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Feb. 21, 2025, 6:58 p.m.
Countries: Sweden
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1

"A report last week by Sweden's Lund University said two-thirds of all convicted rapists are recent or second-generation immigrants" (para 23). "She escaped and immediately reported the crime to local police who admit now, to their regret, they did nothing. One senior officer has said publicly that an investigation might have 'stopped a death'. Angry at the police inaction, Jessy sought vigilante justice herself. She enlisted the help of her boyfriend's three elder brothers – and begged them to punish her abuser. She then texted the rapist and asked him for another bottle of vodka. The trio of teenage boys were waiting to greet him in a remote forest nature...more
Feb. 21, 2025, 6:58 p.m.
Countries: Sweden
Variables: LRW-DATA-1

"In the early spring of 2023, the boys launched a cold-blooded attack on a Middle Eastern migrant who had raped the 15-year-old girlfriend of their younger brother. It left the 26-year-old migrant hanging lifeless from a rope on a forest tree" (para 2-3). "And perhaps the most deeply disturbing aspect of this 'tough reality' is that Sweden, once so safe for women, now has a rape rate just behind some Caribbean and Southern African hotspots. One rape, of course, is too many – and in 1975 police received reports of 421. But by 2023, the annual tally had reached 9,300, the highest rape incidence per head of population in Europe....more
Feb. 21, 2025, 6:58 p.m.
Countries: Sweden
Variables: CWC-DATA-3

"Over the past century, Sweden has been Europe's number one sanctuary for 'war weary' or persecuted people – Claudia herself came here, like others, to escape the fascist regime of Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet four decades ago. In 2015, as huge numbers of migrants headed to Europe during the Syrian civil war, Sweden welcomed 163,000 asylum seekers from the Middle East, a gesture that many today believe has provoked a national crisis" (para 12-13). "Between 2002 and 2023, the share of the Swedish population who are either foreign-born or have at least one foreign-born parent increased from 21 per cent to 35 per cent, according to a report by...more
Feb. 4, 2025, 8:25 p.m.
Countries: Germany, Spain, Sweden
Variables: LRW-LAW-1

"Consent-based rape law already exists in Sweden, Germany, Spain and more than a dozen other European countries" (para 8).
Jan. 24, 2025, 12:41 p.m.
Countries: Sweden
Variables: RCDW-LAW-1

"Sweden's Supreme Court has reversed the schoolgirl headscarf ban passed by the municipality of Staffanstorp in 2019, arguing that it contravenes freedom of expression laws. Staffanstorp, in the county of Skåne, southern Sweden, where the Moderates rule in coalition with the far-right Sweden Democrats, wanted to bar children from wearing headscarves in preschools and primary schools up to year six, effectively banning children under 12. In Skurup, another municipality run by the Sweden Democrats, politicians had pushed for a ban for children and staff in preschools and primary schools. Parliament has previously shut down proposals to ban headscarves" (para 1-4). "The parliament's committee on the constitution has said that it...more
Jan. 9, 2025, 3:43 p.m.
Countries: Sweden
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1

"There will always be deadly harms in prostitution but it’s so much less in Sweden. There has been only one murder of a woman in prostitution by a pimp or punter since we introduced this law in 1999" (para 30).
Jan. 9, 2025, 3:43 p.m.
Countries: Sweden
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-4

"There’s a cop in Sweden called Simon Häggström who been part of the Stockholm Police’s Prostitution Unit. I’ve been to his lectures and he’s amazing. His work is amazing. He’s doing amazing work for women in prostitution" (para 33). "But under the Nordic Model, women can call the police or go to a support group afterwards and get free trauma therapy. You can’t get that anywhere where they don’t have the Nordic Model" (para 34).
Jan. 9, 2025, 3:43 p.m.
Countries: Sweden
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-3

"The people who say they want the right to sell sex have a giant privilege because they can say no to the clients that I couldn’t say no to. I talked to a friend yesterday about this. She’d been having a discussion with another girl about who in prostitution can say no...[t]hat’s the kind of man that comes to us that we can’t say no to. I had to get the money, I had to get my drugs and I had to stay alive. Some people need to pay for housing. Some people need food on the table, so they can’t say no. There may be a few women who...more
Jan. 9, 2025, 3:43 p.m.
Countries: Sweden
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-1

"[T]he government carried out a big investigation. They talked to porn club owners, clients at porn clubs, sex buyers, women who sold sex, porn actors, everyone, and they concluded that prostitution is an extreme version of our patriarchal society. I know that many people will say differently. Many people – probably the people outside [people protesting, saying that the Nordic model made it more dangerous for women to be prostitutes]– say that women in prostitution in Sweden don’t want the Nordic Model, but that’s not true" (para 12-13). "I’ve been speaking in Sweden for three or four years now and I have met only a handful of women in prostitution...more
Jan. 9, 2025, 3:43 p.m.
Countries: Sweden
Variables: IRP-LAW-1

