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Honour-related violence and oppression
Honor-related violence and oppression: further measures
What's at stake: The decision concerns how coordinated and forceful society's work against honor-related violence and oppression is — violence that severely restricts people's freedom to decide over their own lives, including through threats, violence, and in extreme cases killings to protect a family's honor.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The question is whether further measures against honor-related violence and oppression are needed — such as a nationally coordinated structure, guidelines on secular values for municipalities, and more information efforts — or whether the work already under way already covers this.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee notes that extensive work is already under way against honor-related violence and oppression — including a new gender-equality sub-goal and the relocation of the national competence center — and considers several of the proposals already fully or partly addressed, and therefore rejects the motions.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 7 (SD)
The government should ensure a nationally coordinated structure that gives municipalities support and follow-up, draw up national guidelines on secular values to counter gender-separatist activities, and intensify information efforts on honor-related issues, because honor-related violence and oppression has increased despite efforts so far.
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 7 by SD.
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: LLiberalerna
Ja 205–63Ja 191–77
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 | differs | confidence: low | not addressed |
| S | No | Yes 93/0/0/13 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| MP | No | Abstain 0/0/15/3 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| C | No | Abstain 0/0/21/3 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| L | No | Yes 14/0/0/2 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
| KD | No | Yes 16/0/0/3 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| M | No | Yes 60/0/0/8 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| SD | No | No 0/63/0/9 | match | confidence: high | explicit |
Committee proposal
The Riksdag rejects the motions 2024/25:421 by Markus Wiechel (SD) demands 2 and 3, 2024/25:1412 by Michael Rubbestad et al. (SD) demand 3, 2024/25:1413 by Sara Gille et al. (SD) demands 14 and 20-22, 2024/25:1972 by Fredrik Saweståhl (M), 2024/25:2091 by Noria Manouchi (M) demand 2, 2024/25:3157 by Helena Vilhelmsson et al. (C) demand 32 and 2024/25:3307 by Janine Alm Ericson et al. (MP) demand 6.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motionerna 2024/25:421 av Markus Wiechel (SD) yrkandena 2 och 3, 2024/25:1412 av Michael Rubbestad m.fl. (SD) yrkande 3, 2024/25:1413 av Sara Gille m.fl. (SD) yrkandena 14 och 20-22, 2024/25:1972 av Fredrik Saweståhl (M), 2024/25:2091 av Noria Manouchi (M) yrkande 2, 2024/25:3157 av Helena Vilhelmsson m.fl. (C) yrkande 32 och 2024/25:3307 av Janine Alm Ericson m.fl. (MP) yrkande 6.
Riksdag decision: The Riksdag has considered the government's statement with an in-depth follow-up of work to prevent and combat men's violence against women. The statement is part of the government's action programme to prevent and combat men's violence against women, violence in close relationships and honour-related violence and oppression, as well as prostitution and human trafficking. According to the action programme, the government shall every other year submit a statement to the Riksdag reporting on the work to achieve the gender equality policy sub-target that men's violence against women shall cease. The current statement describes developments during the period of the national strategy to prevent and combat men's violence against women 2017–2026, with a focus on 2022–2023. The Riksdag notes, among other things, that extensive work is underway to counteract and stop men's violence against women and violence in close relationships, and places its confidence in the government continuing to pursue active policy and closely monitoring developments in this field. The Riksdag sent the government's statement to the records, that is, concluded the matter. The Riksdag also rejected the follow-up motion raised in connection with the statement and approximately 30 proposals in motions from the general motion period 2024, primarily with reference to the fact that work is already underway in the issues that the proposals address. The proposals concern, among other things, work against men's violence against women and violence in close relationships, work against honour-related violence and oppression, and measures regarding support and protection for those subject to violence.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants to broaden perspectives on violence in close relationships to include all forms and increase focus on women's violence against men. (SD) — Reservation 7
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 requires forceful measures against honour-based oppression and targeted preventive work against the expressions patriarchal violence takes, which bears the counter-proposal's requirement for a nationally coordinated structure that supports municipalities and enables follow-up.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires forceful measures against honour-based oppression and targeted preventive work against the expressions patriarchal violence takes, which bears the counter-proposal's requirement for a nationally coordinated structure that supports municipalities and enables follow-up. The plan also states that the state should be secular, which provides some support for national guidelines in the area. The basis is however general and the plan says nothing about gender-segregationist activities, which is why certainty is low.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver krafttag mot hedersförtryck och ett riktat förebyggande arbete mot de uttryck det patriarkala våldet tar sig, vilket bär motförslagets krav på en nationellt samordnad struktur som stödjer kommunerna och möjliggör uppföljning. Planen slår också fast att staten ska vara sekulär, vilket ger visst stöd för nationella riktlinjer på området. Underlaget är dock allmänt hållet och planen säger inget om könsseparatistiska aktiviteter, varför säkerheten är låg.
