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Beatrice Eriksson

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Beatrice Eriksson is the co-founder and Director of Repatriate the Children (RTC) – Sweden (Bluesky), a children’s rights organization advocating for an end to the arbitrary detention and for the repatriation of children and their families stranded against their will in Syria and Iraq as a result of the fall of the so-called Islamic State caliphate. RTC promotes knowledge-based decision-making that aligns humanitarian principles, the rule of law, and global security. The organization supports affected families, collaborates with the international community, and works on repatriation, reception, and reintegration efforts.

In 2019, Eriksson worked alongside Patricio Galvéz and Gorki Glaser-Müller on the repatriation of seven orphaned siblings from al-Hol Camp in northeastern Syria to Sweden.

Eriksson holds a Master of Arts in Theology from Uppsala University, specializing in Religion in Peace and Conflict. For the past 18 years, she has worked in social work, human rights, and freedom of religion and belief issues across Sweden, Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, and Uganda.

Articles by this author:

A woman almost fully covered in a dark blue robe and head covering faces away from the camera toward an opening in a ragged tent, where a girl peaks out as if she's speaking to the woman. The girl wears a gray headscarf, with a bit of orange clothing showing through the opening in the tent.

A Plea from Forgotten Families in Detention in Northeast Syria: “What Will Happen to Our Children?”

Sep. 14, 2026 and
Two small children unload white bags off of a big white truck with a Red Crescent sign on the side, at dusk. A woman fully covered in a black chador stands next to the truck with her back to the camera.

Syria’s Al-Hol Camp Is Closed, But Another Remains, as Does International Responsibility

Feb. 27, 2026
A woman in a chador, a full black covering, walks toward the camera with a young child walking on either side with smiles on their faces, against a backdrop of dirt and sand amid a sea of ragged tents, with a large red container at the back right of the photo that may hold water, in Al-Hol camp in northeast Syria.

In a New Era for Syria, States Must Take Responsibility for Their Islamic State-Affiliated Prisoners and Families

Feb. 28, 2025

As Women and Children Return to the West from Syrian Camps, Lessons From Sweden

Dec. 6, 2022
Children in Roj Camp, Northeast Syria.

A Visit to Northeast Syria Shows the Urgency for Governments to Repatriate Their Citizens, Many of Them Children, to Thwart ISIS

Sep. 2, 2021

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