Violence against women and intimate partner violence

The plan requires that women's violence work be built on knowledge of how violence affects different women differently, which directly supports the demand to map aftereffects and increase awareness of it. The plan also makes secure long-term housing a right for those leaving violence and defends the sex purchase ban, which supports both measures for women with protected identities and a permanent information assignment. The individual assignments are not named in the plan.

• knowledge of violence's formsdecisive»Kvinnofridsarbetet måste bygga på kunskap om hur våldet drabbar« (party programme ↗)“Women's violence work must be built on knowledge of how violence affects”
• secure housing as a right»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 therefore believes that there must also be a right to help securing long-term housing for those who need it to escape domestic violence.”
• sustained support against domestic violence»Socialtjänsten måste garanteras ett varaktigt och stabilt stöd för arbetet mot våld i nära relationer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Social services must be guaranteed sustained and stable support for work against violence in close relationships.”
• defend the sex purchase ban»försvarar lagen som förbjuder köp av sexuella tjänster« (party programme ↗)“defends the law that bans the purchase of sexual services”

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 measures to stop men's violence against women and wants to continue the direction that has increased resources to women's and girls' centres. Mapping post-violence, strengthening protection for women and children through protected personal data and permanent information assignments on the prostitution law are measures in precisely that direction. The plan's feminist worldview and the requirements of the child convention point the same way.

• measures against men's violencedecisive»Krafttag för att stoppa hedersrelaterat våld, sexualbrott och mäns våld mot kvinnor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Measures to stop honour-related violence, sexual offences and men's violence against women.”
• resources for violence victims»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 toughened penalties for violence and other violations in close relationships, and that has increased resources to women's and girls' centres' important work.”
• feminist worldview»Med denna grundsyn är socialdemokratin ett feministiskt parti.« (party programme ↗)“With this worldview, Social Democracy is a feminist party.”
• the best interests of the child»Alla barn ska ha rätt till en trygg uppväxt i enlighet med FN:s barnkonvention. Barnens bästa ska beaktas vid alla beslut.« (party programme ↗)“All children shall have the right to a safe childhood in accordance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The best interests of children shall be considered in all decisions.”

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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 explicitly requires that women subjected to violence who are forced into hiding should get stronger protection and that responsibility for protection, housing and care is coordinated immediately after the break. It also wants to strengthen the consent law so that prostitution is not equated with consent, which requires continued information about the sex purchase law. The counter-proposal's demands for mapping of post-abuse violence and further measures for women with protected personal data are thereby supported in substance.

• stronger protection for those in hidingdecisive»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 into hiding should get stronger protection and that more who perpetrate violence should be monitored electronically.”
• coordinated responsibility after the break»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 doorway out for those subjected to violence throughout the country, so that responsibility for protection, housing and care is coordinated immediately after the break.”
• prostitution is not consent»skärpa samtyckeslagen så att det blir tydligt att prostitution inte innebär samtycke till sex.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen the consent law so that it becomes clear that prostitution does not constitute consent to sex.”
• swift and coordinated against violence»Våld i nära relationer ska behandlas på ett snabbt,« (party programme ↗)“Violence in close relationships should be treated in a swift,”

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 election manifesto explicitly establishes that the victim's perspective should be strengthened and post-violence should stop, and that protection for families with protected identity should be strengthened. The counter-proposal's demand for mapping of post-violence and further measures for women with protected personal details are precisely these commitments. Also the permanent information assignment about the sex purchase law aligns with the plan's goal of a society free from prostitution.

• post-violence must stopdecisive»Brottsofferperspektivet måste stärkas och eftervåldet upphöra.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The victim's perspective must be strengthened and post-violence stopped.”
• protection with protected identity»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 monitoring to be used more and strengthen protection for families with protected identity.”
• violence prevention throughout society»Förebyggande åtgärder mot mäns våld mot kvinnor ska genomsyra hela samhället och män som slår ska inte komma undan.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Preventive measures against men's violence against women should permeate all of society and men who hit should not get away.”
• society free from prostitution»vill se ett samhälle fritt från våld i hemmet, människohandel och prostitution.« (party programme ↗)“want to see a society free from violence in the home, human trafficking and prostitution.”

