Check out the equality and non-discrimination video series!
What does equality mean? What kind of discrimination do Roma, the disabled or people belonging to sexual minorities experience in Finland? Or how can equality and non-discrimination be promoted in services and working life?
The equality and non-discrimination video series produced by the Ministry of Justice’s Rainbow Rights project ponders these questions and other issues. The videos have been produced for educational use, in particular to support the promotion of equality in the activities of public authorities. Check out the videos and share them with your network!
Equality and non-discrimination: What do they mean?
Ombudsman for Equality Kirsi Pimiä and other citizens explain what equality and non-discrimination mean.
Equality and non-discrimination: Personal stories
Six people tell about the kind of discrimination they have experienced and what they think about equality.
Equality and non-discrimination: Good practice – Kirjava Youth Centre, Espoo
The video presents a good example solution for promoting equality in services. All young people are welcome to visit the City of Espoo’s Kirjava Youth Centre.
Equality and non-discrimination: Good practice – Nevo Tiija
The video presents a good example solution for promoting equality in education and employment services. Nevo Tiija is a solution-oriented model for employing people who are difficult to employ.
Equality and non-discrimination: Good practice – Annanpura
The video presents a good example solution for promoting equality and accessibility in services and working life. Annanpura employs visually impaired people and provides services for developing accessibility.
The videos have been produced by the Ministry of Justice’s Rainbow Rights project, which has received funding from the Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme of the European Union.
Project Rainbow Rights of the Ministry of Justice seeks to promote non-discrimination in Finland and the Baltic region
The Finnish Ministry of Justice has launched a project called Rainbow Rights Promoting LGBTI Equality in Europe, which aims to support the implementation of the legislation on non-discrimination. The project seeks to promote non-discrimination at local level both in Finland and in other EU Member States.
In addition to the general aim of promoting non-discrimination, the project strives to raise awareness of non-discrimination and multiple discrimination against LGBTI groups. LGBTI is an initialism used for sexual and gender minorities and it stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex. In the course of the project, different kinds of training sessions, local campaigns, seminars and surveys will be carried out.
The Ministry of Justice of Finland implements the project Rainbow Rights in cooperation with the Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities, Seta - LGBTI Rights in Finland, and Lithuanian Gay League. The Ministry has the overall responsibility for coordinating and managing the project, in addition to which it will conduct a survey on multiple discrimination and produce training materials for the purpose of promoting non-discrimination. The project also implements certain objectives set out in Finland’s national action plan on fundamental and human rights 2017-2019.
Within the project Rainbow Rights, non-discrimination in the Baltic region will mainly be promoted through international learning and exchange of experiences. Events intended for authorities and organisations will also be arranged in Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia, for example a Baltic-Finland event in Riga in connection with the Baltic Pride 2018 event. Attitudes towards LGBTI groups in the Baltic States are more negative than in many other EU countries.
The project Rainbow Rights continues the work against discrimination that has been carried out in Finland since 2001 as cooperation between different ministries and organisations and with the support of EU funding. The ongoing project receives funding under the European Commission’s Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme 2014-2020.
Krista Nuutinen, Project Manager, Ministry of Justice,
tel. +358 295150074,
Project Rainbow Rights gathered in the Ministry of Justice in Finland in 21.4.2017. In the picture from the left Vladimir Simonko, Eduardas Platovas, Krista Nuutinen, Katriina Nousiainen, Sinikka Mikola, Johanna Laaja, Silja Kanerva, Terhi Aaltonen and Panu Artemjeff.
The Project Rainbow Rights is supported by the Rights, Equality and Citizenship (REC) Programme of the European Union.