http://humanrightshouse.orgenHuman Rights House Foundationniels.jacob@humanrightshouse.org (Niels Jacob Harbitz)Tue, 18 Dec 2012 11:45:24 GMTThu, 23 May 2013 12:18:13 GMTNoop 2.360http://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/18968http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/18968.htmlThree front line environmental rights activists-Bill McKibben, Nnimmo Bassey and Pablo Solon - have addressed an open letter to governments and their negotiators, stressing that to really address climate change, UNFCCC-COP18 should decide to leave under the soil more two-third of the fossil reserves, writes AllvoicesTue, 18 Dec 2012 11:45:24 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/18945http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/18945.htmlInternet blog Towleroad has recently published an interview with Ugandan gay activist Frank Mugisha about the on-going debate on the "kill the gays" bill.Tue, 11 Dec 2012 13:14:34 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/18878http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/18878.htmlJoseph Kabila meets with M23 rebel group in Uganda, after regional summit called on them to end their offensive.Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:01:44 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/18826http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/18826.htmlComing from a country where an equivalent of one Exxon Valdez volume of crude oil is spewed into our environment yearly, it is inescapably clear that the petroleum sector is a very polluting one. It is obvious that there cannot be this level of ecological impunity without human rights being considerably trampled on, said the 2012 Rafto Prize laureate Nnimmo Bassey in his keynote address at the Rafto Conference on 3 November.Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:58:41 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/18774http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/18774.htmlThe Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebel group are holding preliminary peace talks in Norway that are expected to set the stage for formal talks in Cuba next month. However, there are already signs of some disagreement, with the government saying it will not stop military operations against the rebels during the talks and FARC saying it is willing to discuss the issue any time.Sun, 28 Oct 2012 18:40:34 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/18689http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/18689.htmlThe 2012 Rafto Prize is awarded to Nigerian Nnimmo Bassey, 54, in recognition of his long-term fight for people’s right to life, health, food and water in a world affected by complex and threatening climate change and mass environmental destruction. Through his rights-based work and criticism of prevailing systems, Bassey has shown how human rights can help mitigate the effects of these changes.Thu, 04 Oct 2012 09:59:11 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/18622http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/18622.htmlAung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's pro-democracy leader, is travelling to the US for the first time since she was put under house arrest in 1990. The Nobel laureate, who begins her 18-day tour of the US on Monday, will be presented the Congressional Gold Medal and meet various members of the state department and possibly the White House. She will also hold meetings with various Burmese expatriates and groups across the US.Thu, 04 Oct 2012 09:01:00 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/18451http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/18451.htmlIn June and July 2012 three Gambian journalists reporting on court cases were arrested and investigated for alleged contempt of court. ARTICLE 19 calls on the Gambian authorities to provide remedies for the violations of the journalists’ rights to liberty and freedom of expression and to ensure that the media is free to report legal proceedings in the public interest.Wed, 08 Aug 2012 20:48:42 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/18405http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/18405.htmlThe violence, which reached its bloodiest point in June, constituted some of the country's deadliest sectarian bloodshed in years and raised international concerns about the Rohingya minority group's fate inside Myanmar.Wed, 25 Jul 2012 10:38:29 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/18370http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/18370.htmlIn devastating circumstances, Rafto Prize laureate Bulambo Lembelembe Josué is fighting for peace through conflict resolution and education. His newest commitment towards peace in the region is establishment of a peace center situated in Goma, in north Kivu province in eastern DR Congo.Thu, 19 Jul 2012 09:00:33 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/18206http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/18206.htmlAung San Suu Kyi, Burmese opposition leader, the 1990 Rafto Prize laureate and Nobel Peace Prize laureate of 1991, is visiting Norway (Oslo and Bergen) from 15-18 June. On 29 May, Suu Kyi started her travels abroad visiting Thailand, her first trip overseas in 24 years.Mon, 18 Jun 2012 06:57:55 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/18136http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/18136.htmlThe World Uyghur Congress (WUC) held its 4th General Assembly in Tokyo, Japan, from May 14 to 17, attended by more than 120 Uyghur delegates from 20 countries around the world. During the assembly Uyghur democracy leader and the 2004 Rafto Prize laureate Ms. Rebiya Kadeer was re-elected WUC President.Mon, 04 Jun 2012 20:58:09 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/18110http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/18110.htmlLeyla Zana, the 