2026-04-152025/26:JuU16 · p.18JuUJustice
Violence in close relationships, prostitution and human trafficking
Measures against intimate partner violence and against prostitution and human trafficking
What's at stake: The decision concerns how society works to protect women subjected to intimate partner violence and people subjected to prostitution and trafficking - whether stronger follow-up requirements and permanent methods would improve protection, or whether relying on ongoing agency mandates and initiatives is enough.
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 parliament should direct the government, via a formal statement, to commission an inquiry into making permanent the work of identifying high-risk repeat violent men and to require police reporting on efforts against prostitution and trafficking, or whether ongoing government initiatives in this area are sufficient.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee considers that the assessment of which measures to prioritise against different types of crime should mainly be made by the Police Authority and the Prosecution Authority, and points out that the government has already tasked several agencies with strengthening work against men's violence against women, intimate partner violence, prostitution and trafficking, and increased funding in the area, and therefore rejects the motions.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 14 (V, MP)
The reservation wants an inquiry to develop and make permanent the work of flagging high-risk violent men, building on the positive experience of operation Beta, and to require the police to report back on their efforts against prostitution and trafficking, citing the low number of convictions for trafficking and gaps in local work against the sexual exploitation of children.
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 14 by V, MP.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
The decision would have gone the other way
Explicit commitments that contradicted the vote: CCenterpartiet, KDKristdemokraterna, LLiberalerna, MModeraterna
Ja 169–35Nej 64–140
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 | No 0/18/0/4 | match | confidence: high | explicit |
| S | No | Abstain 0/0/91/15 | differs | confidence: high | explicit |
| MP | No | No 0/15/0/3 | match | confidence: high | not addressed |
| C | No | Yes 20/0/0/4 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
| L | No | Yes 13/0/0/3 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
| KD | No | Yes 16/0/0/3 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
| M | No | Yes 56/0/0/10 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
| SD | No | Yes 61/0/0/9 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
Committee proposal
Parliament rejects the motions 2025/26:2782 by Nooshi Dadgostar et al. (V) claims 10 and 17 as well as 2025/26:3586 by Teresa Carvalho et al. (S) claim 127.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motionerna 2025/26:2782 av Nooshi Dadgostar m.fl. (V) yrkandena 10 och 17 samt 2025/26:3586 av Teresa Carvalho m.fl. (S) yrkande 127.
Riksdag decision: Parliament said no to 215 proposals in motions from the general motion period 2025 concerning police matters. The proposals concern, among other things, the police's assignments and objectives, how the police are organized, prioritization of different types of crimes and the police's powers and working methods. Parliament refers, among other things, to ongoing investigative and preparatory work.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants investment in the Economic Crime Authority's operations and an investigation into establishing a national task force against economic crimes. (V, MP) — Reservation 14
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 that work against men's violence against women be prioritized at a level corresponding to the crimes' extent and seriousness, and points out targeted work against sex buying and honour-based oppression.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires that work against men's violence against women be prioritized at a level corresponding to the crimes' extent and seriousness, and points out targeted work against sex buying and honour-based oppression. The counter-proposal's demand for a permanent method to identify violent high-risk men and for reporting of police efforts against prostitution and human trafficking is precisely such prioritization. The plan also requires that the justice system actually leads to convictions.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att arbetet mot mäns våld mot kvinnor prioriteras i nivå med brottens omfattning och allvar, och pekar ut riktat arbete mot sexköp och hedersförtryck. Motförslagets krav på en permanent metod för att identifiera våldsamma högriskmän och på redovisning av polisens insatser mot prostitution och människohandel är just en sådan prioritering. Planen kräver också att rättsväsendet faktiskt leder till fällande domar.
- prioritize work against men's violencedecisive»Arbetet mot mäns våld mot kvinnor behöver börja prioriteras på ett sätt som motsvarar brottens omfattning och allvar.« (party programme ↗)“Work against men's violence against women needs to start being prioritized in a way that matches the crimes' extent and seriousness.”
- targeted work against sex buying»Det går att förebygga med ett riktat arbete mot de olika uttryck det tar sig, som sexköp och hedersförtryck.« (party programme ↗)“It is possible to prevent this with targeted work against its various forms, such as sex buying and honour-based oppression.”
- functioning justice system for women»Det är viktigt att rättssystemet fungerar, att kvinnors erfarenheter tas på allvar och att de som begår brott döms.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is important that the justice system works, that women's experiences are taken seriously and that those who commit crimes are convicted.”
- forceful action against violence against women»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 strong action against violence, honour-based oppression and sexual violations against women, children and LGBTQ people.”
