Violence in close relationships

The plan explicitly requires that social services be guaranteed lasting and stable support for work against violence in close relationships and that it be a right to receive help with a long-term secure housing solution for those who leave violence. The counter-proposal's requirement that the state investigates how it can support and coordinate municipal measures is the same thing in substance. The plan also establishes that this is a societal responsibility.

• stable support to social servicesdecisive»Socialtjänsten måste garanteras ett varaktigt och stabilt stöd för arbetet mot våld i nära relationer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Social services must be guaranteed lasting and stable support for work against violence in close relationships.”
• right to secure housing solution»Vänsterpartiet anser att det därutöver måste vara en rättighet att få hjälp med en långsiktig trygg boendelösning för den som behöver det för att lämna våldsutsatthet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party believes that it must furthermore be a right to receive help with a long-term secure housing solution for those who need it to leave violence.”
• societal responsibility against men's violence»Det är ett samhällsansvar att stoppa mäns våld mot kvinnor, inte en möjlighet för privata bolag att göra vinst.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is a societal responsibility to stop men's violence against women, not an opportunity for private companies to profit.”
• knowledge-based work against violence»Arbetet mot det patriarkala våldet behöver bygga på en förståelse för« (party programme ↗)“Work against patriarchal violence needs to build on an understanding of”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The election manifesto demands action against men's violence against women and that the political direction continues with increased penalties for violence in close relationships and increased resources to women's shelters. Investigating how the state can support and coordinate municipalities' efforts so that women can leave a violent relationship is a means to the same goal. The plan thus addresses both the substantive issue and the ongoing direction the committee refers to, but does not comment on state coordination as a form.

• against men's violence against womendecisive»Krafttag för att stoppa hedersrelaterat våld, sexualbrott och mäns våld mot kvinnor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Action to stop honour-related violence, sexual crimes and men's violence against women.”
• continued direction and resources»Vi vill fort sätta den politiska riktning som skärpt straffen för våld och andra kränkningar i nära relationer, och som ökat resurserna till kvinno- och tjejjourernas viktiga arbete.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to continue the political direction that has increased penalties for violence and other violations in close relationships, and that has increased resources to women's and girls' shelters' important work.”
• feminist perspective»Med denna grundsyn är socialdemokratin ett feministiskt parti.« (party programme ↗)“With this fundamental view, Social Democracy is a feminist party.”
• stand up for the disadvantaged»Socialdemokratins uppgift är att ta parti för den som har mindre makt.« (party programme ↗)“Social Democracy's task is to stand up for those with less power.”

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The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The election manifesto promises a way out for those subjected to violence throughout the country so that responsibility for protection, housing and care is coordinated directly after the break, and the party programme demands that violence in intimate relationships be handled quickly and in coordination in cooperation between authorities and organizations. The counter-proposal's demand that the state investigates how municipalities' efforts can be supported and coordinated is exactly this commitment.

• coordinated way outdecisive»skapa en dörr ut för våldsutsatta i hela landet, så att ansvaret för skydd, boende och vård samordnas direkt efter uppbrottet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“create a way out for those subjected to violence throughout the country, so that responsibility for protection, housing and care is coordinated directly after the break.”
• coordinated work against violence»Våld i nära relationer ska behandlas på ett snabbt, samordnat och konsekvent sätt i ett samarbete mellan myndighet och organisationer.« (party programme ↗)“Violence in intimate relationships shall be addressed in a quick, coordinated and consistent manner in cooperation between authority and organizations.”
• stronger protection for those subjected to violence»att våldsutsatta kvinnor som tvingas gömma sig ska få starkare skydd och att fler som utövar våld ska få fotboja.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“that women subjected to violence who are forced into hiding shall receive stronger protection and that more people committing violence shall receive electronic monitoring.”
• more services with better conditions»Vi vill ha fler mansmottagningar och kvinnojourer och bättre förutsättningar för dessa.« (party programme ↗)“We want more men's services and women's centers and better conditions for these.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The election manifesto commits to leading Sweden toward an end to men's violence against women, that all municipalities should have action plans to prevent violence, and that long-term support for women's shelters and protected accommodation should be secured. An investigation into how the state can support and coordinate municipalities' efforts so that women can leave a violent relationship is directly in line with this, as is the requirement for strengthened victim perspective and combating post-violence.

