Post-separation violence

The plan sees violence after separation as part of the same patriarchal power patterns and establishes that perpetrators should not be able to retain joint custody. A comprehensive investigation aimed at criminalizing all expressions of post-separation violence follows from the plan's demand that work against men's violence against women be prioritized according to the severity of the crimes. The plan also emphasizes the right to support for those who need to leave abuse.

• protection after separationdecisive»Barnperspektivet måste stärkas i vårdnadstvister och det ska inte vara möjligt för våldsutövare att behålla gemensam vårdnad.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The child's perspective must be strengthened in custody disputes and it should not be possible for perpetrators to retain joint custody.”
• all forms of patriarchal violence»de maktmönster som riskerar att gå över i psykiskt, fysiskt, sexuellt« (party programme ↗)“the power patterns that risk turning into psychological, physical, sexual”
• prioritize work against men's violence»våld mot kvinnor behöver börja prioriteras på ett sätt som motsvarar« (party programme ↗)“violence against women needs to start being prioritized in a way that corresponds to”
• support to leave abuse»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 there must also be a right to receive help with a long-term safe housing solution for those who need it to leave abuse.”

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 plan's commitment to action against men's violence against women and toughened penalties for abuse in close relationships also includes violence that continues after separation. A broad investigation aimed at criminalizing various forms of post-separation violence thus aligns with the election manifesto. The party programme's requirement for a safe childhood in accordance with the children's convention strengthens this because post-separation violence also affects common children.

• 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 offences and men's violence against women.”
• toughened penalties in close relationships»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 toughened penalties for violence and other abuse in close relationships, and that has increased resources to women's and girls' crisis centres' important work.”
• the children's convention»Alla barn ska ha rätt till en trygg uppväxt i enlighet med FN:s barnkonvention.« (party programme ↗)“All children shall have the right to a safe childhood in accordance with the UN's Convention on the Rights of the Child.”
• feminist party»Med denna grundsyn är socialdemokratin ett feministiskt parti.« (party programme ↗)“With this fundamental perspective, Social Democracy is a feminist party.”

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The plan wants abuse survivors who are forced into hiding to receive stronger protection and more perpetrators to receive electronic monitoring, and that children are protected from contact with a violent parent – that is, precisely the violence that continues after a separation. It also requires that intimate partner violence is handled quickly and consistently and that perpetrators are treated professionally. An investigation into criminalizing post-separation abuse is therefore in line with the plan.

• protection after separationdecisive»att våldsutsatta kvinnor som tvingas gömma sig ska få starkare skydd och att fler som utövar våld ska få fotboja.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“that abuse survivors who are forced into hiding must receive stronger protection and more perpetrators must receive electronic monitoring.”
• children's protection from violent parent»skydda barn från att tvingas till umgänge med en våldsam förälder.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“protect children from being forced to meet with a violent parent.”
• quick and consistent handling»Våld i nära relationer ska behandlas på ett snabbt,« (party programme ↗)“Intimate partner violence must be handled quickly,”
• accountability directed at perpetrator»våldsutövarna. Samhällets institutioner ska ha« (party programme ↗)“perpetrators. Society's institutions must have”

The manifesto explicitly states that the victim perspective should be strengthened and that post-separation violence should end, which is precisely what the counter-proposal's investigation aims at. The plan also describes that post-separation violence should be combated and protection for women with protected identity and their children should be improved, which covers violence continuing after separation. Criminalization of controlling behavior shows that the party is prepared to use criminal law in this area.

• post-separation violence must enddecisive»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-separation violence must end. We want electronic monitoring to be used in more cases of contact bans and ensure long-term support for women's shelters, girls' shelters, and safe houses.”
• combat post-separation violence»Det är också viktigt att brottsoffer får bättre stöd och att eftervåldet bekämpas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is also important that crime victims receive better support and that post-separation violence is combated.”
• criminal law against controlling violence»Dessutom vill vi kriminalisera kontrollerande beteende.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Furthermore, we want to criminalize controlling behavior.”
• protection for children after separation»Kvinnor med skyddad identitet ska enklare kunna byta efternamn på sina barn.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Women with protected identity should more easily be able to change their children's surnames.”

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's commitment that all forms of violence in relationships and gender-related violence shall be prevented encompasses the violence that continues after a separation, which is what the counter-proposal wants to investigate and criminalize. The plan wants efforts to focus on perpetrators and that these can be subjected to comprehensive restrictions on freedom of movement, precisely the legislation the counter-proposal seeks. The plan also protects the child against continued vulnerability after family violence.

