Unit for Human Rights Courts And Conventions

The Unit for Human Rights Courts and Conventions is responsible for:

  • developing human rights;
  • contributing to the work of international organisations related to the Unit’s functions;
  • periodic reporting and monitoring connected with the implementation of human rights conventions;
  •  representing Finland in international judicial and investigative bodies handling human rights complaints, and other legal issues relating to these bodies;
  • functions related to overseeing the implementation of the decisions of international judicial and investigative bodies handling human rights complaints;
  • international preparation and legislative drafting connected to human rights instruments; and
  • providing legal statements, advice and expertise on human rights issues.

Email

  • OIK-40@gov.fi

Phone

  • +358 295 160 01

Personnel

Krista Oinonen
Senior Ministerial Adviser, Legislative Affairs
Director
  • +358 295 351 172
Marjatta Hiekka
Senior Ministerial Adviser, Legislative Affairs
Human Rights
  • +358 295 351 023
Aurora Metsä
Trainee
  • +358 295 350 567
Katja Pasanen
Senior Specialist, Legal Affairs
Human Rights
  • +358 295 350 949
Päivi Rotola-Pukkila
Senior Ministerial Adviser, Legislative Affairs
Human Rights
  • +358 295 350 756
Pilvi Rämä
Senior Specialist, Legal Affairs
Human Rights
  • +358 295 350 532
Tinja Schröder
Senior Specialist, Legal Affairs
Human Rights
  • +358 295 350 520
Satu Sistonen
Senior Specialist, Legal Affairs
Human Rights
  • +358 295 351 789
Minna Väinölä
Assistant Desk Officer
  • +358 295 350 159

E-mail addresses are in the form: forename.surname@gov.fi. Scandinavian characters are replaced by: ä=a, ö=o, å=a.