残障权利多学科研究14-fact sheet for the new anti-discrimination law in Sweden.pdfVIP

New anti-discrimination legislation and a new Government Offices of Sweden agency, the Equality F A C T S H E E T Ombudsman Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality January 2009 Work to promote equal rights and opportunities is a The part of the Act Prohibiting Discriminatory and priority area for the Government. Effective, compre- Other Degrading Treatment of Children and School hensive anti-discrimination legislation is necessary to Students concerning degrading treatment other than enable us in Sweden to combat actions that directly or discrimination (e.g. bullying that is not related to a indirectly violate the principle of the equal worth of all particular grounds of discrimination) is to be trans- people. ferred to the Education Act, where the regulations On 1 January 2009 the new Discrimination Act will be brought together in a special chapter. (Swedish Code of Statutes 2008:567) enters into force. At the same time a new agency, the Equality Grounds of discrimination Ombudsman, will be established to supervise The new Act is to combat discrimination on grounds compliance with the Act. of: – sex Seven Acts become one – transgender identity or expression The new Act replaces the following legisla