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==Human rights==
Finland became the 23rd member State of the [https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/home Council of Europe] on 5 May 1989.<ref>[https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/finland Finland // 47 Etats, one Europe]</ref>As a member of the Council of Europe, Denmark is subject to the ''European Convention on Human Rights''<ref>{{REFdocument |title=European Convention on Human Rights |url=https://www.echr.coe.int/Documents/Convention_ENG.pdf |contribution= |last= |first= |publisher=Council of Europe |format=PDF |date=1950 |accessdate=2020-11-04}}</ref> and is pledged to advance the enumerated rights in its territory. It may be sued in the [https://www.echr.coe.int/Pages/home.aspx?p=homejk European Court of Human Rights] for violations of its duty. The Right to Security of Person is provided by Article Five of the ECHR.
==History==