Human Rights Centre
What is the Human Rights Centre?
The Human Rights Centre was created under legislation (the Parliamentary Ombudsman Act 197/2002, amendment 20.5.2011/535), which entered into force on 1.1.2012.
The Act defines the Human Rights Centre's task as being to promote fundamental and human rights. It is functionally autonomous and independent, but administratively part of the Office of the Parliamentary Ombudsman.
On 21.12.2011 the Parliamentary Ombudsman appointed LL.M. Sirpa Rautio as the Director of the Human Rights Centre and she began her four-year term on 1.3.2012. In addition to the Director, two expert officials work at the Centre.
What does the Human Rights Centre do?
The Centre is tasked with
The Centre is tasked with
- promoting information, education, training and research associated with fundamental and human rights
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drafting reports on implementation of fundamental and human rights
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presenting initiatives and issuing statements in order to promote and implement fundamental and human rights
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participating in European and international cooperation associated with promoting and safeguarding fundamental and human rights
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taking care of other comparable tasks associated with promoting and implementing fundamental and human rights
The Centre does not handle complaints or deal with other individual cases that belong to the remits of the supreme overseers of legality.
Human Rights Centre, Plan of Action 2012 -2013, (.pdf, 39 kt)
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