The plan requires measures against men's violence against women and violence in intimate relationships and wants to continue the direction that has toughened sentences and increased resources to women's shelters.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires measures against men's violence against women and violence in intimate relationships and wants to continue the direction that has toughened sentences and increased resources to women's shelters. Developing and making permanent the work of identifying violent high-risk men and requiring reporting of police's efforts against prostitution and human trafficking are means for precisely this. The plan also wants close international cooperation against human trafficking.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver krafttag mot mäns våld mot kvinnor och våld i nära relationer och vill fortsätta den riktning som skärpt straffen och ökat resurserna till jourerna. Att utveckla och permanenta arbetet med att identifiera våldsamma högriskmän och att kräva redovisning av polisens insatser mot prostitution och människohandel är medel för just detta. Planen vill dessutom ha nära internationellt samarbete mot människohandel.
- against men's violence against womendecisive»Kraftfullt bekämpande av mäns våld mot kvinnor, våld i nära relationer samt stöd till« (party programme ↗)“Forceful combating of men's violence against women, violence in intimate relationships and support for”
- toughened line against violence in intimate relationships»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 sentences for violence and other violations in intimate relationships, and that has increased resources to women's and girls' shelters' important work.”
- measures against sexual crimes»Krafttag för att stoppa hedersrelaterat våld, sexualbrott och mäns våld mot kvinnor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Measures to stop honour-based violence, sexual crimes and men's violence against women.”
- cooperation against human trafficking»Nära internationellt samarbete mot gränsöverskridande kriminalitet, inte minst handel« (party programme ↗)“Close international cooperation against cross-border crime, not least trafficking”
flags: citat_migrerat
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 that men's violence against women, prostitution and human trafficking are combated with the same force as other serious crime and that society clearly acts against perpetrators instead of restricting victims' freedom.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan demands that men's violence against women, prostitution and human trafficking are combated with the same force as other serious crime and that society clearly acts against perpetrators instead of restricting victims' freedom. Permanent work to identify violent high-risk men and demands that the police report on measures against prostitution and human trafficking are direct expressions of that commitment. Therefore the plan supports the counter-proposal's demands.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att mäns våld mot kvinnor, prostitution och människohandel bekämpas med samma kraft som annan grov kriminalitet och att samhället tydligt agerar mot våldsutövarna i stället för att begränsa offrens frihet. Ett permanentat arbete med att identifiera våldsamma högriskmän och krav på polisen att redovisa insatserna mot prostitution och människohandel är direkta uttryck för det åtagandet. Därför stöder planen motförslagets krav.
- human trafficking as serious crimedecisive»människohandel ska bekämpas med samma kraft som annan grov kriminalitet.« (party programme ↗)“human trafficking shall be combated with the same force as other serious crime.”
- action against perpetrators»Vi måste tydligt agera mot våldsutövare, inte begränsa offrens frihet.« (party programme ↗)“We must clearly act against perpetrators of violence, not restrict victims' freedom.”
- stronger protection for violence victims»att våldsutsatta kvinnor som tvingas gömma sig ska få starkare skydd och att fler som utövar våld ska få fotboja.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“that violence-exposed women who are forced into hiding shall receive stronger protection and that more perpetrators of violence shall be fitted with electronic tags.”
- counter sex purchases and prostitution»skärpa samtyckeslagen så att det blir tydligt att prostitution inte innebär samtycke till sex.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“sharpen the consent law so that it becomes clear that prostitution does not entail consent to sex.”
To lead Sweden towards an end to men's violence against women is one of the plan's main priorities, and it requires that preventive work permeates the whole of society and that men who hit do not get away with it.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
To lead Sweden towards an end to men's violence against women is one of the plan's main priorities, and it requires that preventive work permeates the whole of society and that men who hit do not get away with it. To make permanent the work of identifying violent high-risk men and require reporting of efforts against prostitution and human trafficking is direct application of that. The plan also requires long-term, permanent funding instead of temporary measures.
Original (Swedish)
Att leda Sverige mot ett slut på mäns våld mot kvinnor är en av planens huvudprioriteringar, och den kräver att förebyggande arbete genomsyrar hela samhället och att män som slår inte kommer undan. Att permanenta arbetet med att identifiera våldsamma högriskmän och kräva redovisning av insatserna mot prostitution och människohandel är direkt tillämpning av det. Planen kräver också långsiktig, permanent finansiering i stället för tillfälliga insatser.
- stop men's violence against womendecisive»Vi ska leda Sverige mot ett slut på mäns våld mot kvinnor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall lead Sweden towards an end to men's violence against women.”
- prevention permeates 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 shall permeate the whole of society and men who hit shall not get away with it.”
- permanent funding for support»Kvinnojourer, tjejjourer och skyddade boenden behöver mer och permanent finansiering för att kunna fortsätta sitt viktiga arbete.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Women's shelters, girl shelters and safe accommodation need more and permanent funding to be able to continue their important work.”
