UNHCR changes guidelines after Swedish rape verdict — minister welcomes decision

The UN's refugee agency UNHCR is changing its guidelines after a rape case in northern Sweden, which resulted in a verdict that attracted international attention.

A man in Skellefteå was last year sentenced to three years in prison for rape, but was not sentenced to deportation, as the man had refugee status.

The Court of Appeal cited UN conventions which say a crime needs to be "exceptionally serious" for it to result in the deportation of a person with refugee status. ...