- forceful measures against honour-based oppressiondecisive»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 forceful measures against violence, honour-based oppression and sexual abuse against women, children and LGBTQI people.”
- targeted preventive work»de olika uttryck det tar sig, som sexköp och hedersförtryck. Kvinno« (party programme ↗)“the different expressions it takes, such as sex purchase and honour-based oppression. Women”
- municipal support to the shelters»kommunerna behöver lära av och stödja.« (party programme ↗)“municipalities need to learn from and support.”
- secular state»garanteras och staten ska vara sekulär, det vill säga inte ha några band« (party programme ↗)“guaranteed and the state should be secular, which means it has no bonds”
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 election manifesto promises measures to stop honour-related violence and oppression, which bears the requirement for a nationally coordinated structure and intensified information dissemination.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto promises measures to stop honour-related violence and oppression, which bears the requirement for a nationally coordinated structure and intensified information dissemination. The manifesto's position that religious influence does not belong in school and that no reforms may lock foreign-born women into the home is close to the requirement for guidelines against gender-segregationist activities. The party programme's feminist perspective points in the same direction.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet lovar krafttag för att stoppa hedersrelaterat våld och förtryck, vilket bär kravet på en nationellt samordnad struktur och intensifierad informationsspridning. Manifestets linje att religiös påverkan inte hör hemma i skolan och att inga reformer får låsa fast utlandsfödda kvinnor i hemmet ligger nära kravet på riktlinjer mot könsseparatistiska aktiviteter. Partiprogrammets feministiska grundsyn pekar åt samma håll.
- measures against honour-based oppressiondecisive»Krafttag för att stoppa hedersrelaterat våld, sexualbrott och mäns våld mot kvinnor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Measures to stop honour-related violence, sexual crimes and men's violence against women.”
- against religious influence»Därför vill vi förbjuda nya religiösa friskolor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Therefore we want to ban new religious independent schools.”
- women's liberation from the home»Fler insatser krävs för att utlandsfödda kvinnor ska komma i arbete och vi säger nej till alla förslag om vårdnadsbidrag eller barnomsorgspeng, som låser fast utlandsfödda kvinnor i hemmet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More initiatives are needed for foreign-born women to enter work and we say no to all proposals for child allowances or childcare vouchers that lock foreign-born women into the home.”
- feminist party»Med denna grundsyn är socialdemokratin ett feministiskt parti.« (party programme ↗)“With this perspective, the Social Democrats are a feminist party.”
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 commits to strengthening efforts against honour-related violence and oppression so that equivalent help is provided throughout the country, which requires a nationally coordinated structure that supports municipalities and enables follow-up.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan commits to strengthening efforts against honour-related violence and oppression so that equivalent help is provided throughout the country, which requires a nationally coordinated structure that supports municipalities and enables follow-up. The plan also demands that society's institutions have capacity and tools against patriarchal violence and establishes that religion can never be an excuse to limit others' freedoms. The demand for guidelines and intensified information follows from this.
Original (Swedish)
Planen åtar sig att stärka arbetet mot hedersrelaterat våld och förtryck så att likvärdig hjälp ges i hela landet, vilket förutsätter en nationellt samordnad struktur som stödjer kommunerna och möjliggör uppföljning. Planen kräver också att samhällets institutioner har beredskap och verktyg mot patriarkalt våld och slår fast att religion aldrig får vara ursäkt för att begränsa andras friheter. Kravet på riktlinjer och intensifierad information följer av detta.
