Reference:
40th Sess, U.N. Doc. CEDAW/C/SWE/CO/7 (2008)
Annotation:
Commenting on the country report submitted
by Sweden for its 40th Session, the
Committee commends the State party for its
2007 action plan on VAW, new legislative
initiatives with respect to domestic and
sexual violence, the introduction of a
provision criminalizing human trafficking,
and the possibility of issuing time-
limited residence permits to victims and
witnesses of trafficking. The Committee
does note, however, that the provision of
support services varies between
municipalities, to the detriment of
particularly vulnerable victims, such as
those with disabilities. It is also
concerned with insufficient data on the
prevalence of trafficked women and girls
within Sweden, and the occurrence of
trafficking, prostitution and related
issues committed by Swedish citizens
abroad.