• all relationship violence preventeddecisive»Alla former av våld i relationer och könsrelaterat våld ska förebyggas.« (party programme ↗)“All forms of violence in relationships and gender-related violence shall be prevented.”
• focus on perpetrators»Insatserna för att förebygga och förhindra våld i nära relationer måste fokusera på förövarna. Förövarna ska genomgå behandling samt kunna åläggas omfattande begränsningar i den geografiska rörelsefriheten.« (party programme ↗)“Efforts to prevent and stop violence in close relationships must focus on perpetrators. Perpetrators shall undergo treatment and may be subjected to comprehensive restrictions on freedom of movement.”
• protection of children after separation»Barn ska inte tvingas till umgänge med en förälder som utsatt barnet för övergrepp, psykisk eller fysisk misshandel.« (party programme ↗)“Children shall not be forced into contact with a parent who has subjected the child to abuse, psychological or physical assault.”
• women's safety»Kvinnor ska vara trygga både hemma och ute.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Women shall be safe both at home and out.”

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 plan requires that legislation marks violence against women as a serious crime and that women, men and children who have suffered violence in close relationships are given adequate support and protection. A broad investigation aimed at criminalizing various forms of post-violence responds to this commitment, especially as the plan prioritizes the child's best interests and the violence according to the counter-proposal also affects shared children. The committee's grounds concerning ongoing preparation are not affected by the plan.

• legislation shall mark the violencedecisive»mot kvinnor är ett allvarligt brott.« (party programme ↗)“against women is a serious crime.”
• effective handling of violence cases»Effektiv handläggning av ärenden som rör våld i nära relationer förutsätter välutbildade medarbetare hos polis,« (party programme ↗)“Effective handling of matters concerning violence in close relationships requires well-trained staff at the police,”
• the child's best interests»barnets bästa ska komma i främsta rummet.« (party programme ↗)“the child's best interests shall come first.”
• protection from violence in close relationships»nära relation ska ges adekvat stöd och skydd.« (party programme ↗)“close relationship shall be given adequate support and protection.”

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 plan explicitly targets violence that continues after the relationship ends: restraining orders shall be able to apply even after release and electronic monitoring with contact prohibition shall be decidable immediately upon risk assessment. A broad investigation aimed at criminalizing different forms of post-separation violence aligns with that commitment and with the goal that more reported crimes lead to prosecution. The plan also wants murder in a close relationship to always result in life imprisonment.

• protection after separationdecisive»Införa vistelseförbud för personer som dömts för våld i nära relation, så att den som utsatt sin tidigare partner för våld och övergrepp kan förbjudas att vara i ett visst bostadsområde även efter att ha släppts ur fängelset« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce restraining orders for persons sentenced for violence in a close relationship, so that someone who has subjected their former partner to violence and abuse can be prohibited from being in a certain residential area even after release from prison”
• contact prohibition and electronic monitoring»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 prohibition and electronic monitoring immediately for a man who subjects a woman to violence, if a risk assessment shows there is a need”
• more prosecutions for intimate partner 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 ↗)“Establish specialist groups in every police region specialized in sexual offences and violence in close relationships so that more reported crimes lead to prosecution and punishment”
• stricter sentences in close relationships»Ändra i lagen så att mord i nära relation alltid leder till livstids fängelse« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Amend the law so that murder in a close relationship always results in life imprisonment”

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 plan demands a clear action plan for those subjected to violence in intimate relations and wants to strengthen the victim's position and improve the possibilities for contact bans. Post-separation violence is exactly the situation where these commitments apply, and the plan particularly draws attention to child welfare crimes in intimate violence. An investigation that aims to criminalize the various forms of post-separation violence is therefore in line with the plan.

• action plan against intimate 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 intimate relations”
• strengthened victim protection»Stärka brottsoffrets ställning och öka stödet till brottsoffer« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen the crime victim's position and increase support for crime victims”
• expanded contact bans»Förbättra möjligheterna till kontaktförbud« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Improve the possibilities for contact bans”
• children affected after separation»Det kan röra sig om tvister vid vårdnad, i rättsprocessen eller barnfridsbrott vid våld i nära relationer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It can involve disputes over custody, in legal proceedings or child welfare crimes in intimate violence.”

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.