The situation for people who need a protected identity is generally difficult - even after they have received help from the authorities.

This is shown by a new investigation from the Gender Equality Authority, which was carried out on behalf of the government.

- There are complications with everything.

Some housing companies do not accept protected personal data, you can not order from certain websites with a protected social security number and so on, says "Petra" who has been involved in interviewing the 86 women who are partly the basis for the report.

She herself has been living protected for a few years now.

- You have left a relationship that has scared the life out of you, you are completely broken once you seek help.

Three out of four have been cleared

SVT has previously reported on honorable girls and women who testify that they are afraid to take help from authorities, because they do not trust that society can give them the protection they need.

Three out of four who were interviewed in the government's investigation say that they have been exposed, often by Swedish authorities.

The report points out that a large part of the problem lies in a lack of routines on the part of the authorities.

Mail sent incorrectly is the reason why many people are exposed.

"Why is the perpetrator not restricted?"

But it is also pointed out that fewer people would have had to live with protected personal data, if their perpetrators had been convicted of the crimes they commit.

- Many believe that the perpetrator is convicted if you have been given a protected identity.

But that is almost never the case, says Petra.

Even though the social services assess that the woman's life is in danger, this does not mean that you have enough evidence to convict the person in court.

Petra says that it usually ends up being word for word.

- Why not look at the possibility of restricting the perpetrator?

We have not done anything wrong, the only thing we have done is to leave a violent person.

Then we will live on the run in our own country indefinitely - while the perpetrator stays in my city, says Petra.

The investigation shows that a large proportion of women are released from violence when the man has been sentenced to prison.

However, this does not apply in honor-related cases, as the experiences are opposite.

In the report, 19 honored women testify that they have been exposed by several in their family, then it rarely helps to judge and lock in an individual.

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Here, researcher Devin Rexvid lists three efforts that have been made or should be made, in order to be able to prosecute people who expose others to honor-related violence or oppression.

Photo: Fanny Renman / SVT