2023-06-072022/23:SoU21 · p.1SoUHealth & social services
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
What's at stake: If the convention is incorporated, it becomes directly applicable as Swedish law rather than merely guiding practice, which according to the motions would strengthen legal protection and make it easier to hold authorities accountable when the rights of people with disabilities are not respected.
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 the government to investigate how the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities could be incorporated into Swedish law, while the committee held that the national goal for disability policy and ongoing follow-up work already address the issue.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee emphasizes that the rights and living conditions of people with disabilities are fundamentally a matter of democracy, points to the national goal for disability policy and the government's strategy for systematic follow-up, and on that basis considers that parliament does not need to take an initiative on investigating incorporation of the convention.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 1 (V)
The reserving party (V) wants the government to investigate how the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities could be incorporated into Swedish law, pointing out that the convention was approved back in 2008 but still does not apply as Swedish law, that gaps in legislation have not been identified, and that systematic follow-up and analysis of how the convention is actually applied is lacking.
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 1 by V.
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 | No 0/21/0/3 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| S | No | Yes 94/0/0/13 | departs from the plan | confidence: low | not addressed |
| MP | No | Abstain 0/0/15/3 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| C | No | Abstain 0/0/21/3 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| L | No | Yes 14/0/0/2 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| KD | No | Yes 16/0/0/3 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| M | Yes | Yes 59/0/0/9 | follows the plan | confidence: low | not addressed |
| SD | Yes | Yes 63/0/0/9 | follows the plan | confidence: low | not addressed |
Committee proposal
The Riksdag rejects the motions 2022/23:181 by Märta Stenevi et al. (MP) request 19, 2022/23:882 by Christofer Bergenblock et al. (C) request 2, and 2022/23:1232 by Maj Karlsson et al. (V) request 1.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motionerna 2022/23:181 av Märta Stenevi m.fl. (MP) yrkande 19, 2022/23:882 av Christofer Bergenblock m.fl. (C) yrkande 2 och 2022/23:1232 av Maj Karlsson m.fl. (V) yrkande 1.
Riksdag decision: The Riksdag rejected approximately seventy proposals in motions from the general motion period 2022 concerning support for persons with disabilities. The Riksdag primarily refers to ongoing work. The motions dealt, among other things, with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, state leadership for personal assistance, and automobile support.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants to investigate how the UN convention on disability rights can be incorporated into Swedish legislation. (V) — Reservation 1
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 establishes that rights for persons with norm-breaking functionality are a strategic democracy question, that the function disability perspective should be present within all policy areas, and that the far too weak discrimination legislation should be strengthened.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan establishes that rights for persons with norm-breaking functionality are a strategic democracy question, that the function disability perspective should be present within all policy areas, and that the far too weak discrimination legislation should be strengthened. To investigate how the function rights convention can be incorporated into legislation is a step in just that direction. The plan gives no support that today's regulation and follow-up would be sufficient.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att rättigheter för personer med normbrytande funktionalitet är en strategisk demokratifråga, att funktionshinderperspektivet ska finnas inom alla politikområden och att den alltför svaga diskrimineringslagstiftningen ska stärkas. Att utreda hur funktionsrättskonventionen kan inkorporeras i lagstiftningen är ett steg i just den riktningen. Planen ger inget stöd för att dagens reglering och uppföljning skulle vara tillräcklig.
- function rights as a democracy questiondecisive»Vänsterpartiet ser rättigheter för personer med normbrytande« (party programme ↗)“The Left Party sees rights for persons with norm-breaking”
- strengthened discrimination law»den alltför svaga diskrimineringslagstiftningen stärkas« (party programme ↗)“the far too weak discrimination legislation strengthened”
- function disability perspective everywhere»Ett tydligt funktionshinderperspektiv ska finnas med inom alla« (party programme ↗)“A clear function disability perspective should be present within all”
- secure right to support»På samma sätt ska du som lever med funktionsnedsättning kunna lita på att du får det stöd du behöver« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Just as you who live with a functional impairment should be able to rely on getting the support you need”
The plan does not take a position on incorporation of conventions into Swedish law, but establishes that persons with disabilities shall be able to live their lives like others and have the right to work, housing and full freedom of movement.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan does not take a position on incorporation of conventions into Swedish law, but establishes that persons with disabilities shall be able to live their lives like others and have the right to work, housing and full freedom of movement. The party programme makes respect for human rights a prerequisite for democracy. To investigate how the convention can become law is a means for exactly these commitments, whereby the plan nearly speaks in favour of the counter-proposal's demands.
