The authors of the communication are 21 nationals of Finland who were candidates in the 2019 Sámi Parliament elections in the State Party. They claimed that the State Party had violated their rights under articles 25 and 27, read in conjunction with articles 1 and 14, of the Covenant.
On 18 June and 26 October 2020, the State Party submitted its observations on the admissibility and the merits of the communication. On 26 January 2022, the authors submitted their comments thereon, and the State Party’s additional observations were received on 11 April 2022. On 13 October 2025, the authors requested that the communication be discontinued, as amendments to domestic legislation had resolved the substantive issues involved in the communication.
On 16 March 2026, the Committee, in the light of the authors’ request to do so, decided to discontinue its consideration of communication No. 3713/2020.