC. Ingen principiell förändring, således. https://t.co/2CZ1deatRA

[Carl Bildt @carlbildt]

It is high time the 🇪🇺 follow its own trade policy and ban trade of all goods and services from 🇮🇱’s illegal settlements in the West Bank. @ecfr https://t.co/ZUKTcAEm0b

[FEPS @FEPS_Europe]

What do #SocialDemocracy and progressivism mean in the #Eastern Partnership region? FEPS was in Warsaw for this year’s edition of Friends of Eastern Partnership (FoEP)!🇵🇱
https://t.co/yl8iJNVhfS

This edition of the FoEP provided a space for in-depth discussions on strengthening progressive cooperation, developing local strategies and fostering regional networking across the Eastern Partnership, bringing together participants nominated by progressive organisations from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine. 💭

Topics explored include:
👉 Defining progress in the region
👉Mapping the political landscape
👉Translating core values like democracy, equality and solidarity into practice
👉 Identifying the strategic and electoral positioning of centre-left forces.

The regional conference took place ahead of the 2026 @YESocialists Summer Camp, where participants had the opportunity to further engage with progressive youth from across the EU and beyond, including the panel discussion “A gender perspective on the Eastern Partnership”, which featured several FoEP participants.

🤝 The Friends of Eastern Partnership (FoEP) is an FEPS initiative, organised in cooperation with Foundation Max van der Stoel (FMS), @Palmecenter and @FAE_pl.

[ITUC @ituc]

⏰ The clock is ticking for a new social contract.

As the world prepares for #HLPF2026, workers and trade unions are calling for action to put decent work and democracy at the heart of the Sustainable Development Goals.

💧 SDG 6 – Clean Water and Sanitation
⚡ SDG 7 – Affordable and Clean Energy
🏗️ SDG 9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
🏙️ SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities
🤝 SDG 17 – Partnerships for the Goals

📖 Read the full position paper: https://t.co/vCG2qtpWQv

#TimeFor8 #HLPF2026 #SDGs #TradeUnions #DecentWork #FightForDemocracy #JustTransition

[Olof Palme International Center @Palmecenter]

The indictment runs three thousands of pages. Yet the defence is being forced into an unreasonable timetable. This is not justice. It is the use of courts against democratic opposition. #NATO leaders must not remain silent about #Turkey.
https://t.co/kdGECBgaAb

[Olof Palme International Center @Palmecenter]

When Erdoğan faces his strongest political rival in court instead of in free elections, it is not only Ekrem İmamoğlu who is on trial. It is #Turkey’s democracy. This trial with a possible 2,000+ year sentence demands clear protests from Europe’s leaders.
https://t.co/bdRWrKoANH

[Olof Palme International Center @Palmecenter]

Fighting #Myanmar’s scam centres by coop. with the military junta would legitimize the very forces that protect and profit from them. Human trafficking and transnational crime must be fought with democratic forces and civil society, not with war criminals.
https://t.co/wVj1zF6MyS

[ITUC @ituc]

🌍 Middle East and North Africa

💔 Still the world’s worst region for workers.
📉 100% of countries violated the rights to collective bargaining, union registration and joining a union.
🗣️ Workers across the region continue to face repression and shrinking civic space.

👉 https://t.co/QzxGdqxDdR
#RightsIndex26 #MENA #FightForDemocracy @ArabTradeUnion

[Olof Palme International Center @Palmecenter]

More than 100,000 people have been killed since Myanmar's military coup in 2021. The world cannot look away while civilians continue to pay the price. Stand with those defending democracy, human rights and peace. #Myanmar
https://t.co/gTLetw2EIY

[Olof Palme International Center @Palmecenter]

No one should face prosecution for advocating peaceful legal reform. Democratic societies depend on open debate - not legal action against elected repr. for proposing legislative change. We stand with those defending democracy, human rights and freedom of expression in #Thailand.