1994 Rafto Prize Laureate, well-known Kurdish politician and respected human rights defender of Kurds in Turkey, was recently sentenced to ten years in prison by the 5th High Criminal Court.Thu, 31 May 2012 20:11:41 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/18060http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/18060.htmlOn the eve of the Eurovision 2012 song contest, which is currently held in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku, a number of Azerbaijani NGOs and activists have initiated information campaigns on human rights violations in the country or called upon international journalists to not only cover the song contest but also make press reports about human rights situation in Azerbaijan.Fri, 25 May 2012 09:41:22 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/17996http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/17996.htmlThe new Head of the Rafto Foundation's Board of Directors is Gunnar Sørbø. He is a Senior Researcher at Christian Michelsen Research Institute (CMI) in Bergen.Thu, 10 May 2012 12:41:29 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/17960http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/17960.htmlThe anniversary of the Chernobyl catastrophe receives very little attention in today’s Belarus. The Belarusian organization “For Children of Chernobyl” emphasises the importance of remembering about what happened on 26 April 1986.Fri, 04 May 2012 13:49:01 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/17903http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/17903.htmlARTICLE 19 calls for lifting of the blanket ban on all protests on the Habib Bourguiba Avenue of the Tunisian capital and for investigation into the heavy-handed tactics used by Tunisian security forces to disperse thousands of protestors – including journalists, unionist and civil society representatives – that were commemorating Martyrs’ Day on the Avenue on 9 April 2012.Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:34:19 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/17884http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/17884.htmlBurma's by-elections on 1 April have been widely covered by international media. Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi says she hopes Sunday's by-elections marked the start of a new era in Burma.Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:44:03 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/17866http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/17866.htmlInvisible Children, a charity organization based in San Diego, launched an internet campaign to bring accused Ugandan war criminal Joseph Kony to justice. Invisible Children posted a half-hour film about the rebel leader online, hoping to spark international action. The film about the abuse of children in Africa has been watched more than 50 million times on the internet within four days of its release, and almost six million people, including US celebrities George Clooney, Rihanna and others, have tweeted about the campaign using #StopKony.Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:28:57 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/17723http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/17723.htmlAlexander Lukashenka’s regime in Belarus has often been called by international media “the last true remaining dictatorship in the heart of Europe”. Gennady Grushevoy, the 1999 Rafto Prize laureate, shares his thoughts on the current political situation in Belarus.Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:04:03 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/17649http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/17649.htmlMartin Paulsen (33) is the new Head of Rafto Prize Committee. He is a Post Doctoral Researcher at the University of Bergen specializing in Eastern European languages and literature, as well as Internet studies.Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:59:10 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/17631http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/17631.htmlRafto Laureate 2011 Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) by Frank Mugisha gravely opposes the Parliament’s re-tabling of Hon. David Bahati’s notorious “Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2009 on 7 February 2012 at the opening of the 9th Parliament.Sat, 18 Feb 2012 13:24:22 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/17609http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/17609.htmlThe authoritarian Central Asian state's leader, who assumed power in 2006 after the death of eccentric President Saparmurat Niyazov, faces seven loyal members of the elite on the ballot, none of whom dared to criticise him during the campaign. In turn Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov is predicted to win vote with critics branding rival candidates as token challengersTue, 14 Feb 2012 15:34:02 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/17598http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/17598.htmlIranian journalist, blogger and activist Asieh Amini has received the Oxfam Novib / Pen Award on January 19 from the hands of human rights ambassador Lionel Veer. The presentation took place at the ‘Theatre at the Spui’ in The Hague, during the Writers Unlimited Winter Nights Festival. This award is presented every year to writers and journalists who are persecuted or have had to flee because of their critical writingFri, 10 Feb 2012 13:59:36 GMThttp://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Articles/17565http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/17565.htmlThe Rafto Foundation calls on the Norwegian MFA to raise the issue of Uyghur asylum seekers sentenced to life in prison and long prison terms in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), ChinaTue, 31 Jan 2012 18:11:28 GMT