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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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) 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 is a destination and transit country for women subjected to human trafficking, specifically forced prostitution. Some reports maintain Iceland...
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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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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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"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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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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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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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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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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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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on Human Rights (ECHR). The court hears applications alleging that a contracting state has breached one or more of the human rights enumerated in the...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Sports in Iceland are very popular. Popular sports include football, handball, athletics, basketball, chess, golf, volleyball, tennis, skiing, snowboarding...
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Kitty Anderson (activist) (category Icelandic LGBT rights activists)
chairman of the board of the Icelandic Human Rights Centre. She has been described as a "leading voice of the intersex movement in Europe." Kitty Anderson...
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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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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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and Human Rights (ODIHR) is the principal institution of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) dealing with the "human dimension"...
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