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Captions You probably know that Sweden has long protected freedom of expression and promoted equality. But did you know that Sweden was the first country in the world where...
⚖️ Fathers got paid paternity leave
⚖️ The ombudsman system was introduced
⚖️ Freedom of the press was written into the constitution
⚖️ Spanking children became illegal
⚖️ Purchasing sex was criminalised
Photos from imagebank.sweden.se: 1. Ola Ericson, 2. Maskot/Folio, 3. Simon Paulin.
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