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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.
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.
What each plan points to — and how the party voted
For each party: the vote its own election manifesto and party programme point to in this case, next to how the party actually voted. A plan can only point to Yes or No; a party can also abstain.
| Plan | Vote | Confidence | Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | No | Abstain 0/0/21/0 | departs from the plan | confidence: high | explicit |
| S | No | No 0/105/0/1 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| MP | No | No 0/18/0/0 | follows the plan | confidence: high | derived |
| C | No | Abstain 0/0/24/0 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| L | No | Yes 16/0/0/0 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| KD | No | Yes 18/0/0/1 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| M | Yes | Yes 66/0/0/0 | follows the plan | confidence: low | not addressed |
| SD | Yes | Yes 70/0/0/0 | follows the plan | confidence: low | not addressed |
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
Plan vs actual vote
Every party, in chamber order: what its own plan pointed to, how it voted, and the reasoning behind both. Highlighted rows are where the two differ — but a vote that follows the plan is a result too, so the reasoning is there for every party.
The plan demands that work against male violence against women is prioritized at a level matching the extent and severity of the crimes and that it is conducted targeted at violence's different forms, which corresponds to demands for a violence-prevention programme and a programme targeted at perpetrators.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan demands that work against male violence against women is prioritized at a level matching the extent and severity of the crimes and that it is conducted targeted at violence's different forms, which corresponds to demands for a violence-prevention programme and a programme targeted at perpetrators. The plan also makes it a right to get help with a long-term secure housing solution for those leaving violence, which is the counter-proposal's moving support. It also demands that social services are guaranteed lasting support and that the child perspective is strengthened in custody disputes.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att arbetet mot mäns våld mot kvinnor prioriteras i nivå med brottens omfattning och att det bedrivs riktat mot våldets olika uttryck, vilket motsvarar kraven på ett våldsförebyggande program och ett program riktat till våldsutövare. Planen gör det dessutom till en rättighet att få hjälp med en långsiktig trygg boendelösning för den som lämnar våldsutsatthet, vilket är motförslagets flyttstöd. Den kräver också att socialtjänsten garanteras varaktigt stöd och att barnperspektivet stärks i vårdnadstvister.
- prioritize work against male violencedecisive»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”
- right to a 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 beyond this it must be a right to get help with a long-term secure housing solution for those who need it to leave violence.”
- stable support to social services»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.”
- child perspective in custody disputes»Barnperspektivet måste stärkas i vårdnadstvister och det ska inte vara möjligt för våldsutövare att behålla gemensam vårdnad.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The child perspective must be strengthened in custody disputes and it shall not be possible for perpetrators to retain joint custody.”
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 requires forceful action against men's violence against women and violence in intimate relationships, increased resources to support affected people and early and effective preventive work.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires forceful action against men's violence against women and violence in intimate relationships, increased resources to support affected people and early and effective preventive work. The counter-proposal's package of violence prevention programmes, measures against perpetrators of violence and support for people affected by violence are actions of precisely that kind. The plan provides no support for the assessment that existing coordination makes further action unnecessary.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver ett kraftfullt bekämpande av mäns våld mot kvinnor och våld i nära relationer, ökade resurser till stöd för utsatta och ett tidigt och effektivt förebyggande arbete. Motförslagets paket med våldsförebyggande program, insatser mot våldsutövare och stöd till våldsutsatta är åtgärder av just det slaget. Planen ger inget stöd för bedömningen att befintlig samordning gör ytterligare insatser obehövliga.
- combat men's violence against womendecisive»Kraftfullt bekämpande av mäns våld mot kvinnor, våld i nära relationer« (party programme ↗)“Forceful action against men's violence against women, violence in intimate relationships”
- increased resources for people affected by violence»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 strengthened penalties for violence and other violations in intimate relationships, and increased resources to women's and girls' organisations' important work.”