The election manifesto requires increased action against violence against women with better protection and support for victims and national support for safe houses. The counter-proposal's requirement for mapping post-separation violence, better conditions for women living with protected personal details and a permanent information assignment on the sex purchase ban aligns with this and with the party programme's requirement for a sex purchase ban and perpetrator focus. The plan however does not address post-separation violence specifically, so the support is derived.

• protection and support for violence victimsdecisive»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 sentences for sexual crimes and better protection and support for victims.”
• national support for safe houses»Ett nationellt stöd för skyddade boenden ska införas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“National support for safe houses shall be introduced.”
• focus on perpetrators»Insatserna för att förebygga och förhindra våld i nära relationer måste fokusera på förövarna.« (party programme ↗)“Interventions to prevent and stop intimate partner violence must focus on perpetrators.”
• sex purchase ban»Det ska vara förbjudet att köpa sexuella handlingar.« (party programme ↗)“It shall be prohibited to purchase sexual services.”

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 whoever has been subjected to violence in a close relationship shall be given adequate support and protection and that men's violence against women is the ultimate expression of lacking equality. Mapping aftereffects of violence, protecting women living with hidden personal data and informing about the law against the purchase of sexual services are measures within precisely this commitment. The plan also requires that sexual trafficking is fought with force.

• support and protection to exposed to violencedecisive»nära relation ska ges adekvat stöd och skydd.« (party programme ↗)“close relationship shall be given adequate support and protection.”
• 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”
• fight sexual trafficking»EU ska nyttjas för att med kraft motarbeta den sexualiserade slavhandeln med kvinnor och barn.« (party programme ↗)“The EU shall be used to with force fight the sexualized human trafficking of women and children.”
• equality for real»JÄMSTÄLLDHET PÅ RIKTIGT« (2022 manifesto ↗)“EQUALITY FOR REAL”

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 go further than current practice on violence in close relationships, among other things with residence bans after sentence served and contact bans with electronic monitoring directly upon established risk. This is the same thing as the counter-proposal requests regarding violence that continues after a relationship and protection for women living in hiding. The plan also wants to continue strengthening women's shelters and protection for crime victims.

• protection against violence after the relationshipdecisive»Införa vistelseförbud för personer som dömts för våld i nära relation, så att den som utsatt sin tidigare partner för våld och övergrepp kan förbjudas att vara i ett visst bostadsområde även efter att ha släppts ur fängelset« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce residence bans for persons convicted of violence in close relationships, so that the person who has subjected his former partner to violence and abuse may be prohibited from being in a certain residential area even after being released from prison”
• early contact ban and electronic monitoring»Införa kontaktförbud och fotboja direkt för en man som utsätter en kvinna för våld, om en riskbedömning visar att det finns behov« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce contact bans and electronic monitoring directly for a man who subjects a woman to violence, if a risk assessment shows that there is a need”
• support for abused women»Fortsätta stärka kvinnojourerna« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Continue to strengthen women's shelters”
• protection for crime victims»Stärka skyddet för vittnen och brottsoffer« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen protection for witnesses and crime 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 plan requires an action plan for those subjected to violence in close relationships and action in both preventive work and by the justice system, with improved possibilities for contact bans. Mapping post-separation violence, strengthening protection for women with protected personal information and establishing an action programme are applications of these commitments and of the requirement for strengthened victim status. The plan says nothing about existing efforts being sufficient.

• action plan against intimate partner violencedecisive»Upprätta en handlingsplan för den som utsätts för våld i nära relation« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Establish an action plan for those subjected to violence in close relationships”
• action against violence against women»Krafttag behöver tas i både det förebyggande arbetat och av rättsväsendet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Action needs to be taken in both preventive work and by the justice system.”
• better contact bans»Förbättra möjligheterna till kontaktförbud« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Improve possibilities for contact bans”
• strengthened victim status»Stärka brottsoffrets ställning och öka stödet till brottsoffer« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen crime victims' status and increase support for crime 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.