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The Human Rights and Violence Prevention Council carries out tasks relating to human rights and violence prevention in accordance with Reykjavík City’s Human Rights Policy. The Council also carries out the tasks of the Equal Rights Committee in accordance with law.
The resolution on the Human Rights and Violence Prevention Council was adopted by City Council on September 20, 2022.
Human Rights & Violence Prevention Council acts under the authority of City Council as detailed in the Resolution on the Human Rights & Violence Prevention Council, the Resolution on the Management and of Reykjavík City and City Council Minutes, No 1020/2019 and as required by law.
The Human Rights & Violence Prevention Council develops human rights and violence prevention policies, takes decisions and makes recommendations to the City Council in its field of work. The Council also oversees the operation of the Reykjavík Human Rights and Democracy Office and ensures compliance with Reykjavík City resolutions and policies in its field of work. The Council also carries out other tasks as determined by the City Council.
The Human Rights & Violence Prevention Council carries out the tasks of the Equal Rights Committee pursuant to Act No 10/2008 and other human rights projects in line with the City of Reykjavík's Human Rights Policy, thus helping to improve the human rights of the City’s residents.
The Human Rights, Innovation and Democracy Council carries out, among other things, the following tasks:
The Human Rights & Violence Prevention Council has 7 representatives elected by City Council and an equal number of alternate members. City Council elects a chair who shall be a City Councilor. The term of office of the Council is the same as that of City Council.
Council Chair: Magnús Davíð Norðdahl.
The Human Rights & Violence Prevention Council generally holds two sessions each month, on the second and fourth Thursday of each month. One meeting per month shall generally be devoted to violence prevention issues calling on representatives to be participating observers from the Chief of Police of the Capital Region, Stígamót, the Association for a Women’s Shelter, and the Director of Health.
The Human Rights and Democracy Office is responsible for the implementation of human rights policies, the Council's tasks and relations with other institutions.
Elísabet Pétursdóttir, Project Manager in the Human Rights & Democracy Office, is employed by the Council.