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The West Saharan liberation movement Polisario´s chief negotiator Emhamed Khadad (right) visited the Norwegian Human Rights House yesterday. -Norway must do a lot more to push Moroccan authorities to find a peaceful solution to the conflict, Khadad stated. With its occupation of Western Sahara, declared illegal by the UN, Morocco remains Africa´s last colonial power. (31-AUG-05)
 

From the Norwegian Tibet Committee, one of the in-house member organisations of the Norwegian Human Rights House, www.humanrightshouse.org has received the following appeal, addressing the issue of violations of children’s rights, including Panchen Lama (right) in the People´s Republic of China. Please read and sign it, as soon as possible. (31-AUG-05)
 

The West Saharan liberation movement Polisario´s chief negotiator Emhamed Khadad (right) visited the Norwegian Human Rights House yesterday. -Norway must do a lot more to push Moroccan authorities to find a peaceful solution to the conflict, Khadad stated. With its occupation of Western Sahara, declared illegal by the UN, Morocco remains Africa´s last colonial power. (31-AUG-05) 
 

ARTICLE 19 has issued a public statement in the wake of the London bombings. The free expression organization has voiced concerns about how proposed security measures will affect fundamental freedoms. (30-AUG-05)

-In the last six month, the violence in Turkish Kurdistan has seriously escalated. In view of this, RKR (RÃ¥det for Kurdernes Rettigheter / The Norwegian Council for the Rights of the Kurds) considers it immensely positive that both parties to the conflict now seem to nurture a wish for peace, says RKR spokeswoman Liv Kjølseth (right) (30-AUG-05)
 

In the wake of the 7 July bombings in London, new security measures will have a dramatic impact on fundamental freedoms, reports ARTICLE 19. (30-AUG-05)
 

The conflict around the Union of Poles in the Republic of Belarus continues. On Thursday, Belarusian border guards refused entrance to Roman Varszytski, a TV cameraman from Republic of Poland. (29-AUG-05)
 

The government of Nepal is sanctioning the use of threats, violence, detention and censorship against the media community. In a letter sent today, the Norwegian Journalists Association and the Norwegian PEN asked King Gyanendra to reinstate press freedom in Nepal. (29-AUG-05)
 

A Scots local newspaper editor is facing charges of incitement to racial hatred after he published an editorial opposing a proposed refugee centre in the north-east of Scotland. Index on Censorship reports.
 

The conflict around the Union of Poles in the Republic of Belarus continues. On Thursday, Belarussian custom officers refused entry to Roman Varszytski, a TV cameraman from Republic of Poland. (29-JULY-05) 
 

The government of Nepal is sanctioning the use of threats, violence, detention and censorship against the media community. In a letter sent today, the Norwegian Journalists Association, the Norwegian PEN and the Human Rights House Foundation (HRH) asked King Gyanendra (right) to reinstate press freedom in Nepal. (29-AUG-05)
 

Last week, HRH met Mrs Winnie Okidi, Executive Director of the Gulu based organisation War Affected Children Rehabilitation Organisation (WACRO). Okidi was in Norway on a combined information and fundraising visit and had met with a number of other Norwegian NGOs working in Norway as well, and also with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (26-AUG-05)