MedborgarskapskursenGlossary · Chapter 7: Human rights
hedersrelaterat våld
Swedish word. In English: honour-related violence
Violence, threats or strict control by the family or relatives against someone who breaks the family's rules.
Facts about the word
- Honour-related violence means a family or group trying to control how people in the family behave, through physical violence, psychological pressure or social threats. Sverige i fokus s. 23
- It is directed not only at women and girls; boys, men and LGBTQI people can also be affected. Being forced to marry against your will is one example. Sverige i fokus s. 23–24
- The Gender Equality Agency is responsible for national work against honour-related violence and oppression, and the state funds sheltered housing. Sverige i fokus s. 24
Page references are to UHR's study material Sverige i fokus.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
Honour-related violence is control and threats within the family and is criminal regardless of what the family thinks. Boxing is a sport.
The word belongs to Chapter 7: Human rights in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.
