Civil society and human freedom and rights

The plan states that Sweden needs to build up and spread knowledge about what today's racist structures look like and that active work is required to prevent and stop discrimination. Government agencies have a special responsibility to meet all people with the same respect. An anonymous reporting tool for racist incidents is a tool for precisely that knowledge building and for addressing deficiencies in the handling of hate crimes.

• knowledge about racist structuresdecisive»Sverige behöver överhuvudtaget bygga upp och sprida kunskap om« (party programme ↗)“Sweden needs to build up and spread knowledge about”
• active work against discrimination»hindra olika sorters diskriminering i samhället.« (party programme ↗)“prevent various kinds of discrimination in society.”
• agencies' special responsibility»Myndigheter har ett särskilt ansvar att möta alla människor« (party programme ↗)“Government agencies have a special responsibility to meet all people”
• stop racism»Diskrimineringen och rasismen på arbetsmarknaden måste stoppas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Discrimination and racism in the labor market must be stopped.”

The plan requires combating racism and discrimination and especially hate crime, as well as measures against hate propaganda and threats. An anonymous reporting tool for racist incidents is a tool to identify and prevent precisely such exposure when reports do not reach authorities. The plan therefore supports the demand, even though it does not mention such a tool.

• combat hate crimedecisive»Bekämpande av hatbrott.« (party programme ↗)“Combating hate crime.”
• against racism and discrimination»Bekämpande av rasism och diskriminering.« (party programme ↗)“Combating racism and discrimination.”
• against hate propaganda and threats»Åtgärder mot desinformation, hatpropaganda och hot.« (party programme ↗)“Measures against disinformation, hate propaganda and threats.”
• strong discrimination protection»Lika rättigheter och skyldigheter för alla medborgare och starkt skydd mot« (party programme ↗)“Equal rights and duties for all citizens and strong protection against”

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 explicitly demands systematic statistics to highlight discrimination and racism in society, and the party programme establishes that the work against all forms of racism must be strengthened and that racism manifests in hate crimes and violence. An anonymous reporting tool for racist incidents is a direct means of highlighting and preventing such events. The plan thus gives support to the counter-proposal's demand.

• systematic statistics on racismdecisive»ta fram systematisk statistik för att belysa diskriminering och rasism i samhället.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“develop systematic statistics to highlight discrimination and racism in society.”
• strengthened antiracist work»Arbetet mot all typ av rasism måste stärkas.« (party programme ↗)“The work against all forms of racism must be strengthened.”
• hate crimes must be visible»Rasismen tar sig också uttryck i hatbrott och våld.« (party programme ↗)“Racism also manifests in hate crimes and violence.”
• strengthened discrimination protection»stärka lagstiftningen mot diskriminering och se över rätten till rättshjälp i diskrimineringsfall.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen the legislation against discrimination and review the right to legal aid in discrimination cases.”

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 states that more must be done against discrimination and wants to strengthen the authorities' work and add more hate crime grounds. The party programme demands that discrimination, structural racism and intolerance in all its forms be countered and describes xenophobia as one of the most serious threats to democracy. A tool that captures racist incidents that would otherwise never be reported aligns with these commitments.

• strengthened work against discriminationdecisive»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 the authorities' work against discrimination and raise compensation for those affected, as well as add gender and disability as hate crime grounds.”
• counter racism»Diskriminering, strukturell rasism och intolerans, i alla dess former, ska motverkas.« (party programme ↗)“Discrimination, structural racism and intolerance, in all its forms, shall be countered.”
• xenophobia as democracy threat»Främlingsfientlighet är ett av de mest allvarliga hot vårt samhälle och vår demokrati står inför.« (party programme ↗)“Xenophobia is one of the most serious threats our society and our democracy face.”
• stop hate and threats»Hat, hot, trakasserier och våld riktade mot demokratibärande institutioner måste upphöra.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Hate, threats, harassment and violence directed at democratic institutions must cease.”

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 affirms that the state shall forcefully combat all forms of racism and that police hate-crime operations shall be prioritized, and the party programme requires deliberate work against discrimination and that those affected shall be able to receive redress. A reporting tool that captures racist incidents that otherwise never reach authorities serves precisely that purpose. The counter-proposal's demands therefore align with the plan.