- equivalent help throughout the countrydecisive»stärka arbetet mot hedersrelaterat våld och förtryck så att likvärdig hjälp ges i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen efforts against honour-related violence and oppression so that equivalent help is provided throughout the country.”
- institutions' capacity against honour-based violence»beredskap och verktyg för att motverka patriarkalt« (party programme ↗)“capacity and tools to counteract patriarchal”
- religion does not limit rights»heller aldrig vara en ursäkt för att begränsa andras« (party programme ↗)“never be an excuse to limit others'”
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 no one should be subjected to honour-based oppression in Sweden and requires action plans in all municipalities and schools as well as intensified early intervention.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan states that no one should be subjected to honour-based oppression in Sweden and requires action plans in all municipalities and schools as well as intensified early intervention. A nationally coordinated structure that supports municipalities and enables monitoring is a means for precisely that commitment, as is increased information dissemination. However, the requirement for national guidelines on secular values lies on the periphery of the plan, which explicitly rejects restrictions on religious freedom.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att ingen ska utsättas för hedersförtryck i Sverige och kräver handlingsplaner i alla kommuner och skolor samt intensifierade tidiga insatser. En nationellt samordnad struktur som stödjer kommunerna och möjliggör uppföljning är ett medel för just det åtagandet, liksom ökad informationsspridning. Kravet på nationella riktlinjer om sekulära värderingar ligger dock i utkanten av planen, som uttryckligen avvisar inskränkningar av religionsfriheten.
- zero tolerance for honour-based oppressiondecisive»Ingen ska utsättas för hedersförtryck i Sverige.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“No one should be subjected to honour-based oppression in Sweden.”
- municipal action plans»Alla kommuner ska ha handlingsplaner för att förebygga mäns våld mot kvinnor och alla skolor ska ha handlingsplaner mot hedersförtryck.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“All municipalities should have action plans to prevent men's violence against women and all schools should have action plans against honour-based oppression.”
- criminalize honour-based control»Utöver tidiga insatser i skolan vill vi bland annat kriminalisera oskuldskontroller och kontrollerande beteende.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In addition to early intervention in schools, we want to, among other things, criminalize virginity checks and controlling behaviour.”
- protect religious freedom»Vi säger därför nej till visitationszoner, kollektiv bestraffning, omvänd bevisbörda, anonyma vittnen, preventiv avlyssning och inskränkningar av religionsfriheten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We therefore say no to stop-and-search zones, collective punishment, reversed burden of proof, anonymous witnesses, preventive surveillance and restrictions on religious freedom.”
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 affirms that parallel societies with undemocratic values never shall be accepted and that the party wants to do much more so that everyone shall feel their rights.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan affirms that parallel societies with undemocratic values never shall be accepted and that the party wants to do much more so that everyone shall feel their rights. The counter-proposal's demands for national coordination, guidelines against gender-separatist activities and intensified information dissemination are the implementation of that commitment. The plan also wants to expressly take back power from separatists and allows no religious special legislation within family law.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att parallella samhällen med odemokratiska värderingar aldrig får accepteras och att partiet vill göra mycket mer för att alla ska känna sina rättigheter. Motförslagets krav på nationell samordning, riktlinjer mot könsseparatistiska aktiviteter och intensifierad informationsspridning är genomförandet av det åtagandet. Planen vill dessutom uttryckligen ta tillbaka makten från separatister och tillåter ingen religiös särlagstiftning inom familjerätten.
- no parallel societiesdecisive»Parallella samhällen med odemokratiska värderingar och parallell rättsskipning får aldrig accepteras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Parallel societies with undemocratic values and parallel administration of justice shall never be accepted.”
- knowledge of own rights»Vi vill göra mycket mer för att alla ska få kunskap om sina rättigheter, bland annat genom obligatorisk samhällsundervisning för nyanlända.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to do much more so that everyone shall get knowledge of their rights, among other things through compulsory knowledge of society for newly arrived.”