- early preventive work»Tidigt och effektivt brottsförebyggande arbete som stärker samhällets motståndskraft« (party programme ↗)“Early and effective crime prevention work that strengthens society's resilience”
- support for those affected by oppression»Kraftfullt bekämpande av hedersrelaterat våld och förtryck och stöd för utsatta.« (party programme ↗)“Forceful action against honour-related violence and oppression and support for affected people.”
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The counter-proposal wants a national violence prevention programme, measures directed at perpetrators, moving support for violence survivors and action against violence being hidden in family law.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The counter-proposal wants a national violence prevention programme, measures directed at perpetrators, moving support for violence survivors and action against violence being hidden in family law. The plan requires that measures be taken against perpetrators rather than limiting victims' freedom, wants more safe houses and coordinated support immediately after leaving and protection for children against contact with a violent parent. The demands follow from these commitments.
Original (Swedish)
Motförslaget vill ha ett nationellt våldsförebyggande program, insatser riktade mot våldsutövare, flyttstöd för våldsutsatta och åtgärder mot att våld osynliggörs i familjerätten. Planen kräver att man agerar mot våldsutövarna snarare än begränsar offrens frihet, vill ha fler skyddade boenden och samordnat stöd direkt efter uppbrottet samt skydd för barn mot umgänge med en våldsam förälder. Kraven följer av dessa åtaganden.
- strengthened protection for violence survivorsdecisive»Miljöpartiet vill stärka skyddet för dem som utsätts för våld – genom fler skyddade« (party programme ↗)“The Greens want to strengthen protection for those subjected to violence – through more safe”
- measures against perpetrators»Vi måste tydligt agera mot våldsutövare, inte begränsa offrens frihet. Resurser till skydd« (party programme ↗)“We must clearly take measures against perpetrators, not limit victims' freedom. Resources for protection”
- coordinated support when leaving»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 violence survivors throughout the country, so that responsibility for protection, housing and care is coordinated immediately after leaving.”
- children's protection in family law»skydda barn från att tvingas till umgänge med en våldsam förälder.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“protect children from being forced to have contact with a violent parent.”
The plan requires that preventive work permeates the whole society and that organizations working with both perpetrators and victims receive long-term funding.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires that preventive work permeates the whole society and that organizations working with both perpetrators and victims receive long-term funding. It also requires that the victims' perspective is strengthened and post-violence ceases, which corresponds to the counter-proposal's requirements for programmes against perpetrators, moving support and support for violence victims. Therefore the requirement in substance is supported.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att det förebyggande arbetet genomsyrar hela samhället och att organisationer som arbetar med både förövare och utsatta får långsiktig finansiering. Den kräver också att brottsofferperspektivet stärks och att eftervåldet upphör, vilket motsvarar motförslagets krav på program mot våldsutövare, flyttstöd och stöd till våldsutsatta. Därför stöds kravet i sak.
- initiatives directed at perpetratorsdecisive»Organisationer som jobbar med flickor och pojkar, förövare och utsatta, ska ha den långsiktiga finansiering de behöver.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Organizations working with girls and boys, perpetrators and victims, should have the long-term funding they need.”
- strengthened victims' perspective»Brottsofferperspektivet måste stärkas och eftervåldet upphöra.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The victims' perspective must be strengthened and post-violence must cease.”
- national preventive work»Det förebyggande arbetet måste börja tidigt och genomsyra hela samhället.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Preventive work must start early and permeate the whole society.”
- protection for violence victims»Vi vill bland annat att elektronisk fotboja används oftare och stärka skyddet för familjer med skyddad identitet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want, among other things, electronic ankle bracelets to be used more often and strengthen protection for families with protected identity.”