- against human trafficking and prostitution»vill se ett samhälle fritt från våld i hemmet, människohandel och prostitution.« (party programme ↗)“want to see a society free from domestic violence, human trafficking and prostitution.”
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 establishes that measures against violence in close relationships must focus on perpetrators, who shall be able to be imposed comprehensive restrictions on their freedom of movement.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme establishes that measures against violence in close relationships must focus on perpetrators, who shall be able to be imposed comprehensive restrictions on their freedom of movement. The election manifesto demands increased action against men's violence against women, and the programme sees prostitution as part of organized human trafficking. To make permanent the work of identifying violent high-risk men and following up police efforts against human trafficking thus follows the plan.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet slår fast att insatserna mot våld i nära relationer måste fokusera på förövarna, som ska kunna åläggas omfattande begränsningar i sin rörelsefrihet. Valmanifestet kräver ökad handlingskraft mot mäns våld mot kvinnor, och programmet ser prostitution som en del av den organiserade människohandeln. Att permanenta arbetet med att identifiera våldsamma högriskmän och följa upp polisens insatser mot människohandel följer därmed planen.
- focus on perpetratorsdecisive»Insatserna för att förebygga och förhindra våld i nära relationer måste fokusera på förövarna.« (party programme ↗)“Measures to prevent and counteract violence in close relationships must focus on perpetrators.”
- restrictions for high-risk perpetrators»Förövarna ska genomgå behandling samt kunna åläggas omfattande begränsningar i den geografiska rörelsefriheten.« (party programme ↗)“Perpetrators shall undergo treatment and be able to be imposed comprehensive restrictions on their geographic freedom of movement.”
- action against men's 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 punishments for sexual crimes and better protection and support for victims.”
- combat human trafficking»Prostitution är i dag ofta en del av den gränslösa organiserade människohandeln.« (party programme ↗)“Prostitution is today often part of boundless organized human trafficking.”
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 points out men's violence against women as the ultimate expression of lack of gender equality and requires that violence victims are given adequate support and protection through effective processing at police and prosecutor offices.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan points out men's violence against women as the ultimate expression of lack of gender equality and requires that violence victims are given adequate support and protection through effective processing at police and prosecutor offices. A permanent method to identify violent high-risk men and reporting of police efforts against prostitution and human trafficking are means for this. The plan also requires that sexualized trafficking of women and children is combated with force.
Original (Swedish)
Planen pekar ut mäns våld mot kvinnor som det yttersta uttrycket för brist på jämställdhet och kräver att våldsutsatta ges adekvat stöd och skydd genom effektiv handläggning hos polis och åklagare. En permanentad metod för att identifiera våldsamma högriskmän och redovisning av polisens insatser mot prostitution och människohandel är medel för detta. Planen kräver också att den sexualiserade slavhandeln med kvinnor och barn motarbetas med kraft.
- protection for violence victimsdecisive»Kvinnor, män och barn som utsatts för våld i en nära relation ska ges adekvat stöd och skydd.« (party programme ↗)“Women, men and children who have been subjected to violence in a close relationship shall be given adequate support and protection.”
- effective official processing»Effektiv handläggning av ärenden som rör våld i nära relationer förutsätter välutbildade« (party programme ↗)“Effective processing of cases involving violence in close relationships presupposes well-trained”
- combat human trafficking»sexualiserade slavhandeln med kvinnor och barn.« (party programme ↗)“sexualized trafficking of women and children.”
- men's violence against women»Mäns våld mot kvinnor är det yttersta uttrycket för brist på jämställdhet.« (party programme ↗)“Men's violence against women is the ultimate expression of lack of gender equality.”
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 builds its work against men's violence against women precisely on risk assessments of violent men — contact bans and electronic monitoring shall be able to be decided immediately when a risk assessment shows need — and on specialized police units for sexual crimes and domestic violence so that more reported crimes lead to prosecution.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan builds its work against men's violence against women precisely on risk assessments of violent men — contact bans and electronic monitoring shall be able to be decided immediately when a risk assessment shows need — and on specialized police units for sexual crimes and domestic violence so that more reported crimes lead to prosecution. To make permanent and develop the method for identifying high-risk men and following up police interventions therefore lies within the plan's commitments.
Original (Swedish)
Planen bygger sitt arbete mot mäns våld mot kvinnor på just riskbedömningar av våldsamma män — kontaktförbud och fotboja ska kunna beslutas direkt när en riskbedömning visar behov — och på särskilda polisgrupper för sexualbrott och våld i nära relation så att fler anmälda brott leder till lagföring. Att permanenta och utveckla metoden för att identifiera högriskmän och följa upp polisens insatser ligger därför inom planens åtaganden.
