Amnesty International provides this information to the United Nations Human Rights Committee ahead of the adoption of the list of issues prior to reporting in advance of the 7th periodic report of Finland at its 125th session in March 2019. This submission sets out some of Amnesty International’s key concerns about the fulfilment of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and in particular with regard to violence against women, forced marriage, discrimination on the grounds of gender, gender identity and sexuality, use of force by law enforcement officials, detention of asylum seekers and migrants, trafficking, treatment of aliens, access to justice for aliens and non-refoulement, the prohibition of torture and other ill-treatment and fair trial guarantees, counter-terrorism, communications surveillance, and conscientious objectors.
