In this submission, Amnesty International provides information to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (the Committee) ahead of the adoption of the list of issues for the eighth periodic report of Finland at its 81st pre-session. This submission sets out Amnesty International’s key concerns about Finland’s compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (the Convention), especially regarding violence against women (Article 5), forced marriage (Article 6), health and rights of transgender people and intersex children (Article 12).
