2023-04-202022/23:SfU15 · p.2SfUMigration & social insurance
Protection for vulnerable women
Protection for women in dependent relationships and trafficking victims
What's at stake: The outcome affects the protection of people, often women, whose residence permit is tied to a partner and who risk ending up in a situation of dependency in cases of violence, as well as how much time trafficking victims get to recover and decide on cooperating with the authorities.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The vote concerns whether the rules on residence permits for people subjected to violence in a relationship on which their permit depends, and the reflection period for trafficking victims, should be reviewed and strengthened, or whether current rules should remain unchanged.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee rejects the motions, without indicating in the available material any reasoning beyond its general stance that migration policy should be responsible, strict and built on an upheld but largely temporary right to asylum; it therefore does not favor a specific review of the rules on residence permits in dependent relationships or of the reflection period for trafficking victims.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 5 (C, MP)
The reservation argues that the effectiveness of the rules allowing someone to remain in Sweden if a relationship ends due to violence or other serious abuse should be reviewed, since linking a residence permit to a partner otherwise risks creating a situation of dependency. It also calls for a review of the 30-day reflection period given to trafficking victims, to ensure they have enough time to recover before deciding whether to cooperate with crime investigators.
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 5 by C, MP.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
The decision would have held
Explicit commitments that contradicted the vote: VVänsterpartiet
Ja 268–35Ja 247–56
Counterfactual: the parties above are moved to the position their own documents explicitly point at, carrying their whole contingent present. Every other party keeps its real figures, including dissenters and absentees.
How the AI parties would have voted
For each party: what its own plan – election manifesto and party programme – argues for in this case, next to how the party actually voted. The AI can only answer Yes or No; a party can also abstain.
| AI | Vote | Confidence | Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | No | Yes 21/0/0/3 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
| S | No | Yes 94/0/0/13 | differs | confidence: medium | derived |
| MP | No | No 0/14/0/4 | match | confidence: high | not addressed |
| C | No | No 0/21/0/3 | match | confidence: medium | derived |
| L | No | Yes 14/0/0/2 | differs | confidence: medium | derived |
| KD | No | Yes 15/0/0/4 | differs | confidence: medium | derived |
| M | No | Yes 60/0/0/8 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| SD | No | Yes 64/0/0/9 | differs | confidence: low | derived |
Committee proposal
The Riksdag rejects the motions 2022/23:863 by Ulrika Liljeberg et al. (C) point 58, 2022/23:883 by Ulrika Liljeberg et al. (C) point 38 and 2022/23:1673 by Annie Lööf et al. (C) point 83.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motionerna 2022/23:863 av Ulrika Liljeberg m.fl. (C) yrkande 58, 2022/23:883 av Ulrika Liljeberg m.fl. (C) yrkande 38 och 2022/23:1673 av Annie Lööf m.fl. (C) yrkande 83.
Riksdag decision: The Riksdag rejected approximately 90 proposals in motions from the general motion period 2022 on migration issues. This mainly by reference to applicable regulations and ongoing work. The motions dealt, among other things, with residence permits for those in need of protection, reception of asylum seekers, the asylum process, family immigration and citizenship.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants to prevent individuals with a history of violence or abuse from serving as reference persons for family immigration. (C, MP) — Reservation 5
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 party programme states that all women shall have the same protection and rights, even those who have come to Sweden and are waiting for residence permits, and that today's time limits shall be removed.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme states that all women shall have the same protection and rights, even those who have come to Sweden and are waiting for residence permits, and that today's time limits shall be removed. This directly supports both the review of rules for broken family relations and the review of the reflection period for victims of human trafficking. The plan furthermore rejects an arrangement where residence permits are made conditional and create dependency.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet slår fast att alla kvinnor ska ha samma skydd och rättigheter, även de som kommit till Sverige och väntar på uppehållstillstånd, och att dagens tidsgränser ska tas bort. Det bär direkt både översynen av reglerna vid brutna anknytningsrelationer och översynen av betänketiden för offer för människohandel. Planen avvisar dessutom en ordning där uppehållstillstånd görs villkorat och skapar beroende.
- same protection regardless of residence statusdecisive»Alla kvinnor ska ha samma skydd och rättigheter, även kvinnor som har kommit« (party programme ↗)“All women shall have the same protection and rights, even women who have come”
- remove the time limits»till Sverige och väntar på uppehållstillstånd. Tidsgränserna som idag« (party programme ↗)“to Sweden and are waiting for residence permits. The time limits that today”
- against conditional residence permits»Vänsterpartiet anser att den inhumana flyktingpolitik som råder, med tillfälliga och villkorade uppehållstillstånd, är en form av psykologiskt våld mot en redan utsatt grupp.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party believes that the inhumane migration policy that prevails, with temporary and conditional residence permits, is a form of psychological violence against an already vulnerable group.”
