“I was 7 or 8 years old when I, with my parents, read letters written by South American tortured prisoners. This was the turning point where my aspiration to work for human rights was born”, recalls Eléonore Morel, Executive Director… Lue lisää
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“Beware of the Roma!” Racism causes trauma-based stress affecting generation after generation
GUEST BLOGGER: In stories as in real life, white, good and honest is always opposed by something black, bad and deceitful. In Finland, the Roma have been seen as gypsies, dark, evil spirits, whose arrival was greeted with shouts of… Lue lisää
Many wounds remain unhealed – Historical injustices against sign language users have not been acknowledged and continue to shadow the present day
GUEST BLOGGER: The beginnings of the sign language community in the second half of the 19th century can be considered a kind of Golden Age: sign language and written language were used side-by-side in schools for the deaf, and the… Lue lisää
”I now have the courage to talk about FGM!” Four of the participants of our peer support groups talk about the courage they have gained
The Finnish League for Human Rights has been working against female genital mutilation in Finland for 17 years. In this post four of the participants of our peer support groups talk about what the group discussions mean to them. They… Lue lisää
Guest blog: Is Finland in need of hate crimes prevention law?
Hate crimes affect members of minority groups all over the world. Some countries take it more seriously than others by passing and enacting hate crime prevention laws, and by investigating suspected cases and prosecuting perpetrators so as to deliver justice… Lue lisää
Young Sámi people in an image series: What is it like to be a Sámi in 2010s Finland?
Lue suomeksi What is it like to be a Sámi and belong to the only indigenous people group in the European Union? It is wonderful and scary, unique, and ordinary. The Finnish League for Human Rights met five young Sámi… Lue lisää
Brochure on hate crimes in 11 languages
The Finnish League for Human Rights, in cooperation with RIKU Victim Support Finland and the Ministry of the Interior, has translated a brochure on hate crimes into 11 different languages: Arabic, Dari, Chinese, English, Finnish, French, Kurdish, Northern Sami, Russian,… Lue lisää
FGM Conference in pictures – a thank you to all our guests
We would like to thank all our guests for a very successful conference! You can still follow or participate in the virtual discussion via the hashtag #FGMhelsinki. You can see the conference pictures here or on our Facebook-site.