Stockholm: Honor-related violence more widespread than previously thought

Stockholm: Honor-related violence more widespread than previously thought

The problem of honor-related violence and oppression is much greater and more widespread than was known until now, according to SVT Rapport.

The first major survey of the problem which is now presented shows that in Stockholm alone there are estimated to be over 4,000 teenagers at risk.

Almost a quarter of girls in the Stockholm area, 23%, answered that they were expected to be virgin when they married, and that they can't have any boyfriend.

Almost a sixth of girls, 16%, stated that they weren't allowed to have a boyfriend, and that they couldn't choose for themselves who to marry.  7% of the boys answered the same way.

10% of the girls and 4% of the boys answered that their lives were restricted and that they weren't allowed to have the same everyday life as their peers.  7% of the girls and 3% of the boys answered also that they were exposed to insults, threat and violence.

Most of these children have parents who were born abroad.  Stockholm city estimates that over 4,000 teenagers in Stockholm live in an honor culture which violates Swedish law.

The survey was presented by the city of Stockholm.

Source: Dagen (Swedish)

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