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Sweden – a pocket guide
that she must seek protection by moving to another city. If
you find yourself in such a situation, you should first contact
the local tax office where you are registered. The tax
office can ensure that a special remark is entered along with
your name and personal identification number at all public
authorities. This remark will prevent any authority from
revealing your new address, no matter who requests it.
GOOD TO KNOW:
• If you do not speak Swedish well, you should request an
interpreter whenever you have to contact the police,
courts or lawyers.
• The National Courts Administration, telephone
036-15 53 00 and Internet address www.dom.se,
can provide information on courts and legal aid.
There is also a separate National Legal Aid Authority,
telephone 060-13 46 00.
• People from other countries have sometimes had bad
experience of the police. Most Swedes, on the other
hand, take a positive view of the police. It is the job of
the police to help the people living here; you should
never be afraid to ask them for help.
• The European Court of Human Rights may try certain
special cases involving a potential threat to human
rights. For more information, contact the office of the
European Commission in Stockholm, telephone
08-562 444 11 and Internet address www.eukomm.se,
where a legal expert will consider whether your case
might be taken up by the European Court.
• The Criminal Victim Compensation and Support
Authority can be reached on 090-16 57 10.
The website is at www.brottsoffermyndigheten.se.
• Victims of burglary, assault or rape often feel depressed
and worried long after the event. If you need to discuss
such feelings, you can contact the centres for crime
victims that have been set up in many cities. The
national organisation of centres for crime victims can be
reached on 08-550 106 or on the web at www.boj.se.
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