Children and young people online

The plan demands action against violence and sexual abuse of women, children and LGBTQI persons, and the party programme describes how violence against women and children is exploited by the pornography industry. The best interests of children shall come first in the party's politics, and voluntary helplines are seen as an actor the state should strengthen. Strengthened efforts against sexual crimes, pornography and children's exposure online, with support to voluntary organizations, therefore follow from the plan.

• action against sexual abusedecisive»I ett tryggt samhälle tar vi krafttag mot våld, hedersförtryck och sexuella kränkningar mot kvinnor, barn och hbtqi-personer« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In a safe society, we take action against violence, honour-related oppression and sexual abuse of women, children and LGBTQI persons”
• fight against the pornography industry»Våldet mot kvinnor och barn exploateras av porrindustrin, som blivit en vinstgivande kapitalistisk storindustri« (party programme ↗)“Violence against women and children is exploited by the pornography industry, which has become a profitable capitalist mass industry”
• children's best interests first»Vänsterpartiets politik ska utformas så att barnens bästa kommer i första rummet« (party programme ↗)“The Left Party's politics shall be designed so that the best interests of children come first”
• support for voluntary crisis lines»Vi ser kvinno- och tjejjourrörelsen som en unik aktör« (party programme ↗)“We see the women's and girls' crisis line movement as a unique actor”

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 establishes that it is society's absolute duty to protect personal integrity and to prevent the internet from being used for harassment and threats. It also requires action against sexual crimes and that all children have the right to a safe upbringing free from violence. Strengthened measures against sexual crimes and victimization aimed at children on the internet, including support for non-profit organisations, follow directly from this.

• duty to protect integritydecisive»Det är samhällets absoluta skyldighet att skydda friheten och den personliga integriteten« (party programme ↗)“It is society's absolute duty to protect freedom and personal integrity”
• stop harassment online»att förhindra att nätet används för förtal, hets mot folkgrupp, kränkningar av enskilda« (party programme ↗)“to prevent the internet from being used for defamation, incitement against groups, harassment of individuals”
• action against sexual crimes»Krafttag för att stoppa hedersrelaterat våld, sexualbrott och mäns våld mot kvinnor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Action to stop honour-related violence, sexual crimes and male violence against women.”
• safe upbringing for all children»Alla barn och ungdomar ska ha rätt till likvärdiga villkor« (party programme ↗)“All children and young people shall have the right to equal conditions”

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 children's legal security is strengthened in cases of suspected sexual abuse, that no one should be subjected to hate crimes or hate propaganda and that a culture of consent pervades society. Strengthened efforts against sexual crimes and vulnerability directed at children online, with support to civil-society organizations, follow from these commitments. The plan does not specifically address online environments, so the position is derived.

• children's legal securitydecisive»Barnets rättstrygghet måste stärkas om det« (party programme ↗)“Children's legal security must be strengthened if it”
• no one should face hate»utsättas för hatbrott eller hatpropaganda« (party programme ↗)“subjected to hate crimes or hate propaganda”
• culture of consent»att en samtyckeskultur ska genomsyra samhället« (2022 manifesto ↗)“that a culture of consent should permeate society”
• support for vulnerable children»Vi vill särskilt satsa på stöd till barn i familjer där« (party programme ↗)“We especially want to invest in support for children in families where”

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 establishes that the law-governed society must also exist in the digital sphere and that threats and violations are equally unacceptable on the internet as elsewhere, which supports the counter-proposal's requirements for strengthened efforts against sexual crime and vulnerability on the net. The election manifesto wants to tighten penalties for sexual crimes and let preventive measures permeate society. The requirement for long-term support to non-profit organizations corresponds to the plan's commitment to financing organizations working with vulnerable children and young people.

• law-governed society also on the netdecisive»Hot och kränkningar är lika oacceptabla på internet som i andra sammanhang.« (party programme ↗)“Threats and violations are equally unacceptable on the internet as in other contexts.”
• long-term support for non-profit organizations»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, offenders and those subjected to abuse, shall have the long-term funding they need.”
• tightened penalties for sexual crimes»Därför vill vi skärpa straffen för sexualbrott och för mäns våld mot kvinnor, och kriminalisera kontrollerande beteende.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Therefore we want to tighten penalties for sexual crimes and men's violence against women, and criminalize controlling behaviour.”
• prevention permeates society»Varje man som slår var en gång en pojke. Därför är det viktigt att förebyggande insatser genomsyrar hela samhället och att det offentliga lägger grunden redan i förskolan och skolan.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Every man who hits was once a boy. Therefore it is important that preventive measures permeate society and that the public lays the foundation already in preschool and school.”