• prioritized hate-crime preventiondecisive»Därför ska staten med kraft bekämpa all slags rasism, diskriminering och intolerans. Vi vill modernisera diskrimineringslagen, prioritera polisens hatbrottsverksamhet och säkerställa att alla skolor står upp för alla människors lika värde.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Therefore the state shall forcefully combat all forms of racism, discrimination and intolerance. We want to modernize the discrimination law, prioritize police hate-crime operations and ensure that all schools stand up for all people's equal worth.”
• redress for discrimination»Den som drabbas av diskriminering ska kunna få hjälp att få upprättelse och det ska kosta att diskriminera.« (party programme ↗)“Those who suffer discrimination shall be able to get help to obtain redress and it shall cost to discriminate.”
• deliberate anti-discrimination work»Det behövs ett målmedvetet arbete för att motverka diskriminering inom samhällsområden såsom arbetsmarknad, utbildning och hälso- och sjukvård.« (party programme ↗)“There is a need for deliberate work to counteract discrimination within areas of society such as labour market, education and healthcare.”

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 no one is discriminated against on the grounds of ethnic origin or religion and that harmful treatment is actively counteracted, while all crimes shall be prosecuted effectively and without exception. A tool where victims and witnesses can report anonymously can increase the detection of hate crimes, and the election manifesto accepts anonymity as a means of crime prevention. The issue is not addressed in the documents, which is why uncertainty is large.

• protection against discriminationdecisive»Grundlagen ska även säkerställa att ingen diskrimineras på grund av kön, ålder« (party programme ↗)“The Constitution shall also ensure that no one is discriminated against on the grounds of sex, age”
• no exceptions from prosecution»Alla brott ska effektivt och utan undantag beivras« (party programme ↗)“All crimes shall be prosecuted effectively and without exception”
• anonymity as a tool against crime»Inför anonyma vittnen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce anonymous witnesses.”
• counteract harmful treatment»Mobbning och annan kränkande behandling måste kraftfullt motverkas.« (party programme ↗)“Bullying and other harmful treatment must be actively counteracted.”

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 consistently uses mapping as a method against hidden crime – national mapping of honour oppression's extent and the Swedish Crime Survey (Brå) task to map criminal clans – and commits to protecting faith communities' security so no one needs to feel threatened. A tool that captures racist incidents that would otherwise never reach authorities lies in line with this. The plan does not, however, mention hate crime statistics or such a tool, which is why the conclusion is derived.

• mapping as methoddecisive»Genomföra en nationell kartläggning av hedersförtryckets utbredning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Conduct a national mapping of the extent of honour oppression”
• knowledge base for crime»Ge Brå i uppdrag att kartlägga de kriminella klaner som är aktiva i Sverige idag« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Task Brå with mapping the criminal gangs active in Sweden today”
• protection against hate and threats»Slå vakt om trossamfundens säkerhet för alla ska kunna utöva sin tro utan att känna sig hotade« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Protect faith communities' security so everyone can practise their faith without feeling threatened”

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 does not address any reporting tool for racist incidents. The closest principle is that crimes shall be reported, investigated and prosecuted quickly and consistently within the legal system, with zero tolerance even for less serious offences, and that unnecessary public expenditure shall be scaled down. A parallel reporting channel outside the legal system does not meet that approach, even though the plan wants to strengthen efforts against threats and violence against vulnerable groups.

• all crimes shall be prosecuteddecisive»Införa nolltolerans mot brott så att även mindre allvarliga brott utreds och lagförs« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce zero tolerance against crime so that even less serious offences are investigated and prosecuted”
• swift and consistent prosecution»lagöverträdelser bestraffas snabbt och konsekvent« (party programme ↗)“legal violations are punished quickly and consistently”
• restraint with expenditure»Skala bort onödiga utgifter i det offentliga« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Scale down unnecessary expenditure in the public sector”
• law enforcement as instrument»Stärka rättsväsendets insatser mot våld, hot och hedersförtryck som begränsar livet för HBT+ -personer« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen law enforcement efforts against violence, threats and honour-based oppression that limit the lives of LGBTQ+ people”