Finland - 2012
Are sanctions foreseen/provided by anti-discrimination legislation?
- Code:
- RED16
- Key Area:
- Anti-discrimination Legislation & Implementation
- Strand(s):
- Discrimination
| Short Answer |
Yes, the national anti-discrimination legislation provides for sanctions. |
| Qualitative Info |
The Non-Discrimination Act (Section 13) provides that the Discrimination Tribunal of Finland may prohibit the continuation or repeat of discriminatory conduct and impose a conditional fine to enforce the decision. Section 9 provides that genral courts may order a maximum of 15.000 euro in compensation for the victim of discrimination. The Criminal Code provides that discrimination and work discrimination offences are punishable with a fine or imprisonment for at most six months. Extortionate work discrimination is punishable with a fine or imprisonment for at most two years. |
| Groups affected/interested | Migrants, Refugees, Roma & Travelers, Muslims, Ethnic minorities, Religious minorities, Linguistic minorities, Majority, Asylum seekers, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender, Persons with disability, Africans/black people, National minorities |
| Type (R/D) | Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Anti-semitism, Islamophobia, Afrophobia, Arabophobia, Anti-roma/zinghanophobia, Religious intolerance, Inter-ethnic, Intra-ethnic, Homophobia, On grounds of disability, On grounds of other belief, Anti-roma/ romaphobia, Xenophobia |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Anti-discrimination |
| External Url | http://www.finlex.fi/en/laki/kaannokset/2004/en20040021.pdf / http://www.finlex.fi/en/laki/kaannokset/1889/en18890039.pdf |
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