The plan requires increased action against sexual violence and better protection for victims, and establishes that the public shall actively prevent violence and abuse against children. Schools' violence prevention work shall be strengthened and civil society's financing improved. The counter-proposal's demand for strengthened measures against children's exposure on the net and increased support to voluntary organizations thus aligns with the plan.

• protect children against abusedecisive»Det offentliga ska också aktivt förebygga våld och övergrepp mot barn« (party programme ↗)“The public shall also actively prevent violence and abuse against children”
• action against sexual violence»Vi vill se en ökad handlingskraft mot sexuellt våld och våld mot kvinnor genom bland annat högre straff för sexualbrott och ett bättre skydd och stöd för offren.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to see increased action against sexual violence and violence against women through, among other things, higher penalties for sexual crime and better protection and support for victims.”
• violence prevention»Alla skolor ska stärka sitt våldspreventiva arbete.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“All schools shall strengthen their violence prevention work.”
• support to voluntary organizations»Vi vill fortsätta förbättra civilsamhällets finansiering genom både bredare skatteavdrag för gåvor och långsiktiga statsbidrag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to continue improving civil society's financing through both broader tax deductions for donations and long-term state grants.”

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 bullying and other demeaning treatment be vigorously opposed and that children have the right to a safe upbringing environment, and it wants to vigorously combat sexual exploitation of women and children. The election manifesto wants to significantly increase penalties for sexual offences. Strengthened efforts against sexual offences and victimization directed at children and young people online therefore follow from the plan.

• oppose demeaning treatmentdecisive»Mobbning och annan kränkande behandling måste kraftfullt motverkas.« (party programme ↗)“Bullying and other demeaning treatment must be vigorously opposed.”
• increased sexual offence penalties»Skärp straffen för sexualbrott kraftigt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sharply increase penalties for sexual offences.”
• safe upbringing environment»Barn har rätt till en trygg uppväxtmiljö.« (party programme ↗)“Children have the right to a safe upbringing environment.”
• combat sexual exploitation»EU ska nyttjas för att med kraft motarbeta den sexualiserade slavhandeln med kvinnor och barn.« (party programme ↗)“The EU should be utilized to vigorously combat the sexualization of trafficking in women and children.”

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 prioritizes children's mental wellbeing highly, wants to strengthen Bris and other support lines so they can stay open 24/7 and toughen sentences for sexual crimes with specialized investigation units. This lies close to the counter-proposal's demand for strengthened efforts against sexual crime and vulnerability directed at children and young people online, plus increased support to voluntary organizations. The plan does not, however, specifically mention the online environment.

• stöd till stödlinjerdecisive»Stärka Bris nationella stödlinje och andra stödlinjer så att de kan hålla öppet dygnet runt« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen the Bris national support line and other support lines so they can stay open 24/7”
• skärpta sexualbrottsstraff»Skärpa straffen för vålds- och sexualbrott« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Toughen sentences for violent and sexual crimes”
• specialiserade sexualbrottsgrupper»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 specialized units in each police region that specialize in sexual crimes and violence in close relationships so that more reported crimes lead to prosecution and punishment”
• barns mående prioriteras»Få saker är viktigare att prioritera än barns psykiska mående.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Few things are more important to prioritize than children's mental wellbeing.”

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 strong action against the criminality affecting young people and significantly increased penalties for sex crimes, and specifically points out young women's concern about being subjected to sex crimes. Strengthened measures against sex crimes and other victimization aimed at children and young people online therefore align with the plan's direction, with the qualification that the plan also wishes to protect freedom of expression online. The plan says nothing about the committee's reasoning that current measures make a statement unnecessary.

• strong action against crimes against young peopledecisive»Krafttag mot den brottslighet som drabbar unga« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strong action against the criminality affecting young people”
• increased penalties for sex crimes»Kraftigt skärpa straffen för sexualbrott och utvisa utländska våldtäktsmän på livstid« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Significantly increase penalties for sex crimes and deport foreign rapists for life”
• girls' victimization»Varannan ung kvinna oroar sig ofta för att bli våldtagen eller för att utsättas för sexualbrott.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Every other young woman worries often about being raped or being subjected to sex crimes.”
• freedom of expression online»Värna yttrandefriheten på nätet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Protect freedom of expression online”

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.