NordenBladet — Finland will participate in an online Human Rights Pledging Event held by international human rights organisations on Wednesday 8 September. At the event, the countries standing for candidacy for the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) in 2022–2024 will reply to questions posed by the public, organisations and state representatives.
In the virtual event, organised by the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) and Amnesty International, the candidate countries will present the themes and objectives that they have set for their candidacy for membership. In addition, the public, civil society organisations and state representatives will ask the candidate countries about the status of human rights in their own country and about their membership pledges.Finland’s representative at the event will be the Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Jukka Salovaara. By participating in the event, Finland proves its commitment to its possible membership of the Human Rights Council, human rights and dialogue with civil society. The multilateral international system would be incapacitated without the contribution of civil society, research institutes, journalists and companies. If elected to membership of the Human Rights Council for 2022–2024, Finland will continue to consult and engage these actors in efforts to defend human rights.Effects of climate change and digitalisation on human rights at the heart of Finland’s campaign
Source: Valtioneuvosto.fi