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Western Sahara: Campaign on Moroccan-EU partnership
The network of organisations and activists lobbying the companies in occupied Western Sahara have started a campaign that calls on the European Union to exclude Western Sahara from Moroccan-EU partnership. Have your organisation sign before 3 December.
Aminatou Haidar receives Robert F. Kennedy Award
Today, Aminatou Haidar, the Saharawi human rights defender, received the 2008 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award for campaigning for the self-determination of Western Sahara and against government abuses and disappearances of prisoners of conscience.for her human rights work. Read here the address that she gave at the award ceremony and reception at the US Senate in Washington DC.
Human Rights Concert
Amnesty Region Vest invites you to a concert which is organised on the occasion of Amnesty International’s “Small Places Tour”
Western Sahara: Strong demand for Norwegian commitment
14 Norwegian youth and student organisations on November 6th sent a letter to Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Jonas Gahr Støre in which they demand that Norway takes a more active and leading role in the search for a solution to the conflict in Western Sahara. We believe that it´s time that Norway demonstrates a much clearer support for the Sahrawi people´s struggle against occupation and oppression, the letter reads.
The 2008 Rafto Prize awarded to Pastor Bulambo
The 2008 Rafto Prize for Human Rights was awarded to Pastor Bulambo Lembelembe Josué from the Demorcratic Republic of Congo tonight, 2 November, in Bergen, Norway.
The Democratic Republic of Congo: Leaving the past – shaping the future
When: Friday, 31. October 2008 09:00 – 16:00 To: Friday, 31. October 2008 Where: Bergen, Radisson SAS Hotel Norge, Bergen Host: The Rafto Foundation for Human Rights More info: rafto.no/?page=28
School pupils get seminar on HR in Burma
On Tuesday 21 October, the Bergen International Film Festival and the Rafto Foundation for Human Rights, will organise a movie and discussion seminar for pupils of secondary schools in the Bergen region. The focus will be on human rights violations in Burma and two movies will be used to illustrate the struggle of the citizens of Burma with their government.
Rafto Laureate 2008 brings hope to eastern Congo
The 2008 Professor Thorolf Rafto Memorial Prize is awarded to Pastor Bulambo Lembelembe Josué, right, for his dedication to end the plight of the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). (25-SEP-08)