Human Rights Office publications
Publications
LGBT+ issues
- Working group report on preventing domestic abuse against LGBT+ people (2018)
- The Penis Will Find You: Heterosexuality, primary school and LGBT+ sex education (2015)
- "We are always gay." Experience of LGBT+ staff at Reykjavík City (2014)
- Support plan for transgender students in English
- Hvað er hinsegin?/What is Queer? pamphlet and poster
- Primary school support plan for transgender students
- Image/poster: Gender is Diverse. Not issued by Reykjavík City
- How to react to and answer questions about trans people in gendered spaces. (2021)
- Wytyczne i informacje dla personelu, jak reagować i odpowiadać na pytania dotyczące osób transpłciowych w przestrzeniach...(2021)
- Broszura Informacyjna Dotycząca Przemocy Domowej Dla Społeczności LGBTQI+ (LGBT+ people and domestic abuse in Polish) (2021)
- Super Soft Heroes coloring book
- Super Strong Princesses coloring book
- Checklist for schools to become trans-inclusive (2026)
- Checklist for schools to become LGBT+-friendly
- Teaching materials for gender studies and LGBT+ education in preschools and primary schools (2021)
Gender equality
- Gender breakdown for Reykjavík City councils, committees and boards as of December (2025)
- Reykjavík City's Action Plan Against Violence 2025-2028
- Action Plan on Equality & Human Rights 2023-2026
- Gender Budgeting & Operations Manual (2023)
- Just transitions on the way to carbon neutrality: Gender and equality perspectives in environmental and climate issues. Brynhildur Hallgrímsdóttir (2022)
- Gender Budgeting - Informational brochure for elected representatives (2022)
- Smart and Equal, Birta Ósk Tómasdóttir (2021)
- Towards a More Equal Society, Sandra Dögg Pettypiece and Þórhildur Bryndís Guðmundsdóttir (2020)
- The Women's Heritage Walk in Reykjavík (2014).
- Pornification is sexual abuse (2012)
Gender equality reviews of sports clubs
Accessibility
Violence
- Domestic abuse and people with complex needs (2026)
- Working groups' findings from the Together Against Violence conference (2026)
- Together Against Violence, summary (2025)
- Together Against Violence , pamphlet in Icelandic English, and Polish (2024)
- Educational material on hate speech and harmful speech (2024)
- Assessment: Reykjavík City violence prevention initiatives (2023)
- The Story of Steinunn. Prejudice and violence against disabled people (2022)
- Domestic abuse and seniors - Domestic Violence and Senior Citizens (2021)
- Domestic abuse and seniors – Osoby starsze & przemoc w rodzine (2021)
- LGBT+ people and domestic abuse brochure (2019)
- Working group report on seniors and domestic abuse (2019)
- Effects of domestic abuse on children - brochure (2019)
- Working group report on preventing domestic abuse against LGBT+ people (2018)
- Open about violence - report on development project in three SFS facilities (2017)
- Working group report on outreach to immigrants concerning domestic abuse (2016)
- Working group report on actions against domestic abuse toward disabled people (2015)
- Actions against Domestic Violence Experienced by Disabled People. Easy-to-read text (2015)
- Working group report on actions against domestic abuse toward disabled people (2015)
- Actions against Domestic Violence Experienced by Disabled People. Easy-to-read text (2015)
- What Happened? The brochure (2015)
- Reykjavík Against Violence. Report, proposals and budget plan (2014)
Action plans
Materials in English
- Together Against Violence , pamphlet in Icelandic English, and Polish (2024)
- Together against violence - English summary of the assessment of the project
- Domestic abuse and seniors - Domestic Violence and Senior Citizens (2021)
- Domestic Violence - A Resource for Bisexual Men (2011). Not issued by Reykjavík City
- Domestic Violence - A Resource for Bisexual Women (2011). Not issued by Reykjavík City
- Domestic Violence - A Resource for Gay Men (2011). Not issued by Reykjavík City
- Domestic Violence - A Resource for Lesbians (2011). Not issued by Reykjavík City
- Domestic Violence - A Resource for Trans People (2011). Not issued by Reykjavík City
Materials in Polish
- Together Against Violence , pamphlet in Icelandic English, and Polish (2024)
- Domestic abuse and seniors – Osoby starsze & przemoc w rodzine (2021)
Together against Violence – Reports
Statistical information on calls related to domestic violence.
- Statistical information on calls related to domestic violence 2025
- Statistical information on calls related to domestic violence 2024
- Statistical information on calls related to domestic violence 2023
- Statistical information on calls related to domestic violence 2022
- Statistical information on calls related to domestic violence 2021
- Statistical information on calls related to domestic violence 2020
- Statistical information on calls related to domestic violence 2019
- Statistical information on calls related to domestic violence 2018
- Statistical information on calls related to domestic violence 2017
- Statistical information on calls related to domestic violence 2016
- Statistical information on calls related to domestic violence 2015
Operation Plan for Human Rights Issues
According to the Reykjavík City's Human Rights Policy from 2006, the Human Rights & Democracy Council is obliged to work on an action plan/operation plan for human rights issues. The Human Rights, Innovation, and Democracy Council receives a budget for projects under its purview and entrusts the Director of Human Rights Office to work on the operation plan.
- Action Plan on Equality & Human Rights 2023-2026
- Action Plan in Human Rights and Democracy Matters 2019 through 2022
- Operation Plan for Human Rights Issues 2017
- Operation Plan for Human Rights Issues 2016
- Operation Plan for Human Rights Issues 2015
- Operation Plan for Human Rights Issues 2014
- Operation Plan for Human Rights Issues 2013
- Operation Plan for Human Rights Issues 2012
- Operation Plan for Human Rights Issues 2011
- Operation Plan for Human Rights Issues 2010
Analysis of the Gender Pay Gap at Reykjavík City
Gendered Figures
- Gendered Figures 2022
- Gendered Figures 2021
- Gendered Figures 2020
- Gendered Figures - Osobliwe Liczby 2020 po polsku
- Gendered Figures - Curious Numbers 2020 in English
- Gendered Figures 2019
- Gendered Figures 2018
- Gendered Figures 2017
- Gendered Figures 2016
- Gendered Figures 2015
- Gendered Figures 2014
- Gendered Figures 2013
- Gendered Figures 2012
- Gendered Figures 2011