• support for victims, stop post-violencedecisive»Brottsofferperspektivet måste stärkas och eftervåldet upphöra. Vi vill att elektronisk fotboja används i fler fall vid kontaktförbud och säkra det långsiktiga stödet till kvinnojourer, tjejjourer och skyddade boenden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The victim perspective must be strengthened and post-violence must cease. We want electronic ankle bracelets to be used in more cases of restraining orders and to secure long-term support for women's shelters, girls' shelters and protected accommodation.”
• municipal action plans»Alla kommuner ska ha handlingsplaner för att förebygga mäns våld mot kvinnor och alla skolor ska ha handlingsplaner mot hedersförtryck.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“All municipalities should have action plans to prevent men's violence against women and all schools should have action plans against honor-based oppression.”
• end men's violence against women»Vi ska leda Sverige mot ett slut på mäns våld mot kvinnor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We should lead Sweden toward an end to men's violence against women.”
• permanent funding for shelters»Kvinnojourer, tjejjourer och skyddade boenden behöver mer och permanent finansiering för att kunna fortsätta sitt viktiga arbete.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Women's shelters, girls' shelters and protected accommodation need more and permanent financing to be able to continue their important work.”

The plan demands that men's violence against women cease and that national support for protected shelters be introduced, thus a state role in what today rests with municipalities. The counter-proposal's requirement to investigate how the state can support and coordinate municipalities' efforts so that women can leave a violent relationship follows directly from that. The plan also wants to expand protection and support for victims and sees women's shelters as an indispensable complement.

• national support for protected sheltersdecisive»Ett nationellt stöd för skyddade boenden ska införas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“National support for protected shelters shall be introduced.”
• men's violence against women shall cease»Mäns våld mot kvinnor ska upphöra.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Men's violence against women shall cease.”
• women's shelters nationwide»kvinnojourerna är ett omistligt komplement till det offentligas insatser. De behövs i hela landet« (party programme ↗)“women's shelters are an indispensable complement to the public's efforts. They are needed throughout the country”
• focus on perpetrators»Insatserna för att förebygga och förhindra våld i nära relationer måste fokusera på förövarna.« (party programme ↗)“Efforts to prevent and stop violence in close relationships must focus on the perpetrators.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan establishes that effective handling of violence in intimate relations requires well-trained staff at police, prosecutor, social services and healthcare and well-functioning cooperation between authorities, and that those exposed to violence shall be given adequate support and protection. Men's violence against women is described as the ultimate expression of lack of gender equality. To investigate how the state can support and coordinate municipalities' efforts is thus the plan's own line.

• effective and coordinated handlingdecisive»Effektiv handläggning av ärenden som rör våld i nära relationer förutsätter välutbildade medarbetare hos polis,« (party programme ↗)“Effective handling of cases concerning violence in intimate relations requires well-trained staff at police,”
• adequate support and protection»nära relation ska ges adekvat stöd och skydd« (party programme ↗)“intimate relation shall be given adequate support and protection”
• men's violence against women»Mäns våld mot kvinnor är det yttersta uttrycket för« (party programme ↗)“Men's violence against women is the ultimate expression of”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan has its own section on stopping men's violence against women and commits to continuing to strengthen women's shelters, introduce contact bans and ankle monitoring directly at risk and establish specialized police groups. That the state supports and coordinates municipalities' efforts so women can leave a violent relationship serves the same purpose. The specific coordination question is however not addressed in the plan.

• strengthened women's sheltersdecisive»Fortsätta stärka kvinnojourerna« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Continue to strengthen women's shelters”
• protection at risk assessment»Införa kontaktförbud och fotboja direkt för en man som utsätter en kvinna för våld, om en riskbedömning visar att det finns behov« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce contact bans and ankle monitoring directly for a man who subjects a woman to violence, if a risk assessment shows there is a need”
• specialised efforts against relationship violence»Införa särskilda grupper i varje polisregion som är specialiserade på sexualbrott och våld i nära relation för att fler anmälda brott ska leda till lagföring och straff« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce special groups in every police region that are specialised in sexual crimes and violence in close relationships so more reported crimes lead to conviction and punishment”
• zero tolerance for violence»Våld har ingen plats i vårt samhälle.« (party programme ↗)“Violence has no place in our society.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The election manifesto explicitly commits to establishing an action plan for those subjected to violence in close relationships and states that action is needed both in preventive work and in the justice system. An investigation into how the state can support and coordinate municipalities' efforts so that women can leave a violent relationship is a direct expression of that commitment. The plan also wants to strengthen the crime victim's position and support for crime victims.

• action plan against intimate partner violencedecisive»Upprätta en handlingsplan för den som utsätts för våld i nära relation« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Establish an action plan for those subjected to violence in close relationships”
• action against violence against women»Krafttag behöver tas i både det förebyggande arbetat och av rättsväsendet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Action needs to be taken both in preventive work and by the justice system.”
• support for crime victims»Stärka brottsoffrets ställning och öka stödet till brottsoffer« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen the crime victim's position and increase support for crime victims”
• fight against violence»Stärka kampen mot våld och överfall« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen the fight against violence and assault”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.