News from the Rafto House in Bergen
Rafto: North Korea – one big prison
The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Vitit Muntarbhorn, accuses the military regime in North Korea of horrific human rights abuses. The Rafto Prize (1993) laureate, José Ramos-Horta, calls international community to pay more attention to human rights situation in North Korea, not only to its nuclear programme. 15 Mar 2010 »
Ski action in Norway: free Hu Jia!
Hu Jia is one of thousands of prisoners of conscience in China. Some may know his name from the China campaign, organized by Amnesty during the Olympics in China in 2008. He is still imprisoned for having exercised his freedom of speech. Amnesty group at Voss has not forgotten him and wants to show that for his wife and the whole world by organizing a skiing trip. 11 Mar 2010 »
The blog of the Rafto laureate from Chechnya
Lidia Yusupova, a Chechnyan lawyer and human rights advocate, the 2005 Rafto Prize laureate, writes her own blog on Caucasian Knot, an internet mass medium covering issues in North and South Caucasus. 10 Mar 2010 »
Nurse from Norway goes to Ethiopia
Kamilla Lehrmann (30) from Oslo goes to Somali region of Ethiopia on her first mission with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). For the next six months she is going to assist people with primary health care in the MSF Wellness Center in the Ethiopian city of Imey. 07 Mar 2010 »
Burma: 65 years in prison for peaceful demonstrations
On 11 November 2008 activist Mie Mie was sentenced to 65 years imprisonment for having participated in peaceful demonstrations. Amnesty International urges to send appeals and demand her release. 27 Feb 2010 »
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