Image: Hannu Häkkinen Helsinki Pride has done important work in the field of Rainbow Rights. Helsinki Pride says it is committed to human rights and respect for diversity – principles according to which “we do not compromise on human rights”. Unfortunately, these principles are not fully realized in practice. Helsinki Pride has been slow to…
We, the undersigned, appeal to YLE to 1. calls on the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to exclude Israel from the Eurovision Song Contest and2. boycotts the contests and will not send a UMK winner to the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest if the EBU allows Israel to participate. As a festival of peace and connectivity, the…
Finland will soon claim that it wants to recognise Palestine – but refuses to recognise the Palestinian people. Sumud – Finnish Palestine Network, an anti-racist and intersectional Palestinian rights organisation, calls on all trade unions, organisations and individuals committed to justice, anti-racism and human rights to sign this petition.We will submit the petition to the…
