Government of Finland Report on Human Rights Policy
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17.02.2022
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The report outlines the Government’s policy on fundamental and human rights in international, European Union and national contexts. Finland defends the universal and legally binding nature of human rights and promotes fundamental and human rights, democracy and the rule of law. The report describes and presents actions that the public authorities use to safeguard the fulfilment of fundamental and human rights in Finland.
It stresses the importance of strengthening non-discrimination, equality and participatory rights. In global forums, Finland emphasises also the rights of women, indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities and sexual and gender minorities and, in European forums, the rights of the Roma.
The report describes and presents the actions taken by Finland to strengthen the rule of law in the European Union and to support the rule of law globally as well as the implementation of the rule of law in Finland. The report emphasises the importance of the work conducted by human rights defenders and of human rights responsibilities in business.
Fundamental and human rights are discussed in two fields of interest in which the significance is increasing and developing: sustainable development, and digitalisation and communications.
The report emphasises the importance of the authorities’ knowledge of fundamental and human rights and the activities of overseers of legality as well as the need to safeguard the availability of resources to ensure that fundamental and human rights are fulfilled.
It stresses the importance of strengthening non-discrimination, equality and participatory rights. In global forums, Finland emphasises also the rights of women, indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities and sexual and gender minorities and, in European forums, the rights of the Roma.
The report describes and presents the actions taken by Finland to strengthen the rule of law in the European Union and to support the rule of law globally as well as the implementation of the rule of law in Finland. The report emphasises the importance of the work conducted by human rights defenders and of human rights responsibilities in business.
Fundamental and human rights are discussed in two fields of interest in which the significance is increasing and developing: sustainable development, and digitalisation and communications.
The report emphasises the importance of the authorities’ knowledge of fundamental and human rights and the activities of overseers of legality as well as the need to safeguard the availability of resources to ensure that fundamental and human rights are fulfilled.