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 measures against violence in intimate relations focus on perpetrators, who shall undergo treatment and may be subject to restrictions on freedom of movement—the core of a programme directed at violent offenders.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires that measures against violence in intimate relations focus on perpetrators, who shall undergo treatment and may be subject to restrictions on freedom of movement—the core of a programme directed at violent offenders. It also wishes to expand protection and support for victims, including through national support for safe houses. The counter-proposal's demand for broader collective violence-prevention work is therefore supported.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att insatserna mot våld i nära relationer fokuserar på förövarna, som ska genomgå behandling och kunna åläggas rörelsebegränsningar - kärnan i ett program riktat till våldsutövare. Den vill också bygga ut skyddet och stödet till offren, bland annat med nationellt stöd för skyddade boenden. Motförslagets krav på ett bredare samlat våldsförebyggande arbete stöds därför.
- perpetrator-focused preventiondecisive»Insatserna för att förebygga och förhindra våld i nära relationer måste fokusera på förövarna.« (party programme ↗)“Measures to prevent and stop violence in intimate relations must focus on perpetrators.”
- treatment of violent offenders»Förövarna ska genomgå behandling samt kunna åläggas omfattande begränsningar i den geografiska rörelsefriheten.« (party programme ↗)“Perpetrators shall undergo treatment and may be subject to extensive restrictions on freedom of movement.”
- support for safe houses»Ett nationellt stöd för skyddade boenden ska införas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“National support for safe houses shall be introduced.”
- enhanced support for crime victims»ett bättre skydd och stöd för offren« (2022 manifesto ↗)“better protection and support for victims”
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 party programme requires that abuse victims be given adequate support and protection and that handling is based on well-educated staff at police, prosecution, social services and care as well as functioning inter-agency cooperation.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme requires that abuse victims be given adequate support and protection and that handling is based on well-educated staff at police, prosecution, social services and care as well as functioning inter-agency cooperation. The counter-proposal's package of violence prevention programmes, measures against perpetrators, research and moving assistance concretizes these commitments. The plan also lifts the voluntary organizations' role, which supports a broader mobilization than the current strategy.
Original (Swedish)
Principprogrammet kräver att våldsutsatta ges adekvat stöd och skydd och att handläggningen bygger på välutbildade medarbetare hos polis, åklagare, socialtjänst och vård samt fungerande myndighetssamverkan. Motförslagets paket med våldsförebyggande program, insatser mot våldsutövare, forskning och flyttstöd konkretiserar dessa åtaganden. Planen lyfter också frivilligorganisationernas roll, vilket stöder en bredare kraftsamling än den befintliga strategin.
- support and protection for abuse victimsdecisive»Kvinnor, män och barn som utsatts för våld i en nära relation ska ges adekvat stöd och skydd.« (party programme ↗)“Women, men and children subjected to violence in a close relationship must be given adequate support and protection.”
- competence and inter-agency cooperation»Effektiv handläggning av ärenden som rör våld i nära relationer förutsätter välutbildade medarbetare hos polis, åklagare, socialtjänst och hälso- och sjukvård samt ett väl fungerande samarbete mellan myndigheterna.« (party programme ↗)“Effective handling of cases involving violence in close relationships presupposes well-educated staff at police, prosecution, social services and healthcare and well-functioning cooperation between agencies.”
- men's violence as gender equality failure»Mäns våld mot kvinnor är det yttersta uttrycket för brist på jämställdhet.« (party programme ↗)“Men's violence against women is the ultimate expression of lack of gender equality.”
- strengthened civil society for abuse victims»Frivilligorganisationernas stöd till dessa utsatta våldsoffer ska uppmuntras.« (party programme ↗)“Voluntary organizations' support to these exploited victims of violence shall be encouraged.”
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 combats violence against women by men through the justice system - specialist police groups, residence ban, contact ban and ankle bracelet - and through support to existing women's crisis centers.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan combats violence against women by men through the justice system - specialist police groups, residence ban, contact ban and ankle bracelet - and through support to existing women's crisis centers. It contains no commitments about new national programs, crisis commissions or review of institutional and legal violence, and the party programme warns that politics stretches out its claims instead of prioritizing. The counter-proposal's program package is therefore not the plan's path.
