Human rights in Finland

Finland's foreign ministry and ministry of justice have carried out a study on the state of human rights in Finland. Of course, no one is tortured or sent to prison without trial in the country, but Björn Sundell still considers the initiative a wise step: "Finland is sending a clear message by showing that a society based on equal rights and justice can be successful. Are human rights abuses committed in Finland? We always hear that these things happen in Russia, China or Guantánamo, but not here. Now evidence is to be gathered and presented in a year's time. This inquiry also has a foreign-policy dimension. It's about the question of how Finland behaves regarding human rights abuses abroad, because if you want to show commitment abroad you have to make sure your own record is clean."

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