Original (Swedish)
Planen saknar ställningstagande om inkorporering av konventioner i svensk lag, men slår fast att personer med funktionsnedsättning ska kunna leva sitt liv som andra och ha rätt till arbete, boende och full rörelsefrihet. Partiprogrammet gör respekten för de mänskliga rättigheterna till en förutsättning för demokrati. Att utreda hur konventionen kan bli lag är ett medel för just dessa åtaganden, varför planen närmast talar för motförslagets krav.
- equal conditions for persons with disabilitiesdecisive»Personer med funktionsnedsättning ska kunna leva sitt liv som andra.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Persons with disabilities shall be able to live their lives like others.”
- rights regardless of functional capacity»funktionsförmåga, har rätt till arbete, eget boende, full rörelsefrihet och ett aktivt liv.« (party programme ↗)“functional capacity, have the right to work, own housing, full freedom of movement and an active life.”
- human rights fundamental»Respekten för de mänskliga rättigheterna är en förutsättning för demokrati.« (party programme ↗)“Respect for human rights is a prerequisite for democracy.”
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 drives the line that UN conventions shall have legal force in Sweden: the Convention on the Rights of the Child shall become Swedish law and Sweden shall commit to following ILO 169.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan drives the line that UN conventions shall have legal force in Sweden: the Convention on the Rights of the Child shall become Swedish law and Sweden shall commit to following ILO 169. The same principle speaks for investigating how the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities can be incorporated into legislation. The plan also requires stricter discrimination legislation and clearer rights for persons with disabilities.
Original (Swedish)
Planen driver linjen att FN-konventioner ska få rättslig kraft i Sverige: barnkonventionen ska bli svensk lag och Sverige ska förbinda sig att följa ILO 169. Samma princip talar för att utreda hur funktionsrättskonventionen kan inkorporeras i lagstiftningen. Planen kräver dessutom skärpt diskrimineringslagstiftning och tydligare rättigheter för personer med funktionsnedsättning.
- conventions shall become Swedish lawdecisive»barnkonvention ska bli svensk lag« (party programme ↗)“Convention on the Rights of the Child shall become Swedish law”
- ratify human rights conventions»stärka nationella minoriteters och urfolket samernas rättigheter och att Sverige ska förbinda sig att följa den internationella konventionen om urfolks rättigheter (ILO 169).« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen national minorities' and Sámi indigenous people's rights and that Sweden shall commit to following the international convention on indigenous peoples' rights (ILO 169).”
- clearer rights in law»att lagen om stöd och service till vissa funktionshindrade (LSS) förtydligas och statligt huvudmannaskap införs i den personliga assistansen så att människor får det stöd de behöver och har rätt till.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“that the Act on Support and Service to Persons with Certain Disabilities (LSS) be clarified and public governance be introduced in personal assistance so that people receive the support they need and are entitled to.”
- stricter discrimination law»stärka lagstiftningen mot diskriminering och se över rätten till rättshjälp i diskrimineringsfall.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen discrimination legislation and review the right to legal aid in discrimination cases.”
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 to see rights legislation with enforceable rights and the state taking greater responsibility for support to persons with disabilities.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan wants to see rights legislation with enforceable rights and the state taking greater responsibility for support to persons with disabilities. Investigating how the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities can be incorporated into law aligns with that commitment and with the demand for stronger discrimination protection. The plan does not mention the convention as such, so the conclusion is derived.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill se en rättighetslagstiftning med utkrävbara rättigheter och att staten tar ett större ansvar för stödet till personer med funktionsnedsättning. Att utreda hur funktionsrättskonventionen kan inkorporeras i lag ligger i linje med det åtagandet och med kravet på ett starkare diskrimineringsskydd. Planen nämner inte konventionen som sådan, varför slutsatsen härleds.
- enforceable rights in lawdecisive»Vi vill se en rättighetslagstiftning, ett tydligt samhällskontrakt med utkrävbara rättigheter.« (party programme ↗)“We want to see rights legislation, a clear social contract with enforceable rights.”
- state responsibility for disability policy»Du som har en funktionsnedsättning ska få det stöd du behöver, och staten ska ta ett större ansvar för att LSS fungerar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“You who have a disability shall receive the support you need, and the state shall take greater responsibility for the disability support act to function.”
