TemaNord 2026:503

Honour-based violence and oppression in the Nordics

Governance, organisation and legislation

Honour-based violence and oppression in the Nordics

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The publication in brief About the publication Part 1 – Study Study Denmark Finland Iceland Norway Sweden Autonomous territories: The Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland Problem description: policy areas and solutions Critical policy analysis Use of terms Discourses within problem presentations Issues that are not addressed Final reflections References, part 1 Part 2 – Steering documents on LGBTI people’s exposure to violence Steering documents on LGBTI people’s exposure to violence Introduction Background and aims Method and materials LGBTI rights in the Nordic region Theoretical perspectives on violence against LGBTI people Discrimination and co-occurring vulnerability Analysis of steering documents Double vulnerability and discrimination Religion and religiosity Conversion attempts Asylum and integration Concluding remarks References, part 2 Part 3 – Criminal law Introduction, part 3 Background and aims Method Legislation in each country and autonomous region Swedish legislation Danish and Faroese legislation Finnish and Ålandic legislation Greenlandic legislation Icelandic legislation Norwegian legislation Overall comparison between legislation in the Nordic countries Analysis of legislation Final comments and concluding remarks The Nordic Council of Ministers

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