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UN expert on truth and justice to visit Finland

08 March 2024

GENEVA (8 March 2024) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence, Fabian Salvioli, will conduct an official visit to Finland from 11 to 15 March 2024, as part of a wider visit to the Scandinavian peninsula on the subject.

During his visit, the UN expert will assess the transitional justice measures adopted by authorities in Finland to address the legacy of human rights violations endured by indigenous peoples, such as the Sámi people, in the context of assimilation and related policies.

The expert will meet with state officials, indigenous peoples’ communities, civil society organisations and academic institutions. He will visit Helsinki and Inari.

The Special Rapporteur will hold a press conference on 15 March 2024 at 10:30 local time at the Solo Sokos Hotel Helsinki, Kluuvikatu 8, 00100 Helsinki. (RSVP by 13 March 17:00 local time: brenda.vukovic@un.org).

The Special Rapporteur will present a report on his visit to the Human Rights Council in September 2024.

Mr. Fabian Salvioli (Argentina) was appointed by the UN Human Rights Council in 2018 as the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence. He is a human rights lawyer and professor. Fabián Salvioli is professor of International Law and Human Rights at the School of Law of the University of La Plata. He has lectured in many countries and universities across the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia. Mr. Salvioli has authored several books and articles on international human rights law. He was member of the United Nations Human Rights Committee between 2009 and 2016, and its President between 2015 and 2016.

Special Rapporteurs are part of what is known as the Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council. Special Procedures, the largest body of independent experts in the UN Human Rights system, is the general name of the Council’s independent fact-finding and monitoring mechanisms that address either specific country situations or thematic issues in all parts of the world. Special Procedures experts work on a voluntary basis; they are not UN staff and do not receive a salary for their work. They are independent from any government or organization and serve in their individual capacity.

UN Human Rights, Country Page: Finland

For further information and media enquiries, please contact:
During the mission: Ms. Brenda Vukovic (+41 076-281 9813 / brenda.vukovic@un.org)

After the mission: Ms Brenda Vukovic (+41 22 917 9635 / brenda.vukovic@un.org)

For media enquiries regarding other UN independent experts, please contact Maya Derouaz (maya.derouaz@un.org) and Dharisha Indraguptha (dharisha.indraguptha@un.org).

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