- stronger discrimination protection»Mer måste göras mot diskriminering. Vi vill stärka myndigheternas arbete mot diskriminering och höja ersättningen till dem som utsatts, samt lägga till kön och funktionsnedsättning som hatbrottsgrunder.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More must be done against discrimination. We want to strengthen agencies' work against discrimination and raise compensation for those who have been subjected to it, and add gender and disability as hate crime grounds.”
- full accessibility»Tillgängligheten är avgörande för människor med olika funktionsnedsättningar.« (party programme ↗)“Accessibility is crucial for people with different disabilities.”
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 views self-determination for persons with disabilities as a fundamental right and wants rights to be protected in law and that supervision over how Sweden lives up to international convention commitments is strengthened.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan views self-determination for persons with disabilities as a fundamental right and wants rights to be protected in law and that supervision over how Sweden lives up to international convention commitments is strengthened. The party programme explicitly emphasizes the value of a UN convention being incorporated into Swedish law to clarify rights. Investigating incorporation of the disability rights convention thus aligns with the plan's principles, even though this specific convention is not mentioned.
Original (Swedish)
Planen betraktar självbestämmande för personer med funktionsnedsättning som en grundläggande rättighet och vill att rättigheter ska värnas i lag samt att tillsynen över hur Sverige lever upp till internationella konventionsåtaganden stärks. Partiprogrammet framhåller uttryckligen värdet av att en FN-konvention införlivats i svensk lag för att tydliggöra rättigheter. Att utreda inkorporering av funktionsrättskonventionen ligger därför i linje med planens principer, även om just denna konvention inte nämns.
- conventions as Swedish lawdecisive»Genom att FN:s barnkonvention införlivats i svensk lag tydliggörs barns och ungas rättigheter.« (party programme ↗)“By incorporating the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into Swedish law, children's and young people's rights are clarified.”
- supervision over convention commitments»JO ges rätt att utöva tillsyn över hur myndigheter lever upp till svenska åtaganden enligt internationella« (party programme ↗)“JO is given the right to exercise supervision over how authorities live up to Swedish commitments under international”
- self-determination as a right»Att bestämma över sitt eget liv är en grundläggande rättighet.« (party programme ↗)“Determining one's own life is a fundamental right.”
- accessibility as a right»Sverige ska vara ett tillgängligt land. Den offentliga miljön, inklusive kollektivtrafiken, ska vara tillgänglig.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden shall be an accessible country. The public environment, including public transport, shall be accessible.”
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 points out the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as a guiding star and establishes that the legislative instrument should be used to facilitate for these persons, right up to a rights law.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan points out the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as a guiding star and establishes that the legislative instrument should be used to facilitate for these persons, right up to a rights law. Investigating how the convention can be incorporated into legislation follows directly from that line. The plan also explicitly requires legislation against discrimination.
Original (Swedish)
Planen pekar ut FN:s konvention om rättigheter för personer med funktionsnedsättning som ledstjärna och slår fast att lagstiftningsinstrumentet bör användas för att underlätta för dessa personer, ända till en rättighetslag. Att utreda hur konventionen kan inkorporeras i lagstiftningen följer direkt av den linjen. Planen kräver också uttryckligen en lagstiftning mot diskriminering.
- legislation as a tooldecisive»Det är befogat att använda lagstiftningsinstrumentet för att underlätta situationen för personer« (party programme ↗)“It is justified to use the legislative instrument to facilitate the situation for persons”
- UN Convention as guiding star»viktig ledstjärna i detta avseende är FN:s konvention« (party programme ↗)“important guiding star in this regard is the UN Convention”
- statutory anti-discrimination protection»Därför behöver det finnas en lagstiftning mot diskriminering« (party programme ↗)“Therefore, there must be legislation against discrimination”
- increased accessibility»Ett annat viktigt sätt att minska funktionsnedsättningens betydelse är att öka tillgängligheten i samhället.« (party programme ↗)“Another important way to reduce the significance of disability is to increase accessibility in 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 plan states that protection for individuals' freedom and rights should be strengthened through Swedish fundamental law and through independent courts, not by making international conventions into Swedish law.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan states that protection for individuals' freedom and rights should be strengthened through Swedish fundamental law and through independent courts, not by making international conventions into Swedish law. There is no commitment at all in the documents to incorporating conventions. Based on the nearest principle — national constitutional law approach and a policy that prioritizes and chooses against — the plan speaks against the counter-proposal's requirement for an incorporation inquiry.
Original (Swedish)
Planen anger att skyddet för enskildas fri- och rättigheter ska stärkas genom den svenska grundlagen och genom oberoende domstolar, inte genom att internationella konventioner görs till svensk lag. Någon utfästelse om att inkorporera konventioner saknas helt i dokumenten. Utifrån den närmast liggande principen — nationell grundlagsväg och en politik som prioriterar och väljer bort — talar planen mot motförslagets krav på en inkorporeringsutredning.
