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Translations of EIGE's work in Swedish
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Year of next Presidency of the Council of the European Union
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The only ground for gender-based asylum seems to be FGM. When will the Government accept women's specific grounds for asylum? Policy Framework Issuer...
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The Minister for Children has been active in realizing the National Plan of Action against FGM in 2003. Policy Framework Issuer Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
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The Government is working right now to better specify in the legislation how gender-based grounds for asylum may be realized in different cases....
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The fact that few women are permitted to stay in Sweden on gender-related ground has to do with the fact that these women get their permission on another ground: that of asylum on the ground that the ...
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Measures are taken also in the FGM field....
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A document of 20 pages describing how the Swedish government want to work: 1) Aim to prevent FGM among girls who live in Sweden; 2) Aim to give adequate care to girls and women in Sweden who are alrea...
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Question about honour-related violence and asylum on gender-based ground....
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An inter-ministry working group was formed within the Swedish Government Offices in 2001 for improved cooperation on FGM- and honour-related issues....
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Proposition of a change in the law, so that information always can be given from professionals usually bound by secrecy to administrators of justice (police and prosecution)....
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Gives details from the televised documentary "The Forgotten Girls". What is the Minister of Justice doing to protect these girls? Policy Framework Issuer...
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Suggests a removal of the principle of double incrimination regarding FGM crimes. Policy Framework Issuer Ministry of Justice
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The National Board of Health and Welfare is commissioned to work with the FGM issue. Description of the Idil project and their work to prevent FGM....