With the help of Birgitta Essén and Camilla Orefjärd, FUF's local group Stockholm Södra can present an event that provides an overview of honor and female circumcision from a global perspective and the connections to migration. Why is female circumcision and how is it linked to honor? What is meant by the myth of virginity and what does the problem of honor look like in Sweden? These issues will be discussed in more detail during a lecture on 5 May with an in-depth focus on Sweden and Somalia.
Program layout
18.00- 18.10 Welcome by FUF Stockholm Södra
18.10-18.55 Introduction to a global overview of honor killings in the world (Birgitta Essén).
18.55- 19.05 Refreshments
19.05- 19.35 Honor violence in Sweden from a legal perspective (Camilla Orefjärd)
19.35- 19.55 Questions from the audience
19.55- 20.00 Conclusion
Birgitta Essén is a professor of international women's and maternity care at Uppsala University and chief physician at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University Hospital. She focuses on how maternal and infant mortality is linked to socio-cultural factors and migration. Camilla Orefjärd is active as a lawyer and specializes in criminal cases, family law and social law. She has many years of experience of representing victims of violence as a plaintiff's counsel and special representative for children and possesses special expertise in child rights, violent and sexual crimes, violence in close relationships and honor crimes. Camilla Orefjärd has over 15 years of experience of non-profit involvement in women's shelters and children's rights organizations. She frequently lectures on victims' rights, children's rights, violence in a close relationship from a legal perspective and is a member of Lawyers without Borders. Camilla has also lectured at the Human Rights Days and the International Crime Victim Day.
During the first part of the event, Birgitta will introduce honor violence from a global and biological perspective with a focus on, among other things, the virginity myth, honor crimes and the Somali diaspora. She has academic and research-based knowledge about this and will lead us through a discussion about what it looks like internationally. After Birgitta Essén's presentation, Camilla Orefjärd will delve deeper into what honor violence can look like in Sweden and what consequences it can have for children from a legal perspective.
At the end of the event, we will offer the opportunity to ask questions to both speakers and open up for a broader discussion. The event will be moderated by a member from FUF Stockholm Södra and everything will be held in Swedish. The event is open to the public, however, registration is required to attend the event. Coffee will also be offered and vegan options will be available on site.
Please note! To participate in the event, registration via is required this link before 4 May 23.59 (CEST).
What does honor killings mean?
According to Hedersfortryck.se honor-related violence and oppression is about maintaining common norms and values that prevail in one's own family / relatives or a larger collective. Honor is about a collective morality where the control of women's sexuality is a prerequisite for the maintenance of the collective and patriarchy. This is what our event will be based on.
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