Men's violence against women, violence in intimate relationships and exploitation in prostitution and human trafficking
National violence-prevention program and crisis commission against men's violence against women
What's at stake: The question concerns which structures and instruments best mobilize society's efforts against men's violence against women, domestic violence and human trafficking - and whether additional dedicated programs and a standalone crisis commission are needed beyond the work already under way, which affects how quickly and how well-coordinated support reaches people subjected to violence.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The motions called for, among other things, a national violence-prevention program and a dedicated crisis commission against men's violence against women, while the committee held that the government's strategy already has the right focus on prevention and that the newly established national coordination makes an additional crisis commission superfluous.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee rejects the motions for a dedicated national violence-prevention program and a crisis commission, pointing to the national strategy's clear focus on preventive efforts as already an appropriate basis, and to the government's recent strengthening of national coordination through the Council for Women's Peace, chaired by the Prime Minister and bringing together relevant ministers and agency heads.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 3 (S, MP)
The reserving parties (S, MP) consider the strategy to still show limitations and want the government to, among other things, introduce a national violence-prevention program, a program for male perpetrators, a crisis commission against men's violence, more research on violence in young people's relationships, a women's-peace relocation support, a review of institutional and judicial violence, and to have the action plan also cover violence rendered invisible within family law.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
V–
S–
MP–
C–
L–
KD–
M–
SD–
YesNoAbstainAbsent
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 3 by S, MP.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
The plan's stance / Actual vote
AI
Vote
Confidence
Evidence
V
–
Abstain 0/0/21/0
Sown reservation
–
No 0/105/0/1
MPown reservation
–
No 0/18/0/0
C
–
Abstain 0/0/24/0
L
–
Yes 16/0/0/0
KD
–
Yes 18/0/0/1
M
–
Yes 66/0/0/0
SD
–
Yes 70/0/0/0
Committee proposal
Parliament rejects the motions
2025/26:1506 by Jamal El-Haj (-) demand 1,
2025/26:2747 by Annika Strandhäll (S) demand 7,
2025/26:2834 by Helena Vilhelmsson et al. (C) demands 14, 21, 22, 27 and 32,
2025/26:3586 by Teresa Carvalho et al. (S) demands 52-54 and 74,
2025/26:3591 by Ardalan Shekarabi et al. (S) demands 17, 26 and 29,
2025/26:3592 by Ardalan Shekarabi et al. (S) demand 5,
2025/26:3646 by Joakim Järrebring et al. (S) demands 18 and 21 as well as
2025/26:4133 by Lorena Delgado Varas et al. (-) demands 1-3, 5 and 6.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motionerna
2025/26:1506 av Jamal El-Haj (-) yrkande 1,
2025/26:2747 av Annika Strandhäll (S) yrkande 7,
2025/26:2834 av Helena Vilhelmsson m.fl. (C) yrkandena 14, 21, 22, 27 och 32,
2025/26:3586 av Teresa Carvalho m.fl. (S) yrkandena 52-54 och 74,
2025/26:3591 av Ardalan Shekarabi m.fl. (S) yrkandena 17, 26 och 29,
2025/26:3592 av Ardalan Shekarabi m.fl. (S) yrkande 5,
2025/26:3646 av Joakim Järrebring m.fl. (S) yrkandena 18 och 21 samt
2025/26:4133 av Lorena Delgado Varas m.fl. (-) yrkandena 1-3, 5 och 6.
Riksdag decision: The Government has in a communication presented a national strategy against men's violence against women, violence in intimate relationships, exploitation in prostitution and human trafficking, and honour-related violence and oppression for the period 2026–2035. Parliament referred the Government's communication to the files, that is, closed the matter.
The strategy's purpose is to contribute to effective, sustainable and coordinated work to achieve the gender equality policy sub-goals against violence, oppression and exploitation.
Parliament also said no to 28 proposals in motions from the general motion period 2025, primarily by referring to ongoing work. The proposals concern, among other things, work against men's violence against women and violence in intimate relationships, work against honour-related violence and oppression, and measures regarding support and protection for those exposed to violence.
Counter-proposals
The counter-proposal wants the government to adopt a zero vision for men's violence against women and children. (S, MP) — Reservation 3
Motion 2025/26:4133 — med anledning av skr. 2025/26:245 Frihet från våld, förtryck och utnyttjande - En nationell strategi mot mäns våld mot kvinnor, våld i nära relationer, utnyttjande i prostitution och människohandel samt hedersrelaterat våld och förtryck av Lorena Delgado Varas m.fl. (-)
Motion 2025/26:4140 — med anledning av skr. 2025/26:245 Frihet från våld, förtryck och utnyttjande - En nationell strategi mot mäns våld mot kvinnor, våld i nära relationer, utnyttjande i prostitution och människohandel samt hedersrelaterat våld och förtryck av Helena Vilhelmsson m.fl. (C)
Regeringens skrivelse 2025/26:245 — Frihet från våld, förtryck och utnyttjande - En nationell strategi mot mäns våld mot kvinnor, våld i nära relationer, utnyttjande i prostitution och människohandel samt hedersrelaterat våld och förtryck