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Does hope or fear prevail among Europe’s LGBTI people?
May 14, 2020
More lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) people are now open about who they are but fear, violence and discrimination remain high, show the results of the EU Fundamental Rights Agency’s…
Human Rights Centre Annual Report for 2019 published
May 7, 2020
The HRC is of the view that it has achieved the targets set up in the Action Plan 2019 satisfactorily. In addition to the tasks included in the Action Plan, work on promoting the rights of older…
New legal and pedagogical guide on fundamental and human rights in education!
Apr 20, 2020
The University of Helsinki’s Faculty of Educational Sciences has published a learning resource on common legal challenges in Finnish institutions of education. The guide is intended for education…
Members of the new Human Rights Delegation elected – importance of the Delegation emphasised in exceptional situations
Apr 2, 2020
The Parliamentary Ombudsman has appointed a new Human Rights Delegation for the Human Rights Centre (HRC). Especially during this exceptional time, extensive cooperation is necessary in order to…
Latest annual conclusions from the European Committee of Social Rights published
Mar 25, 2020
Social rights of children, families and migrants are in danger in Europe. Council of Europe press release 24 March 2020 Social rights of children, families and migrants are in danger in Europe,…
Human Rights Centre publishes its action plan for 2020
Mar 25, 2020
The plan was adopted by the Human Rights Delegation in December 2019. The main lines of action of the Human Rights Centre The main lines of action of the Human Rights Centre are: - the promotion of…
European Court of Human Rights published its annual report and statistics 2019
Feb 19, 2020
Total of 19 cases pending against Finland in the beginning of 2020. Read the Annual Report 2019 (en). Report also includes a summary of the most inteteresting cases in 2019 (Chapter 2, page 27…
Review of asylum decisions by the Finnish Immigration Service due to ECHR decision completed, results to be used to develop operations
Feb 19, 2020
Due to a decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) issued on 14 November 2019, the Finnish Immigration Service has reviewed 319 of its final asylum decisions. Finnish Immigration Service…
The European Committee on Social Rights made a ruling against Finland on restricting the right to early childhood education and care
Feb 6, 2020
On 4 February, the European Committee on Social Rights issued its ruling on a collective complaint lodged by the Central Union for Child Welfare against Finland in November 2016 concerning the…
Monitoring the implementation of the human rights instruments – News
Nov 5, 2019
The Human Rights Centre has compiled current news and links on periodic reporting. Overview The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has updated its summary of the recommendations Finland has received from…
Protection of national minorities in Finland ensured, but need to tackle rising intolerance
Oct 31, 2019
Levels of intolerance and nationalism have risen in the past years. This has begun to put pressure on persons belonging to both traditional and “new” minorities as well as Swedish-speaking Finns.…
10th anniversary of the Charter of Fundamental Rights: Council reaffirms the importance of EU common values
Oct 8, 2019
The Council of the European Union adopted conclusions on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Charter of Fundamental Rights. The conclusions reaffirm that the Union is based on common values…
A redesigned material repository for democratic citizenship and human rights education supports teachers
Oct 8, 2019
Democracy, collective impact, sustainable development, hate speech – how should schools teach and discuss these matters with pupils of varying ages? 3.10.2019 Press Release AUTHOR UNIVERSITY OF…
Protecting human rights at school is not a matter of opinion – A course on democratic citizenship and human rights education provided teacher students with knowledge and courage
Oct 8, 2019
Hate speech, climate change, polarization. How do schools react to societal change? Studies in democratic citizenship and human rights provide teachers with the skills required to discuss such…
Recommendations for Finland from the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance
Sep 16, 2019
ECRI acknowledges the many measures that have already been made or are in progress. At the same time, it presents 20 recommendations for Finland to combat racism and intolerance. Ministry for Foreign…
The Council of Europe evaluates violence against women and domestic violence in Finland
Sep 3, 2019
The Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO) published its first evaluation report on Finland on 2 September 2019. The report…
Report: Finland’s human rights policy should be updated
Aug 28, 2019
The message of a recent report is that Finland should update the priorities of its human right policy to respond to the new challenges. PRESS RELEASE – Ministry for Foreign Affairs The global trends…
EU: Strengthening the rule of law through increased awareness, an annual monitoring cycle and more effective enforcement
Jul 26, 2019
The Commission is setting out concrete initiatives grouped around 3 pillars: promoting a rule of law culture; preventing rule of law problems; and responding effectively to breaches of the rule of…
FRA: Young Jews face harassment in Europe
Jul 4, 2019
Many young Jewish Europeans face antisemitic harassment in Europe, but are also very resilient as they clearly express their Jewish identity, finds a report published today by the European Commission…