Lawyer Peter Nobel, Sweden's first Discrimination Ombudsman, has died at 94

Peter Nobel was born in 1931, the great-grandson of Alfred Nobel's brother Ludvig Nobel. He studied law and first worked as a defense and family law attorney.

He later became increasingly involved in immigration and asylum matters. On behalf of Amnesty, he investigated allegations of torture in Israel and Syria during the October War of 1971.

In 1986 he became Sweden's first Discrimination Ombudsman.

The issue was completely new, and was about highlighting the serious and unlawful nature of people being treated badly because of their skin color, appearance or origin, he told TT.

He later became Secretary General of the Swedish Red Cross and continued with international work within the UN and the EU.

Peter Nobel passed away after a period of illness, the family announced to TT.