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April 19, 2005

Vanunu welcomed as the new City of Asylum writer in Kristiansand

The board of Norwegian PEN has nominated Israeli writer and nuclear physicist Mordechai Vanunu as new City of Asylum writer in Kristiansand, Norway. (19-APR-05)
 

April 11, 2005

Continuing large-scale religious freedom violations in Burma

Widespread religious freedom violations by the Burmese government continue, with Christians from the ethnic Karen, Karenni, Chin and Kachin nationalities and Muslim Rohingyas suffering particularly badly. It remains difficult to gather reliable information from inside Burma (Republic of the Union of Myanmar), but it is estimated that about 300 Buddhist monks and novices are in jail for protesting against the ruling military regime. (11-APR-05)
  

April 6, 2005

Norwegian Burma Committee launches email campaign

The Norwegian Burma Committee, working out of the Norwegian Human Rights House in Oslo, launched an email campaign this week to force Per-Kristian Foss, the Norwegian Minister of Finance, to address the controversial issue reported previously on this site, re. the state-owned Norwegian Petroleum Fund?s investment in the French Oil giant Total Oil, who in turn make big money while exploiting and violating the rights of Burmese civilians. (6-APR-05)

 

March 8, 2005

HRH to meet Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai in Nairobi

Later this month, as HRH’s Project Manager for Central and East Africa Niels Jacob Harbitz visits Republic of Kenya, a meeting between representatives of the Kenya Human Rights House Project and the Green Belt Movement, the organisation established by last year’s Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai, has also been scheduled. Overlapping interests and possible cooperation will be discussed. (8-MAR-05)
 

February 28, 2005

AI’s Guantanamo campaigner visited the Human Rights House

Today, Sharon Critoph, campaigner on Guantanamo and International Law at Amnesty International’s (AI) headquarters in London, talked to the Norwegian Human Rights House in Oslo about AI?s work to secure fair trials or release of all the post 9/11 Guantanamo detainees. Critoph emphasised the detrimental effect on human rights that Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo have had. (28-FEB-05)
   

February 25, 2005

Cities of Asylum want to establish network

At a meeting in Stavanger, Norway this week, representatives from Norwegian, European and North-American cities of asylum for persecuted writers agreed to establish a new, international network. (25-FEB-05)
 

February 25, 2005

Norwegian PEN sends delegation to Turkey

Norwegian PEN and several international freedom of expression- and human rights organizations protest the continuing harassment of writers and publishers in the Republic of Turkey. On March 2, a delegation will monitor two court cases in Istanbul and Ankara. (25-FEB-05)
 

February 24, 2005

Poor prison conditions in Armenia

There is still a long way to go for Armenian authorities to ensure compliance with relevant international standards, according to a new report from the Norwegian Helsinki Committee. In addition to poor conditions of the majority of the facilities, there are also problems of lengthy pre-trial detentions and abusive interrogation techniques during police investigation. (24-FEB-05)
 

February 23, 2005

Documentary on child soldiers to premiere at the Oslo Human Rights House

On 9 March, at 11 am, Catharina Vogt (right), a board member of Amnesty International, co-located with the Norwegian Human Rights House in Oslo, will premiere her film ‘Innocent’ at the house, and with key politicians present. The shooting for the film is as fresh as January 2005, and Margaret Laker, the mother of the child portrayed in the film, will attend the premiere. (23-FEB-05)