ECRI Report, 2013
Country
Finland
Year
Type of publication
Geographical coverage
National
Area/location of interest
Type of Institution
Council of Europe body
Institution
Main Thematic Focus
Racism & xenophobia Discrimination Ethnic profiling
Target Population
Muslims Migrants Ethnic minorities People with migrant background Refugees & asylum seekers
Key findings
Lack of ethnically disaggregated data. Underreporting, raising awareness of potential victims who believe complaining to the courts is ineffective.
Main conclusions:
Need to ensure that all those involved in the criminal justice system, from lawyers to the police, prosecuting authorities and the courts, have thorough knowledge of the provisions in force against racism and are fully aware of the need to actively and thoroughly counter all manifestations of these phenomena; reinforce the initial and in-service training for members of the justice system concerning the legislation in force against racism so as to ensure that it is applied when necessary
Consider the adoption of legal provisions targeting specifically the use of racist and xenophobic discourse by exponents of political parties
Cyberhate - implement the relevant legislation, in accordance with the Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime, concerning the criminalisation of acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems. It further recommends that they grant the police the resources it needs to combat racism on the Internet.
Methodology (Qualitative/Quantitative and exact type used, questionnaires etc)
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Sample details and representativeness
ECRI’s reports are analyses based on a great deal of information gathered from a wide variety of sources.