[Ann Linde @AnnLinde]

This is a disgrace for a democratic country. @Palmecenter @PA_Solidarity “Thai opposition leader goes on trial over royal insult law”- AFP https://t.co/iRioQlg1oL…

[ITUC @ituc]

🇸🇿 #Eswatini

😡 Workers in Eswatini continue to fight under harsh repression and restrictions on freedom.

📢 Justice and democracy must prevail.

👉 https://t.co/94QVYTtDR1

#RightsIndex26 #FightForDemocracy @ituc_africa

[Olof Palme International Center @Palmecenter]

Banning EU trade with illegal Israeli settlements is not an "option." It's an obligation. Palmecenter is one of the human rights organisations calling on the Commission to uphold international law and ban the trade. @vonderleyen @kajakallas @MarosSefcovic
https://t.co/d8po75Edwv

[FEPS @FEPS_Europe]

❗️In light of the S&D #AfricaDays, find out more about FEPS’ extensive work on EU-African relations, bringing together European and African voices. 👇
https://t.co/O12qu3ict6

FEPS work includes…
👉The EU-Africa Progressive Network, a platform to enhance dialogue on key European policies affecting Africa, addresses the shared challenges, and supports more balanced and fair EU–Africa relations.
🤝By FEPS, with @Palmecenter, Foundation Max van der Stoel, and @j_jaures

💼 The Progressive #Migration Group #PMG
Read the PMG briefing series on AU-EU migration governance, which urges a shift from coercion to cooperation, calling for rights-based, evidence-driven and pragmatic collaboration that strengthens African agency.
🤝By FEPS, with @fes_ampc

https://t.co/O12qu3ict6

[Norway MFA @NorwayMFA]

Statement by Norway, the Netherlands, the UK, France, Sweden, Japan, Australia & others expressing their concern over

- the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza

- Israel’s decision to reject the INGOs’ appeal regarding the registration law.
https://t.co/W8u7sQtkS9

[FEPS @FEPS_Europe]

🇲🇪 On the week of the #EUWesternBalkans summit in Tivat, the Friends of the Western Balkans (FoWB) met in Montenegro to place regional cooperation in the Western Balkans at the centre of the discussion. On this occasion, they issued the official joint statement "Call for a progressive EU enlargement". Find out more.
➡️ https://t.co/gaHHRDiN3k

The discussion provided a platform for exchange among members of the European Parliament, representatives of national parliaments from the Social Democratic family and a broad network of experts to:
🔍 Reassess whether and how regional cooperation can still function as a credible instrument of enlargement
⚙️ Discuss the risks of the instrumentalisation of the #RegionalCooperation as a platform for accessing funding or consolidating political alliances
🇭🇺 Examine the implications of recent political developments in Hungary for the enlargement process
🌱 Present the challenges and opportunities related to the #JustTransition in the Western Balkans, aligning with EU Green Agenda goals while supporting affected workers and communities

While new proposals to reform the EU enlargement methodology circulate in Brussels and beyond, it must be underlined that enlarging the Union is, and will always remain, primarily a matter of political will – both among Member States and in candidate countries.

🤝 By FEPS, in cooperation with @FES_Europa, Foundation Max van der Stoel - FMS, @SorsaFoundation, @Palmecenter, @j_jaures, @RennerInstitut, @CeSPI_Roma, @D_Progresiva and @TheProgressives, in the framework of FEPS Enlargement Programme. The conference was preceded by the S&D Willy Brandt Programme conference.

[Olof Palme International Center @Palmecenter]

We support Montenegro’s ambitious goal to become an EU Member State by 2028. We welcome the establishment of the Ad Hoc Working Group for the drafting of Montenegro’s Accession Treaty, a process launched bringing Montenegro one step closer to the EU.
https://t.co/jUrhlmMaUE

[Olof Palme International Center @Palmecenter]

2/ The effort is being overseen by a little-known office within the department known as the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) that was historically involved in promoting democracy in places such as Cuba, Iran, and Russia.

[Olof Palme International Center @Palmecenter]

The US State Department will soon announce a wave of grants aimed in part at reshaping European domestic politics.
https://t.co/HqtIQnEcVF