Consideration of Reports Submitted by States Parties under Articles 16 and 17 of the Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Concluding Observations of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Sweden

The Committee, in its concluding observations for the country report submitted by Sweden, expresses concern that the State party does not have a specific criminal offence for domestic violence. Also, despite the State party's efforts, most reports of violence against women are not prosecuted. The Committee recommends that the State party adopt specific legislation to criminalize domestic violence and increase efforts to prosecute offenders.