"They say that women get evicted from their apartments for selling sex. But it is in fact illegal to evict a woman from her apartment for selling sex. It’s illegal if your landlord does and you can go to the police and you will get a new apartment because it’s against the law" (para 21). "The law is not perfect but it’s all we have and we are changing it as we go. Just this year we took away fines as a penalty for when men get charged for buying sex. They won’t just get a fine anymore – they will go to prison" (para 29).
Dec. 31, 2024, 4:46 p.m.
Countries: Canada, France, Iceland, Israel, Norway, Sweden
Variables: IRP-SCALE-1

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Aug. 10, 2024, 2:57 a.m.
Countries: Australia, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6

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May 27, 2024, 12:34 p.m.
Countries: Sweden
Variables: IRP-LAW-1

Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex is legal in Sweden although sex workers still vulnerable to human rights abuses, including forced evictions. Is buying sex criminalised? Yes - buying sexual services is criminalised. Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes it is illegal to provide premises for 'prostitution', to pander and exploit others' 'prostitution'.
May 9, 2024, 2:54 p.m.
Countries: Sweden
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1, LO-LAW-1, IAW-PRACTICE-1, IAW-LAW-1, IAD-PRACTICE-1, IAD-LAW-1

"Women have the same legal status and rights as men, including under family, religious, personal status, labor, property, nationality, and inheritance law. The government enforced the laws effectively" (14).
April 12, 2024, 11:49 p.m.
Countries: Sweden
Variables: IAW-LAW-1

"Section 1 If the deceased was married, the estate shall go to the surviving spouse. If, however, the deceased leaves any direct heir who is not the direct heir of the surviving spouse, the spouse’s entitlement to the estate shall only include the inheritance share of such an heir if that heir has forgone his right as provided in Section 9. The surviving spouse shall always be entitled to receive from the estate of the deceased spouse, as far as the estate suffices, property which, together with the property received by the surviving spouse in property division or constituting that spouse’s separate property, corresponds in value to four times the...more
April 12, 2024, 3:52 p.m.
Countries: Sweden
Variables: LO-LAW-1

"Chapter 2. Prohibition of discrimination and reprisals. Working life. Prohibition of discrimination. Section 1 An employer may not discriminate against a person who, with respect to the employer, 1. is an employee, 2. is enquiring about or applying for work, 3. is applying for or carrying out a traineeship, or 4. is available to perform work or is performing work as temporary or borrowed labour. The prohibition of discrimination in the form of inadequate accessibility does not apply to a person enquiring about work. A person who has the right to make decisions on the employer’s behalf in matters concerning someone referred to in the first paragraph shall be equated...more
April 12, 2024, 3:48 p.m.
Countries: Sweden
Variables: LO-LAW-1, ATDW-LAW-1, IAW-LAW-1

"Chapter 1. Marriage § 1 In this Code contains provisions on cohabitation in marriage. The two who are married to each other are partners. Act ( 2009:253 ). 2 § Spouses should show each other respect and loyalty. They shall jointly nurturing home and children, and in consultation work for the family's best. § 3 Each spouse's ownership of its property and is responsible for its debts. 4 § Spouses shall allocate expenses and chores between them. They shall provide each other with the information necessary for the family's financial situation can be assessed (1)...Chapter 7. Matrimonial property § 1 A spouse's property is marital property to the extent that...more
March 31, 2024, 3:14 p.m.
Countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Guyana, Iceland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Philippines, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1

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March 30, 2024, 10:05 p.m.
Countries: Sweden
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1

According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Sweden ranks as a Tier 1 country (85). The report notes that while the government meets the minimum standards, authorities investigated, prosecuted, and convicted fewer traffickers. This suggests that enforcement is becoming more lax (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
March 16, 2024, 12:57 a.m.
Countries: Sweden
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5

"One certainty is that street prostitution has declined in Sweden since 1995 by more than 50 per cent, though there have been a few fluctuations and a minor recent increase. However, just like in other countries, accessibility has increased due to the Internet" (para 9). "The law had acted as a deterrent to prospective buyers of sexual services, reducing demand" (para 13). "The law had deterred trafficking, as criminals had not so readily sought to establish organised trafficking networks in Sweden" (para 14).
March 16, 2024, 12:57 a.m.
Countries: Sweden
Variables: IRP-LAW-1

"This new law clearly changed people’s perceptions and shifted focus away from the person in prostitution and towards the buyer of sexual services; the person responsible for prostitution" (para 2). "The Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse is another instrument that entered into force in Sweden on 1 October 2013. It requires the criminalisation of all kinds of sexual offences against children. It also ensures that certain types of conduct are classified as criminal offences, such as engaging in sexual activities with a child below the legal age, child prostitution and child pornography" (para 37). "The purchase of sexual services from...more
March 16, 2024, 12:57 a.m.
Countries: Sweden
Variables: IRP-DATA-2

"The statistics according to the latest survey of the Public Health Authority from 2017 show that 10 per cent of men and 0.5 per cent of women have bought sexual services in their lifetime. 1.5 per cent of women have been reimbursed for sex, and the corresponding figure for men is 1 per cent" (para 21).
Feb. 2, 2024, 6:33 a.m.
Countries: Sweden
Variables: DV-DATA-1

According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Sweden who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 21 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Italy, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Turkmenistan
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Maldives, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1

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Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: Sweden
Variables: MMR-DATA-1

According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Sweden was 5 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 20, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: Sweden
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2

According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in Sweden is 61.6% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).