- combat human trafficking»Människohandel inom och över nationsgränser växer i omfattning.« (party programme ↗)“Human trafficking within and across national borders is growing in scope.”
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 demands strong measures to stop men's violence against women and rests on a feminist view of gender power relations.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan demands strong measures to stop men's violence against women and rests on a feminist view of gender power relations. Reviewing rules that make a violence-affected woman's residence permit dependent on a connection person, and extending the reflection period for victims of human trafficking, follow from that commitment. The plan simultaneously holds to a strict migration line, which pulls in the opposite direction.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver krafttag för att stoppa mäns våld mot kvinnor och vilar på en feministisk syn på könsmaktsordningen. Att se över regler som gör en våldsutsatt kvinnas uppehållstillstånd beroende av anknytningspersonen, och att förlänga betänketiden för offer för människohandel, följer av det åtagandet. Planen håller samtidigt fast vid en stram migrationslinje, vilket drar i motsatt riktning.
- strong measures against men's violencedecisive»Krafttag för att stoppa hedersrelaterat våld, sexualbrott och mäns våld mot kvinnor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strong measures to stop honour-related violence, sexual offences and men's violence against women.”
- feminist fundamental view»Med denna grundsyn är socialdemokratin ett feministiskt parti.« (party programme ↗)“With this fundamental view social democracy is a feminist party.”
- protection for life and security»Enskilda människors rätt till liv i frihet och säkerhet måste alltid försvaras.« (party programme ↗)“Individuals' right to life in freedom and security must always be defended.”
- strict migration policy»Vi har stramat åt migrationspolitiken, och denna linje ligger fast.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We have tightened migration policy, and this line is fixed.”
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 wants those subjected to violence to receive stronger protection and for responsibility for protection, housing and care to be coordinated immediately after the break, and for attachment and health to weigh more heavily in the assessment of residence permits.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan wants those subjected to violence to receive stronger protection and for responsibility for protection, housing and care to be coordinated immediately after the break, and for attachment and health to weigh more heavily in the assessment of residence permits. A residence permit dependent on the person with attachment binds the victim to the abuser. To review these rules and the reflection period for victims of human trafficking is therefore supported in substance.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill att våldsutsatta får starkare skydd och att ansvaret för skydd, boende och vård samordnas direkt efter uppbrottet, och att anknytning och hälsa väger tyngre vid prövning av uppehållstillstånd. Ett uppehållstillstånd som är beroende av anknytningspersonen binder den utsatta till förövaren. Att se över dessa regler och betänketiden för offer för människohandel stöds därför i sak.
- a way out for those subjected to violencedecisive»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 immediately after the break.”
- attachment and health weigh more heavily»ska anknytning och hälsa väga tyngre än det gör i« (party programme ↗)“attachment and health shall weigh more heavily than they do in”
- 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 to hide shall receive stronger protection and that more people who exercise violence shall be subject to electronic monitoring.”
- legal certainty for vulnerable groups»stärka rättssäkerheten i asylprocessen och stödet för hbtqi-flyktingar och andra sårbara grupper.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen legal certainty in the asylum process and support for LGBTQI+ refugees and other vulnerable groups.”
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The party programme wants to see a society free from domestic violence and human trafficking, and the election manifesto makes women's security and self-determination a main priority.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme wants to see a society free from domestic violence and human trafficking, and the election manifesto makes women's security and self-determination a main priority. Rules that tie residence permits to a family member create exactly the dependence situation the plan opposes, and an overly short reflection period undermines the plan's requirement for a stronger victim perspective. A review of both regulatory frameworks therefore aligns with the plan.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet vill se ett samhälle fritt från våld i hemmet och människohandel, och valmanifestet gör kvinnors trygghet och egenmakt till en huvudprioritering. Regler som binder uppehållstillståndet till en anknytningsperson skapar just den beroendesituation som planen vänder sig mot, och en alltför kort betänketid motverkar planens krav på stärkt brottsofferperspektiv. En översyn av båda regelverken ligger därför i linje med planen.
- free from violence and traffickingdecisive»vill se ett samhälle fritt från våld i hemmet, människohandel och prostitution.« (party programme ↗)“wants to see a society free from domestic violence, human trafficking and prostitution.”
- women's security and self-determination»Vi ska stärka kvinnors trygghet och egenmakt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall strengthen women's security and self-determination.”
