Our Work with the United Nations
Finnish Human Rights Advocates Ry (FHRA) is an independent Finnish civil society organisation dedicated to promoting human rights, combating discrimination and strengthening accountability under national and international human rights law.
FHRA engages with international human rights mechanisms, including the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD).
In 2026, FHRA submitted civil society reports concerning Finland's implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. These submissions contributed information, legal analysis and recommendations for the Committee's review of Finland during its 118th session in Geneva.
View Official UN CERD 118th Session (2026)
Our international advocacy focuses on equality, access to justice, protection against discrimination, accountability of public authorities and the protection of human rights defenders.
Through research, documentation and international cooperation, FHRA works to ensure that human rights concerns are brought to the attention of relevant international institutions.
FHRA at the United Nations | CERD 2026
On 17 August 2026, Finnish Human Rights Advocates ry (FHRA) participated as a civil society organisation in the 118th session of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) in Geneva, Switzerland.
FHRA's Chairperson, Moustafa Desouky, attended the session as part of the organisation's international human rights advocacy work, bringing attention to concerns relating to racial discrimination, access to justice, institutional accountability and the protection of human rights defenders in Finland.
Through its submissions, independent research and engagement with international human rights mechanisms, FHRA seeks to strengthen accountability and promote the effective implementation of international human rights obligations.
Our commitment: Equal rights, justice and accountability for everyone, without discrimination.
Report Human Rights Violations in Finland
Submit Evidence for FHRA's United Nations Human Rights Reports
Finnish Human Rights Advocates ry (FHRA) invites individuals, families, witnesses and human rights defenders to submit information and evidence concerning alleged human rights violations, discrimination, abuse of authority or failures by public institutions in Finland to respect fundamental rights.
Your information may help FHRA document systemic problems, identify patterns of discrimination and prepare independent submissions to United Nations human rights mechanisms, including the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD).
You may submit information anonymously or provide your name and contact details confidentially.
We welcome official decisions, correspondence, photographs, witness statements and other relevant documentation.
FHRA will review submissions and may use verified or appropriately qualified information in its human rights research and advocacy. We will not publicly identify you without your explicit consent.
Share your evidence. Make your voice heard. Help strengthen human rights accountability in Finland.