- risk assessment of violent mendecisive»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 immediately for a man who subjects a woman to violence, if a risk assessment shows that there is a need”
- specialized police units»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 ↗)“Introduce specialized units in each police region specializing in sexual crimes and domestic violence so that more reported crimes lead to prosecution and punishment”
- faster deprivation of liberty»Sänka gränsen för obligatorisk häktning så att den gäller misstänkta för brott med ett straffvärde på minst ett års fängelse, inte två års fängelse som idag« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Lower the threshold for mandatory detention so that it applies to suspects for crimes with a penalty value of at least one year's imprisonment, not two years' imprisonment as today”
- support for victims of violence»Fortsätta stärka kvinnojourerna« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Continue to strengthen women's crisis centres”
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 requires a clear action plan for those subjected to violence in close relationships and that the fight against violence and assault is strengthened, based on the crime victim's position.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires a clear action plan for those subjected to violence in close relationships and that the fight against violence and assault is strengthened, based on the crime victim's position. Permanentizing work to identify violent high-risk men and requiring police accountability for actions against prostitution and human trafficking aligns with the plan's requirement that the legal system map and prosecute dangerous individuals. The plan does not address the specific method, so the position is derived.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver en tydlig handlingsplan för den som utsätts för våld i nära relation och att kampen mot våld och överfall stärks, med utgångspunkt i brottsoffrets ställning. Att permanenta arbetet med att identifiera våldsamma högriskmän och att kräva redovisning av polisens insatser mot prostitution och människohandel ligger i linje med planens krav på att rättsväsendet ska kartlägga och lagföra farliga individer. Planen behandlar inte den specifika metoden, varför ställningstagandet härleds.
- action plan against intimate 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”
- strengthened fight against violence»Stärka kampen mot våld och överfall« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen the fight against violence and assault”
- mapping of dangerous people»Åtgärder ska vidtas för att bättre kunna kartlägga gängaktiva genom t.ex. underrättelsearbete och informationsinhämtning, spaning, kameraövervakning och avlyssning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Measures must be taken to better map gang-active individuals through e.g. intelligence work and information gathering, surveillance, camera surveillance and wiretapping.”
- strengthened victim support»Stärka brottsoffrets ställning och öka stödet till brottsoffer« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen the crime victim's position 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.
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- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2025/26:JuU16)
- Committee report full text (HD01JuU16)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
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- Motion 2025/26:1016 — Översyn av polisens strategi vid upplopp av Camilla Rinaldo Miller och Magnus Jacobsson (båda KD)
- Motion 2025/26:1017 — Slopat krav på anmälan av danstillställning av Daniel Persson (SD)
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- Motion 2025/26:1220 — Rättspsykiatrin av Eva Lindh (S)
- Motion 2025/26:1236 — Utredning av behovet av att utveckla en nationell definition av brottsförebyggande arbete av Ingela Nylund Watz och Anna Vikström (båda S)
- Motion 2025/26:1277 — Sexualbrott av Josefin Malmqvist (M)
- Motion 2025/26:1279 — Skärpta insatser mot bidragsfusk av Josefin Malmqvist (M)
- Motion 2025/26:1348 — Återöppnande av de värmländska polisstationerna av Runar Filper (SD)
- Motion 2025/26:1349 — Närhet till polis för en tryggare landsbygd av Runar Filper (SD)
- Motion 2025/26:1365 — Åtgärder mot diskriminering i Polismyndighetens arbete av Dzenan Cisija (S)
- Motion 2025/26:1402 — Lättad sekretess mellan myndigheter för ett tryggare Sverige av Ann-Sofie Lifvenhage (M)
- Motion 2025/26:1407 — Topsningsregister av Ann-Sofie Lifvenhage (M)
- Motion 2025/26:1431 — Förstärkning av ordningsvakternas roll genom auktoriserade företag och skärpta krav av Mattias Ottosson m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2025/26:1463 — Mängdbrott på större allvar av Ann-Sofie Lifvenhage och Oskar Svärd (båda M)
- Motion 2025/26:1524 — Stärkt demokrati - mot hot och förföljelse av förtroendevalda, tjänstemän och minoriteter av Emma Ahlström Köster (M)
- Motion 2025/26:1562 — Inrättande av ett nationellt stalkerregister av Torsten Elofsson (KD)
- Motion 2025/26:1674 — Maskeringsförbud vid allmänna sammankomster och offentliga tillställningar av Katarina Tolgfors m.fl. (M)
- Motion 2025/26:1767 — Förenkling för utlandssvenskar att förnya sina svenska pass av Jan Ericson (M)
Source: The Swedish Parliament