Current news

29569 NEWS: Non-Discrimination Ombudsman Kirsi Pimiä's speech in the Equinet conference "Investing in equality" 01.06.2018
29569 NEWS: Ombudsman Kirsi Pimiä's speech at Meeting of National Anti-Trafficking Co-ordinators and Rapporteurs co-organised by the Council of Europe and OSCE, Strasbourg 23 May 2018 23.05.2018
29569 NEWS: Kirsi Pimiä's speech at the Meeting of National Anti-Trafficking Co-ordinators and Rapporteurs co-organised by the Council of Europe and OSCE in Strasbourg, 22 May 2018 during Panel 2: Ensuring rights of victims of trafficking 23.05.2018
14835 PRESS RELEASE: Study: Decision-making Policy and Interpretations of the Finnish Immigration Service on International Protection Have Become Stricter 22.03.2018
29569 NEWS: Senior Inspector Venla Roth's speech at the Annual Colloquium on Fundamental Rights at Brussels the 21st of November 2017 21.11.2017

Human trafficking news

Non-Discrimination Ombudsman and HEUNI to investigate the effectiveness of the legislation that applies to assistance for victims of human trafficking 07.06.2017
Women of Nigerian origin in Finland who have been subjected to trafficking for sexual exploatation: Practice in applying the aliens act 18.01.2017

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You can turn to the Non-Discrimination Ombudsman if you have experienced or witnessed discrimination on the basis of age, ethnic or national origin, nationality, language, religion, belief, opinion, political activity, trade union activism, family connections, state of health, disability, sexual orientation or other personal characteristics.

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