Original (Swedish)
Planen bekämpar mäns våld mot kvinnor genom rättsväsendet - specialiserade polisgrupper, vistelseförbud, kontaktförbud och fotboja - samt genom stöd till befintliga kvinnojourer. Den innehåller inga åtaganden om nya nationella program, kriskommission eller översyn av institutionellt och rättsligt våld, och partiprogrammet varnar för att politiken sträcker ut sina anspråk i stället för att prioritera. Motförslagets programpaket är därför inte planens väg.
- the justice system as main tooldecisive»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 specializing in sexual crimes and violence in close relationships so that more reported crimes lead to prosecution and punishment”
- sharp measures against perpetrators of violence»Införa vistelseförbud för personer som dömts för våld i nära relation« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce residence ban for persons convicted of violence in close relationships”
- prioritization before program multitude»Politiken har en viktig uppgift att prioritera och välja bort,« (party programme ↗)“Politics has an important task to prioritize and choose,”
- support via existing centers»Fortsätta stärka kvinnojourerna« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Continue to strengthen women's crisis centers”
The plan shapes policy according to the crime victim's best interests and invests in punishment, support and the justice system rather than new programmes, commissions and reviews, and requires clear results for every public investment.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan shapes policy according to the crime victim's best interests and invests in punishment, support and the justice system rather than new programmes, commissions and reviews, and requires clear results for every public investment. The counter-proposal's package instead expands government work, including programmes targeting perpetrators and a review of institutional and legal violence. The requirement to include family law invisibility also conflicts with the plan's line that joint custody should be the norm.
Original (Swedish)
Planen utformar politiken utifrån brottsoffrets bästa och satsar på straff, stöd och rättsväsende snarare än på nya program, kommissioner och översyner, och kräver tydliga resultat för varje offentlig satsning. Motförslagets paket bygger i stället ut myndighetsarbetet, bland annat med program riktade till våldsutövare och en översyn av institutionellt och rättsligt våld. Kravet att inkludera familjerättslig osynliggörning krockar dessutom med planens linje att gemensam vårdnad ska vara norm.
- crime victim before perpetratordecisive»Utformningen av politiken måste ske utifrån brottsoffrets bästa, inte gärningsmannen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Policy formation must be based on the crime victim's best interests, not the perpetrator's.”
- joint custody as norm»Att gemensam vårdnad utgör norm« (2022 manifesto ↗)“That joint custody is the norm”
- results requirement for investments»Begära tydliga resultat för varje offentlig satsning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Demand clear results for every public investment”
- fewer government projects»Stoppa slöseriet inom myndigheterna och slå samman myndigheter« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop government waste and merge authorities”
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2025/26:AU13)
- Committee report full text (HD01AU13)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2025/26:1506 — Jämställt Sverige - mot mäns våld och ekonomisk ojämlikhet av Jamal El-Haj (-)
- Motion 2025/26:2747 — Mäns våld mot kvinnor av Annika Strandhäll (S)
- Motion 2025/26:2802 — Åtgärder för att förebygga hedersbrott och stötta utsatta av Markus Wiechel (SD)
- Motion 2025/26:2834 — Ett jämställt samhälle av Helena Vilhelmsson m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2025/26:3065 — Återförande av barn som förts utomlands av Noria Manouchi (M)
- Motion 2025/26:3586 — Utgiftsområde 4 Rättsväsendet av Teresa Carvalho m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2025/26:3591 — Jämställdhet och mäns våld mot kvinnor av Ardalan Shekarabi m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2025/26:3592 — Utgiftsområde 13 Integration och jämställdhet av Ardalan Shekarabi m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2025/26:3623 — Internationell samverkan av Morgan Johansson m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2025/26:3645 — Utgiftsområde 9 Hälsovård, sjukvård och social omsorg av Fredrik Lundh Sammeli m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2025/26:3646 — Familjerätt av Joakim Järrebring m.fl. (S)
- 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
Source: The Swedish Parliament