• Iceland is generally considered to be one of the leading countries in the world in regard to the human rights enjoyed by its citizens. Human rights are...
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    bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) rights in Iceland rank among the highest in the world. Icelandic culture is generally tolerant towards homosexuality...
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  • The Icelandic Human Rights Centre was established in 1994 by nine different organizations and actors working in Icelandic human rights field. Centres mission...
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  • The Icelandic Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (Icelandic: Dómsmála- og Mannréttindaráðuneytið) was a cabinet-level ministry within the government...
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  • Human rights in Europe are generally upheld. However, several human rights infringements exist, ranging from the treatment of asylum seekers to police...
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    minorities in Iceland also experience Islamophobia and antisemitism. According to the Icelandic Human Rights Centre, "hidden" racism is common in Iceland despite...
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    related to this article: Universal Declaration of Human Rights The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is an international document adopted by the...
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  • Iceland ratified the 2000 UN TIP Protocol in June 2010. In 2010 Iceland was a destination and transit country for women subjected to human trafficking...
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    "All victims of human rights abuses should be able to look to the Human Rights Council as a forum and a springboard for action." — Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General...
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    Vísindavefurinn (in Icelandic). 8 September 2009. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017. "Human rights in Iceland". Amnesty...
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  • Freedom of religion in Iceland is guaranteed by the 64th article of the Constitution of Iceland. However at the same time the 62nd article states that...
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    The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR; formally the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms) is an international...
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  • human rights in Iceland. In 2008, another award was added; the Siðmennt Award for Education and Science. Recipients include the Red Cross of Iceland,...
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    According to international observers, human rights in Belgium are generally respected and the law and the judiciary provides effective means of addressing...
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    The politics of Iceland take place in the framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the president is the head of state...
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  • Constitution of Iceland (Icelandic: Stjórnarskrá lýðveldisins Íslands "Constitution of the republic of Iceland") is the supreme law of Iceland. It is composed...
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  • Human Rights Council KMG Ethiopia GISTI Human Rights League (Ligue des droits de l'homme) MRAP (French NGO) SOS Racisme ADIVIMA HIJOS Icelandic Human...
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    constitutional monarchy. The Human Rights Scores Dataverse ranked Japan somewhere in the middle among G7 countries on its human rights performance, below Germany...
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  • government of the United States that constitute violations of human rights. The CIA has been involved in the support and training of military and paramilitary...
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    competed in the UEFA Women's Championship's in 2009, 2013, and 2017. Baugrygr (unmarried female head of family in Norse society) Human rights in Iceland Icelandic...
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    The record of human rights in Venezuela has been criticized by human rights organizations such as Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International. Concerns...
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    economic freedom as well as civil freedoms. In 2007, Iceland topped the list of nations ranked by Human Development Index and was one of the most egalitarian...
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    human rights, and democracy. U.S. policy aims to maintain close, cooperative relations with Iceland, both as NATO allies and as states interested in the...
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  • Guðmundur and Geirfinnur case (category Human rights abuses in Iceland)
    case (Icelandic: Guðmundar- og Geirfinnsmálið) concerns the disappearances of Guðmundur Einarsson and Geirfinnur Einarsson in 1974 in Iceland. Six people...
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  • On 1 October 2009, the position became Minister of Justice and Human Rights (Icelandic: Dómsmála- og mannréttindaráðherra) and the ministry itself was...
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  • Human Rights (Chile) Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (Iceland) Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (Peru) This disambiguation page lists articles...
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    constitutional rights and the first language of the Icelandic deaf community. During the time of Danish rule, Danish was a minority language in Iceland. Studying...
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  • 18 November 2009, the Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Ragna Árnadóttir, confirmed that the Icelandic Government was working on a "single marriage...
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    Human rights in the Kingdom of Denmark are protected by the state's Constitution of the Realm (Danmarks Riges Grundlov); applying equally in Denmark proper...
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  • Human rights in Ukraine concern the fundamental rights of every person in Ukraine. Between 2017 and 2022, Freedom House has given Ukraine ratings from...
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