PM denounces racism, hatred, discrimination

Prime Minister Sanna Marin on Wednesday strongly criticised racism, hatred and discrimination and said these could not be part of a civilised society.

In a social media post, she also emphasised that the voice of everybody is important.

“Racism, hatred and discrimination are not part of a civilised society. Humanity must be defended with perseverance. Everyone’s voice matters,” said the prime minister in a twitter post in Finnish.

The prime minister made the remarks when people across the world are protesting the death of George Floyd in police custody in the USA.

African American George Floyd died after a police officer knelt on his neck in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA while being detained by the police in late May.

The incident triggered protests and rallies in USA, Europe and other parts of the world.

Thousands of people gathered in Helsinki Senate Square on 3 June and staged a demonstration protesting the death of Floyd and demanded justice, freedom of expression, anti-racism and change.