- rights protection in the constitutiondecisive»Vår svenska grundlag ska ha en tydlig katalog av fri- och rättigheter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Our Swedish fundamental law should have a clear catalog of freedom and rights.”
- independent courts»Stärka domstolarnas oberoende och skyddet för medborgarnas fri- och rättigheter« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen the independence of courts and protection for citizens' freedom and rights”
- prioritize the state's core mission»Politiken har en viktig uppgift att prioritera och välja bort,« (party programme ↗)“Politics has an important task to prioritize and reject,”
The plan does not say anything about incorporating international conventions into Swedish law.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan does not say anything about incorporating international conventions into Swedish law. The closest principle is the election manifesto's demand for strengthened national self-determination, together with the party programme's position that rights must be balanced by duties, which argues against moving rule-making to a ratified convention. The party's commitments in the field of disability rights instead concern concrete improvements to the Disability Act (LSS) and assistance, not convention incorporation.
Original (Swedish)
Planen säger inget om att inkorporera internationella konventioner i svensk lag. Den närmast liggande principen är valmanifestets krav på stärkt nationellt självbestämmande, tillsammans med principprogrammets hållning att rättigheter måste balanseras av skyldigheter, vilket talar mot att flytta normgivningen till en ratificerad konvention. Partiets åtaganden på funktionsrättsområdet handlar i stället om konkreta förbättringar av LSS och assistansen, inte om konventionsinkorporering.
- national self-determinationdecisive»Stärka det nationella självbestämmandet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen national self-determination”
- rights require duties»Utan skyldigheter kan inga rättigheter upprätthållas.« (party programme ↗)“Without duties no rights can be maintained.”
- concrete Disability Act improvement»Se ett nationellt LSS-lyft« (2022 manifesto ↗)“See a national Disability Act lift”
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2022/23:SoU21)
- Committee report full text (HA01SoU21)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2022/23:1051 — Från daglig verksamhet till arbete av Gustaf Lantz (S)
- Motion 2022/23:1201 — Översyn av statsbidraget för habiliteringsersättning av Anna-Belle Strömberg och Peder Björk (båda S)
- Motion 2022/23:1232 — En funktionsrättspolitik för trygghet och delaktighet av Maj Karlsson m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2022/23:1310 — Samordnad vård för personer med sällsynta hälsotillstånd av Alexandra Völker (S)
- Motion 2022/23:1376 — En nationell hjälpmedelsstrategi av Linnéa Wickman m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2022/23:1427 — Stärkt anhörigstöd för föräldrar till funktionsnedsatta barn av Sanna Backeskog m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2022/23:1516 — Ledsagning av Larry Söder (KD)
- Motion 2022/23:1622 — Översyn av hjälpmedel och bostadsanpassning av Martina Johansson (C)
- Motion 2022/23:1684 — Information till myndigheter om elöverkänslighet som funktionshinder av Ulrika Heie (C)
- Motion 2022/23:181 — Stärk demokratin och de mänskliga rättigheterna av Märta Stenevi m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2022/23:2045 — Stärkt ekonomi för personer med intellektuell funktionsnedsättning av Daniel Persson (SD)
- Motion 2022/23:2061 — Utgiftsområde 9 Hälsovård, sjukvård och social omsorg av Fredrik Lundh Sammeli m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2022/23:2088 — Förbättringar i den personliga assistansen av Ulrika Westerlund m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2022/23:231 — Hinder för fusk med assistansersättningar av Ann-Sofie Lifvenhage (M)
- Motion 2022/23:468 — Klimatkompensation i bilstödet av Isak From (S)
- Motion 2022/23:608 — Valfrihet gällande sysselsättningsmodeller för personer med funktionsvariation av Marléne Lund Kopparklint (M)
- Motion 2022/23:709 — Effektivare handläggning av bilstödet för anpassning av fordon av Helena Gellerman (L)
- Motion 2022/23:739 — Forskningen om sjukdomen ALS och patienternas rätt till assistans av Nicklas Attefjord och Ulrika Westerlund (båda MP)
- Motion 2022/23:741 — Syskon till barn med omfattande funktionsnedsättningar av Nicklas Attefjord m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2022/23:757 — Verksamheter som bedrivs enligt LSS av Jan Riise (MP)
Source: The Swedish Parliament