Latest
Palestine – the Lost Land, the Palestinians from one tent to another
In the monthly programme Wednesday Dialogue, Raftohuset arranged a seminar about Palestine.
The seminar was held on the 2nd of June, with the title “Palestine – the Lost Land, the Palestinians
from one tent to another”. Around 40 people attended the seminar and took part in the discussions on Palestine: the land, the people, the humanity and the hope. (11-JUN-2004)
The War and Children Identity Project in Bergen publishes 3rd report
The War and Children Identity Project (WCIP) in Bergen will soon release their third report
“The War Children of the World – Report 3 – 2004” which will summarize the latest accomplishments of the project, and present new selected articles concerning the situation of war children all over the world, as well as articles discussing the problems of research withing this issue. (10-JUNE-04)
Support group for North Korea at the Rafto Human Rights House
The support group for North Korea was established as part of a continuation effort following the Rafto Prize for the year 2000. North Korea can be characterised as one of the worst totalitarian and closed societies in the history of the world. “The beloved leader” Kim Jong-II is one of the worst tyrants in modern times and is in charge of a regime were human rights consistently are broken. (10-MAY-2004).
The Rafto Prize to Daddach gives legitimacy to Saharawi people’s struggle
A member of the Norwegian Support Committee for Western Sahara was arrested on April 5 by Moroccan security forces in the capital of Western Sahara, l’Ayoune, and deported to the neighbouring country of Mauritania. He was in the Moroccan occupied territory to interview human rights activists and former political prisoners, among them Sidi Mohammed Daddach, who two years ago was awarded the Rafto Prize for his lifelong struggle for an independent Western Sahara.(20-APR-2004)
The Palestinian Refugees (1948-2004)
The current situation of the Palestinian refugees inside the West Bank and the Gaza Strip like Jinin, Rafah and Khanyounis, has not changed very much in the period from 1948 and 1967 till 2004.(20-APRIL-04)
Support group for North Korea at the Rafto Human Rights House
The support group for North Korea was established as part of a continuation effort following the Rafto Prize for the year 2000. North Korea can be characterised as one of the worst totalitarian and closed societies in the history of the world. “The beloved leader” Kim Jong-II is one of the worst tyrants in modern times and is in charge of a regime were human rights consistently are broken. (10-MAY-2004).
Marking the Norwegian Liberation Day 8. May at the Espeland Prison of War Camp.
For the second consecutive year representatives from the Rafto House participated in marking the Liberation Day (the 8th of May) at Espeland Prison of War Camp. Through lectures in human rights for school children in the 6th, 7th and 8th grade from Ytre Arna, the people from the Rafto House gave their contribution to the Activity Day. (10-MAY-2004).
Leyla Zana to challenge imprisonment verdict at European Court of Human Rights
Kurdish Human Rights Project (KHRP) is to assist Leyla Zana and three other
imprisoned former Democracy Party (DEP) parliamentarians in taking cases to the
European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), following the decision of Turkish courts
today to confirm their fifteen year prison sentences. (22-APR-2004)
The Rafto Prize to Daddach gives legitimacy to Saharawi people’s struggle
Erik Hagen is a member of the Norwegian Support Committee for Western Sahara. He was arrested on April 5
by Moroccan security forces in the capital of Western Sahara, l’Ayoune, and deported to the
neighbouring country of Mauritania. Hagen was in the Moroccan occupied territory to interview
human rights activists and former political prisoners, among them Sidi Mohammed Daddach,
who two years ago was awarded the Rafto Prize for his lifelong struggle for an independent
Western Sahara.(20-APR-2004)