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The 30th September shooting incident on the border between Tibet and Nepal, when Chinese border guards killed at least two Tibetan pilgrims / refugees and brought many others back to the People´s Republic of China, has now also inspired a song, by the American singer-songwriter Chris Pumphrey. You can listen to this song, and also look up numerous related articles here. www.humanrightshouse.org´s own coverage of the incident can also be looked up below. (19-JAN-07)
 

Parliamentary elections take place in Serbia on January 21st. It is expected that the UN Security Council will bring a decision on the final status of Kosovo shortly thereafter. The implications for human rights will be discussed at a seminar hosted by the Norwegian Helsinki Committee on February 1st at the Norwegian Human Rights House. (18-JAN-07)
 

Can sports foster reconciliation between conflicting people and states? What conditions need to be present in order for sports to be employed in reconciliation work? Can sports play an independent role in terms of reconciliation in situations where other alternatives have failed? These are the questions this project will analyse and attempt to find an answer to. An opening seminar will be held at the Rafto Human Rights House in Bergen on Friday 26th of January. (17-JAN-07)

Mrs. Kesang Takla, the representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama for Northern and Central Europe, paid a visit to Republic of Poland on 10 – 12 January 2007. Mrs. Takla arrived in the Republic of Poland at the invitation of the parliamentary Polish-Tibetan Team and the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights. (16-JAN-06)

JUSTICE? Those who wield the most power choose to torture their opponents to the point where the oppressed are driven to voice their dissent and strike back. Gotcha! – «The Terrorist.» Right, released Tibetan nun Phuntsog Nyidron, who visited the Human Rights House in Oslo in December. (16-JAN-07)
 

JUSTICE? Those who wield the most power choose to torture their opponents to the point where the oppressed are driven to voice their dissent and strike back. Gotcha! – «The Terrorist.» Right, released Tibetan nun Phuntsog Nyidron, who visited the Human Rights House in Oslo in December. (16-JAN-07)
 

The Norwegian Burma Committee (NBC) welcomes the news that Charm Tong, right, (25) of Burma has been awarded the Students´ Peace Prize for 2007, for her work for peace and democracy in her own country. Despite her young age, Tang is already a seasoned human rights activist, whose work has brought her to meet some of the most influential people in the world, among them US President George W. Bush. (15-JAN-07)
 

After 12 years of work, the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina has gained the reputation of an impartial, objective monitor, an organization speaking out against violations of human rights, regardless of whom the violators or the victims are, and regardless of the ethnic, political and ideological background. – Interview with Srdjan Dizdarevic, Vice Chairman of the International Helsinki Federation and Chairman of the Helsinki Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina. (12-JAN-07)
 

HRH F joined an Amnesty International-initiated appeal yesterday for the Norwegian contractor Aker Kvaerner to be investigated for accessory to torture at Guantánamo. HRH´s own appeal states that the detention camp has become an icon of injustice committed in the ´war on terror,´ undermining security and respect for the rule of law. HRH F further calls for the Guantánamo detention camp to be closed and for detainees to be charged and tried in full and fair proceedings, says Executive Director Maria Dahle, right. (12-JAN-07)
 

– The citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina are not equal before the law. Their status depend on their nationality and place of residence. This is unacceptable, says Srdjan Dizdarevic (right), newly re-elected Vice Chairman of the International Helsinki Federation, and Chairman of the Helsinki Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina. (12-JAN-2007)
 

With US credibility undermined by the Bush administration’s use of torture and detention without trial, the European Union must fill the leadership void on human rights, Human Rights Watch said today in releasing its World Report 2007. (12-JAN-07)
 

The Norwegian Burma Committee welcomes the release of the former student leaders Min Ko Naing, right, Ko Ko Gyi, Htay Kway, Min Zeya and Myint Aye, who have been detained without charge and at an unknown location since September last year. The five well-known prisoners of conscience are released shortly before the UN Security Council will decide on a proposed resolution on Burma (Republic of the Union of Myanmar). (11-JAN-07)