- stop the separatists»Vi vill ta tillbaka makten från separatister i utsatta områden, värna en skolgång fri från separatistisk påverkan och pröva möjligheten att införa vistelseförbud för dömda kriminella i utsatta områden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to take back power from separatists in vulnerable areas, protect a schooling free from separatist influence and test the possibility of introducing residence bans for convicted criminals in vulnerable areas.”
- no religious special legislation»Religiös särlagstiftning inom familjerätten står i motsats till jämställdhet och individers frigörelse,« (party programme ↗)“Religious special legislation within family law stands in contrast to equality and individuals' liberation,”
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 party programme states that freedom to practise one's faith may never mean that one in the name of faith harms other people, and that equality means that people regardless of sex have power to shape their lives based on their own wishes.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme states that freedom to practise one's faith may never mean that one in the name of faith harms other people, and that equality means that people regardless of sex have power to shape their lives based on their own wishes. A nationally coordinated structure, follow-up and intensified information against honour-based control follow from these commitments, as do warnings in the election manifesto about areas where extremists influence society. The plan's demand that communities be able to act in freedom without state control qualifies however the demand for national guidelines on values.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet slår fast att friheten att utöva sin tro aldrig får medföra att man i trons namn kränker andra människor, och att jämställdhet innebär att människor oavsett kön har makt att forma sitt liv utifrån egna önskemål. En nationellt samordnad struktur, uppföljning och intensifierad information mot hedersförtryck följer av dessa åtaganden, liksom av valmanifestets varning för områden där extremister påverkar samhällslivet. Planens krav på att samfund ska verka i frihet utan statlig styrning kvalificerar dock kravet på nationella riktlinjer om värderingar.
- faith shall not harm othersdecisive»Friheten att utöva sin religiösa tro får dock aldrig medföra att man i trons namn kränker andra människor.« (party programme ↗)“Freedom to practise one's religious faith must however never mean that one in the name of faith harms other people.”
- power to shape one's own life»Jämställdhet är att människor, oavsett kön, har makt att forma sitt liv utifrån sina egna önskemål.« (party programme ↗)“Equality means that people, regardless of sex, have power to shape their lives based on their own wishes.”
- extremist influence is countered»Det finns också områden där islamistiska extremister har en avgörande påverkan på samhällslivet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“There are also areas where Islamist extremists have a decisive influence on society.”
- communities' freedom»religiösa samfund ska ges goda möjligheter att verka och utvecklas i frihet utan statlig styrning« (party programme ↗)“religious communities shall be given good opportunities to act and develop in freedom without state control”
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 zero tolerance for honour crimes, commits to a national mapping of honour oppression's extent and wants to ban 'moral police'.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan establishes zero tolerance for honour crimes, commits to a national mapping of honour oppression's extent and wants to ban 'moral police'. The counter-proposal's requirement for a nationally coordinated structure, guidelines against gender-segregationist activities and intensified information is the same sort of national mobilisation against oppression on the basis of gender. The plan therefore supports the requirement in substance.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast en nolltolerans mot hedersbrott, åtar sig en nationell kartläggning av hedersförtryckets utbredning och vill förbjuda moralpoliser. Motförslagets krav på en nationellt samordnad struktur, riktlinjer mot könsseparatistiska aktiviteter och intensifierad information är samma slags nationella kraftsamling mot förtryck på grund av kön. Planen stöder därför kravet i sak.
- zero tolerance for honour crimesdecisive»Moderaterna vill införa en nolltolerans mot hedersbrott.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Moderate Party wants to introduce zero tolerance for honour crimes.”
