Violence against women is a Finnish structural human rights problem, says the Deputy Chancellor of Justice

In women The fight against violence in Finland must be improved in Finland, says the Deputy Chancellor Mikko Puumalainen in his announcement.

According to him, in Finland, he should be promptly preparing for legislative changes in order to ensure that the authorities are in line with the international obligations binding on Finland.

« Violence and domestic violence against women are a Finnish structural human rights problem that causes a stopping amount of human suffering and pain, » says the Deputy Chancellor of Justice.

Merry violence is clearly more common in Finland than in the other Nordic countries. About one third of Finnish women have been victimized by their partner during their lives.

“Violence is gendered as a phenomenon because the forms, motives and consequences of violence are different for different genders. Women face violence more often than men in close relationships, and the experiences of sexual violence are also accumulated in women, ”the release says.

Citizen of rights On Thursday, he made a note to the police in the case where the man murdered his female friend. According to the decision, the man threatened and persecuted the woman during the year preceding the crime and repeatedly violated the restraining order imposed by the court. The woman had reported several crime reports to the police.

According to the Deputy Chancellor of Justice, the police were aware of numerous background factors that, according to research, could anticipate violence. However, the police were unable to assess the information and risks as a whole.

“In this case, the risk of violence was not systematically assessed. No plan was drawn up to control the victim's security risks, ”the release states.

According to the Deputy Chancellor of Justice, the victim should be central to personal safety crimes.

“The woman's tragic fate showed serious deficiencies in our criminal system. The victim of close violence does not receive protection outside the criminal process. ”

On Thursday The Deputy Chancellor of Justice also received a police patrol, which did not record the crime report on the act of violence in front of the shelter.

According to the decision, shelter workers saw how the woman was struck. However, the police patrol did not record the crime report, as the woman herself did not say she had been abused. According to the Deputy Chancellor of Justice, the police act illegally.

“Mild assault is a crime under the official prosecution if there is or has a close relationship between the parties. … It is typical in close relationships that the victim of violence does not tell everything, because of the fear or shame that may be related, ”the release states.