Education offered by the Human Rights Office

Education offered

Reykjavík City Human Rights Policy

• The training is primarily for Reykjavík City staff. This covers different aspects of the Human Rights Policy and discusses examples that shed clearer light on the policy. The education is in lecture form and discussion is encouraged.

Gender Equality

• Is there such a thing as women's culture and men's culture? How does it manifest, and what impact does it have on workplaces? What do laws say about gender equality and what is the status of men and women in Iceland today? Education covering the status of genders, equality, and inequality. Presentation and discussions.

Together Against Violence (Domestic Violence)

• Education and introduction to the project "Together Against Violence," a collaboration between the Police in the capital area, Women's Shelter, Primary Care of the Capital Area, and City of Reykjavík. The goal of this collaboration is to increase knowledge sharing and improve practices for addressing domestic abuse cases.

Disabled People and Violence

• The education discusses the prevalence and various manifestations of abuse against disabled people and how to prevent it. The goals are to inform about the situation of disabled people as a marginalized group and how this status can contribute to abuse against them. It also aims to inform about ways to provide increased protection against abuse for disabled people and how to respond when abuse occurs.

Immigration and Domestic Violence

• The education addresses the unique situation of immigrants in relation to domestic abuse, including the barriers faced by victims among immigrants. It also covers the prevalence of domestic abuse from the perspectives of victims and perpetrators in this group.

Queer People and Domestic Violence

• This education is intended for individuals working with victims and perpetrators of domestic abuse. The goal is to generally increase service providers' awareness about the situation of LGBT+ people and LGBT+ children in society. It covers unique manifestations of domestic abuse among LGBT+ individuals and children. By increasing awareness of the situation of LGBT+ individuals, we can provide better services to this group.

Rainbow Certification

• All Reykjavík City workplaces can obtain Rainbow Certification. The aim of Reykjavík City’s Rainbow Certification is to make Reykjavík City more LGBT+ friendly, both for employees and service recipients, thus preventing direct and indirect discrimination against LGBT+ people.