- national mapping»Genomföra en nationell kartläggning av hedersförtryckets utbredning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Conduct a national mapping of honour oppression's extent”
- ban on moral police»Förbjuda ”moralpoliser”« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Ban "moral police"”
- no oppression based on gender»Ett fritt samhälle får heller aldrig acceptera förtryck på grund av kön,« (party programme ↗)“A free society can never accept oppression based on 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 honour culture should be combated with society's combined resources and explicitly requires that efforts against honour oppression are coordinated and that society's knowledge and efforts increase.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan establishes that honour culture should be combated with society's combined resources and explicitly requires that efforts against honour oppression are coordinated and that society's knowledge and efforts increase. The counter-proposal's requirement for a nationally coordinated structure, national guidelines on secular values and intensified information dissemination directly respond to these commitments. The plan moreover values the secularized society.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att hederskultur ska bekämpas med samhällets samlade resurser och kräver uttryckligen att insatserna mot hedersförtryck samordnas och att samhällets kunskap och insatser ökar. Motförslagets krav på en nationellt samordnad struktur, nationella riktlinjer om sekulära värderingar och intensifierad informationsspridning svarar direkt mot dessa åtaganden. Planen värnar dessutom det sekulariserade samhället.
- coordinated effortsdecisive»Samordna insatserna mot hedersförtryck« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Coordinate efforts against honour oppression”
- combat honour culture»Hederskultur är oförenligt med svenska värderingar och ska bekämpas med samhällets samlade resurser.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Honour culture is incompatible with Swedish values and should be combated with society's combined resources.”
- increased knowledge and effort»Sverigedemokraterna vill öka samhällets kunskap och insatser mot hederskultur och förtryck.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Sweden Democrats want to increase society's knowledge and efforts against honour culture and oppression.”
- the secularized society»Sammanhållningen och tilliten i samhället ska återupprättas, med en gemensam stolthet och respekt för det kulturella arvet, sociala koder, svensk demokrati och det sekulariserade samhället som har sina rötter i en kristen idégrund.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Cohesion and trust in society should be restored, with shared pride and respect for cultural heritage, social codes, Swedish democracy and the secularized society that has its roots in a Christian ideological foundation.”
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- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2024/25:AU9)
- Committee report full text (HC01AU9)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
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Documents under consideration
- Motion 2024/25:1389 — Familjerätt av Mikael Eskilandersson m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2024/25:1412 — Jämställdhet och diskriminering av Michael Rubbestad m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2024/25:1413 — Krafttag mot hedersrelaterat våld och förtryck av Sara Gille m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2024/25:1414 — Mäns våld mot kvinnor och våld i nära relationer av Michael Rubbestad m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2024/25:1574 — Mäns våld mot kvinnor av Åsa Karlsson och Björn Wiechel (båda S)
- Motion 2024/25:1754 — Politik för samer av Jan Riise m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2024/25:1925 — Mäns våld mot kvinnor och andra former av våld i nära relationer av Maj Karlsson m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2024/25:1972 — Hedersförtryck mot unga hbtqi-personer av Fredrik Saweståhl (M)
- Motion 2024/25:2091 — Återförande av barn som förts utomlands av Noria Manouchi (M)
- Motion 2024/25:3022 — Utgiftsområde 9 Hälsovård, sjukvård och social omsorg av Fredrik Lundh Sammeli m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2024/25:3069 — Jämställdhet och mäns våld mot kvinnor av Ardalan Shekarabi m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2024/25:3072 — Utgiftsområde 13 Integration och jämställdhet av Ardalan Shekarabi m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2024/25:3073 — Familjerätt av Jennie Nilsson m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2024/25:3111 — Utgiftsområde 4 Rättsväsendet av Teresa Carvalho m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2024/25:3157 — Ett jämställt samhälle av Helena Vilhelmsson m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2024/25:3307 — med anledning av skr. 2024/25:69 Fördjupad uppföljning av arbetet med att förebygga och bekämpa mäns våld mot kvinnor av Janine Alm Ericson m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2024/25:421 — Åtgärder för att förebygga hedersbrott och stötta utsatta av Markus Wiechel (SD)
- Motion 2024/25:898 — Kraftsamling mot mäns våld mot kvinnor av Magnus Manhammar (S)
- Regeringens skrivelse 2024/25:69 — Fördjupad uppföljning av arbetet med att förebygga och bekämpa mäns våld mot kvinnor
Source: The Swedish Parliament