- strengthened victim perspective»Brottsofferperspektivet måste stärkas och eftervåldet upphöra.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The victim perspective must be strengthened and post-crime violence must cease.”
- humane migration policy»Centerpartiet strävar efter öppna gränser, fri rörlighet samt en generös och human flykting- och invandringspolitik.« (party programme ↗)“The Center Party strives for open borders, free movement and a generous and humane refugee and immigration policy.”
The party programme requires that all forms of violence in relationships and gender-related violence are prevented, that crime is never relativized by reference to patriarchal traditions, and that those exploited in prostitution and human trafficking receive protection.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme requires that all forms of violence in relationships and gender-related violence are prevented, that crime is never relativized by reference to patriarchal traditions, and that those exploited in prostitution and human trafficking receive protection. A review of rules that make residence permits dependent on a person of attachment and of consideration time for victims of human trafficking follows from these commitments, together with the election manifesto's demand for better protection and support for victims. The plan does not mention just these rules, so the conclusion is derived.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet kräver att alla former av våld i relationer och könsrelaterat våld förebyggs, att brott aldrig relativiseras med hänvisning till patriarkala traditioner och att den som utnyttjats i prostitution och människohandel får skydd. En översyn av reglerna som gör uppehållstillståndet beroende av en anknytningsperson och av betänketiden för offer för människohandel följer av dessa åtaganden, tillsammans med valmanifestets krav på bättre skydd och stöd för offren. Planen nämner inte just dessa regler, så slutsatsen är härledd.
- prevent gender-related violencedecisive»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.”
- protection and support for victims»ett bättre skydd och stöd för offren« (2022 manifesto ↗)“better protection and support for victims”
- protection in human trafficking»Prostituerade ska få skydd« (party programme ↗)“Prostituted persons shall receive protection”
- no relativization of violence»Brott ska aldrig relativiseras med hänsyn till patriarkala traditioner eller hedersbegrepp.« (party programme ↗)“Crimes shall never be relativized in view of patriarchal traditions or concepts of honor.”
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 establishes that those subjected to violence in a close relationship shall be given adequate support and protection and that human trafficking of women and children shall be forcefully combated.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan establishes that those subjected to violence in a close relationship shall be given adequate support and protection and that human trafficking of women and children shall be forcefully combated. A review of the regulations making residence permits dependent on the partner, and of the reflection period for trafficking victims, serves precisely this protection. The plan also maintains that the most vulnerable in conflict and oppression have the right to help and protection.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att den som utsatts för våld i en nära relation ska ges adekvat stöd och skydd och att människohandeln med kvinnor och barn ska motarbetas med kraft. En översyn av reglerna som gör uppehållstillståndet beroende av anknytningspersonen, och av betänketiden för människohandelsoffer, tjänar just detta skydd. Planen håller också fast att de mest utsatta i konflikter och förtryck har rätt till hjälp och skydd.
- support and protection for those subjected to violencedecisive»nära relation ska ges adekvat stöd och skydd.« (party programme ↗)“close relationship shall be given adequate support and protection.”
- combat human trafficking»EU ska nyttjas för att med kraft motarbeta den sexualiserade slavhandeln med kvinnor och barn.« (party programme ↗)“The EU shall be used to forcefully combat human trafficking of women and children.”
- 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 most vulnerable have the right to protection»har rätt till hjälp och skydd.« (party programme ↗)“have the right to help 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 prioritises vulnerable women in migration policy: women are prioritised in quota refugee admission, honour-screening shall be introduced for asylum-seeking families and subsistence allowance shall be paid to the woman instead of to the man, all to break dependent relationships.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan prioritises vulnerable women in migration policy: women are prioritised in quota refugee admission, honour-screening shall be introduced for asylum-seeking families and subsistence allowance shall be paid to the woman instead of to the man, all to break dependent relationships. Reviewing the rules that tie residence permits to a sponsor when the relationship has ended because of violence follows from the same principle. The programme states that oppression on grounds of gender can never be accepted.
Original (Swedish)
Planen prioriterar utsatta kvinnor i migrationspolitiken: kvinnor prioriteras i kvotflyktingmottagandet, hedersscreening ska införas för asylsökande familjer och försörjningsstöd ska betalas till kvinnan i stället för till mannen, allt för att bryta beroendeställningar. Att se över reglerna som knyter uppehållstillståndet till en anknytningsperson när relationen upphört på grund av våld följer av samma princip. Programmet slår fast att förtryck på grund av kön aldrig får accepteras.
