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The Non-Discrimination Ombudsman

The Non-Discrimination Ombudsman is an autonomous and independent authority. The task of the Ombudsman is to promote equality and to prevent discrimination. The Ombudsman also supervises removal from the country and is the National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Human Beings. The Ombudsman further works towards improving the rights and status of foreign nationals.

News

The Non-Discrimination Ombudsman’s helpline and chat’s summer opening times

18.6.2024 14.05

The Non-Discrimination Ombudsman and Finnish Association of People with Physical Disabilities organised training for public legal aid attorneys about people with disabilities as legal aid clients

19.2.2024 14.41

Non-Discrimination Ombudsman raised concerns about violence against women to GREVIO

4.2.2024 12.00

Keeping the Eastern border crossing points closed continues to seriously compromise the right to seek asylum

12.1.2024 14.03

Kela, the Social Insurance Institution of Finland, discriminated against a person with impaired hearing by denying a reasonable accommodation in Kela's interpreting services

11.7.2023 9.17

Blog

Ensuring Non-Discrimination in Artificial Intelligence Requires New Expertise – Also in Regulatory Oversight

10.9.2024 12.44

The equality and rights of people with disabilities must be taken into account in employment services

13.6.2024 12.00

Foreigners' rights are being seriously curtailed with no overall picture of the impact on human rights

2.5.2024 13.30

A residence permit safeguards victims of human trafficking in a vulnerable position – the threshold for granting the permit must be lowered

18.10.2022 9.51

What is the principle of non-punishment of victims of trafficking in human beings?

16.11.2021 10.59

Press releases

Non-Discrimination Ombudsman's recommendations to the Helsinki Police Department regarding discriminatory Kuri1 operation against the Roma

14.5.2024 10.47

The Non-Discrimination Ombudsman's Report: Subsequent applications are a key factor in safeguarding basic rights and liberties in the asylum process

24.4.2024 12.17

Non-Discrimination Ombudsman: the closing of nearly all border crossing points on the eastern border seriously jeopardises the right to seek asylum

24.11.2023 9.20

Study: Identification of victims of human trafficking compelled to criminal activity must be improved

1.9.2022 8.31

Company discriminated against a job applicant on the basis of nationality – paid EUR 6,500 in compensation

16.6.2022 9.30

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