The government is launching a joint strategy to tackle all violence against women and is emphasizing the importance of support and protection. At the same time, many women's shelters have been forced to close because of tougher legal requirements.
Swedish politicsThe extent of child and forced marriages in Sweden has not been possible to map. But according to a new report, more can be done to help victims who are often subjected to much violence.
SwedenThe criticism is heavy against the proposals that aim to tackle various stages of crime, for example, murder plans in chats. The government's purpose is to get more convicted for gang crimes, but the proposals are sweeping and make completely everyday things into tools for aiding and abetting, according to the critics.
Swedish politicsChief Prosecutor Lise Tamm becomes the new Director-General of the Equality Ombudsman.
CrimeMore who contribute to serious gang crimes should be able to be convicted, proposes the government's investigator. Lise Tamm wants the laws on attempt, preparation, and instigation to be completely rewritten. The purpose is to be able to take down the leaders (in the gangs), she says.
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