- utsatta kvinnor prioriterasdecisive»Prioritera kvinnor och hbtq-personer i kvotflyktingmottagandet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Prioritise women and LGBTQ persons in quota refugee admission”
- bryt kvinnors beroendeställning»Betala ut försörjningsstöd till kvinnan i stället för till mannen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Pay out subsistence allowance to the woman instead of to the man”
- upptäck hedersförtryck i asylprocessen»Verka för att en nationell hedersscreening införs för asylsökande familjer« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Work for a national honour-screening to be introduced for asylum-seeking families”
- inget förtryck på grund av kön»Ett fritt samhälle får heller aldrig acceptera förtryck på grund av kön,« (party programme ↗)“A free society can never accept oppression on grounds of gender,”
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 establishes that appropriate assistance shall be offered to those who want to break with an oppressive collective and wants to strengthen the fight against violence and assault as well as support those who break free.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan establishes that appropriate assistance shall be offered to those who want to break with an oppressive collective and wants to strengthen the fight against violence and assault as well as support those who break free. Reviewing whether the rules on continued residence permit after violence in a dependency relationship are appropriate, and the reflection period for human trafficking victims, serves that purpose. The plan's demand for the strictest possible immigration law pulls at the same time in the opposite direction, which is why support is weak. The plan expresses itself on the strict immigration line the committee cites.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att ändamålsenlig hjälp ska erbjudas den som vill bryta med ett förtryckande kollektiv och vill stärka kampen mot våld och överfall samt stödja dem som bryter sig loss. Att se över om reglerna om fortsatt uppehållstillstånd efter våld i en anknytningsrelation är ändamålsenliga, och betänketiden för människohandelsoffer, tjänar det syftet. Planens krav på striktast möjliga utlänningslag drar samtidigt i motsatt riktning, varför stödet är svagt. Planen uttalar sig om den strama migrationslinje utskottet anför.
- help breaking with oppressiondecisive»Ändamålsenlig hjälp bör erbjudas till den som vill bryta med en kultur eller religion under vilken de utsätts för hedersförtryck av familj eller bredare kollektiv.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Appropriate assistance should be offered to those who want to break with a culture or religion under which they are subjected to honor-based oppression by family or broader collective.”
- support for those breaking free»Stödja dem som vill bryta sig loss från hedersförtryck« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Support those who want to break free from honor-based oppression”
- fight against violence»Stärka kampen mot våld och överfall« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen the fight against violence and assault”
- strictest possible immigration law»Skärpa reglerna i utlänningslagen till striktas möjliga nivå enligt EU-rätten« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stiffen the rules in the immigration law to the strictest possible level according to EU law”
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.
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2022/23:SfU15)
- Committee report full text (HA01SfU15)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2022/23:1230 — Svensk flyktingpolitik av Tony Haddou m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2022/23:126 — Barnkonventionens roll i migrationspolitiken av Yasmine Bladelius (S)
- Motion 2022/23:1294 — Översyn av äldre lagar med hänsyn till barnkonventionen av Sanna Backeskog m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2022/23:1382 — Utvärdering av Migrationsverkets hantering av asylsökande afghaner av Magnus Jacobsson (KD)
- Motion 2022/23:1425 — EBO av Ingela Nylund Watz m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2022/23:1426 — Viseringsfrihet för befolkningen i Kosovo av Adnan Dibrani (S)
- Motion 2022/23:1462 — Fler fristäder och stärkt skydd för demokratins röstbärare av Amanda Lind m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2022/23:1567 — Kroppsvisitation i samband med transporter vid landets förvar m.m. av Hans Eklind (KD)
- Motion 2022/23:1648 — Avskaffande av EBO av Kerstin Lundgren (C)
- Motion 2022/23:1673 — Jämställdhet för hållbar utveckling av Annie Lööf m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2022/23:1676 — Utökad rätt att bevilja reflektionsperiod gällande offer för människohandel av Helena Vilhelmsson (C)
- Motion 2022/23:1708 — Sexualbrott av Josefin Malmqvist (M)
- Motion 2022/23:1716 — Avskaffande av EBO av Johan Andersson m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2022/23:1762 — E-sport av Johan Löfstrand m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2022/23:1802 — Ökat handelsutbyte med Kosovo av Magnus Jacobsson (KD)
- Motion 2022/23:181 — Stärk demokratin och de mänskliga rättigheterna av Märta Stenevi m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2022/23:1908 — Bekämpning av den olagliga arbetskraften av Sten Bergheden (M)
- Motion 2022/23:2056 — Utgiftsområde 8 Migration av Anders Ygeman m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2022/23:2122 — Språkkunskap för medborgarskap av Boriana Åberg (M)
- Motion 2022/23:2277 — Jämställdhetspolitik av Märta Stenevi m.fl. (MP)
Source: The Swedish Parliament