Gender equality

Honour-based violence and oppression in the Nordics

Governance, organisation and legislation

Published

2026

Language

English

Authors

Alexandra Lebedeva and Johan Rosquist for NIKK, Nordic Information on Gender

Honour-based violence and oppression constitute a violation of fundamental human rights and freedoms. This violence is based on patriarchal and heteronormative ideas and undermines both gender equality and the rights of LGBTI people. The purpose of this publication is to provide an overview of the work being done to combat honour-based violence and oppression in the Nordic region. The publication describes the strategic work being done in this area, focusing on how honour-based violence and oppression are defined, the problems and challenges that have been identified, and how the work to address these is organised. Furthermore, the publication contains an overview and analysis of national policy documents and other relevant material dealing with the vulnerability of LGBTI persons to violence, as well as a review and analysis of national criminal law legislation related to honour-related violence and oppression.

The report can be downloaded as a PDF in both English and Swedish. The PDF version is available in the digital edition.
Rapporten kan laddas ner som pdf på både engelska och svenska. Pdf‑versionen finns tillgänglig i den digitala upplagan.
Honour-based violence and oppression constitute a violation of fundamental human rights and freedoms. This violence is based on patriarchal and heteronormative ideas and undermines both gender equality and the rights of LGBTI people. The purpose of this publication is to provide an overview of the work being done to combat honour-based violence and oppression in the Nordic region. The publication describes the strategic work being done in this area, focusing on how honour-based violence and oppression are defined, the problems and challenges that have been identified, and how the work to address these is organised. Furthermore, the publication contains an overview and analysis of national policy documents and other relevant material dealing with the vulnerability of LGBTI persons to violence, as well as a review and analysis of national criminal law legislation related to honour-related violence and oppression.

Publication facts

2026

978-92-893-8449-0

English