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Conference: Activists under Attack
An international conference titled “Activists under Attack. Defending the Right to be a Human Rights Defender” is to be arranged in Oslo, Norway, on 13-14 October 2004. Celebrating its 10th Anniversary, the Human Rights House Network will host the conference.(24-MAY-04)
Statement Against the Torture in Iraq
The combination of gross humiliation and violence that we have been witnessing these last weeks – the torture in the prisons of Iraq, military actions against civilians in Iraq and the demolishing of lives and homes in Gaza, represent severe and destructive attacks on human rights and human dignity, says Ms Nora Sveaass at the International Society for Health and Human RIghts (21-MAY-04).
The judgment in the “Wacko case” should go to appeal
The Norwegian Helsinki Committee believes that the verdict of Heggen and Frøland Municipal Court in case 03-00699 M of 25 March 2004 should be brought up for appeal. The verdict acquitted a policeman charged with “negligently causing the death of another person” on the grounds that he acted in self-defence. The trial appeared to be particularly flawed by the manner in which the chairman of the court led the proceedings.(1-APRIL-04)
New complaint mechanism on violations of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force
On 5 May 2013, FIAN International celebrates the coming into force of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (OP-ICESCR). Under the Protocol, victims of violations of economic, social and cultural rights (ESCR), such as the right to food, health, education, and housing, who are unable to seek relief for their claims within their own country, can seek redress at the international level by filing a complaint with the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in those countries that have ratified.
Tibet exhibition opens tomorrow
The Norwegian Tibet Committee, a member of the Human Rights House in Oslo, opens its exhibition “Tilbakeblikk hjemover/ Looking back, homewards” this Saturday in Jakob, the cultural church downtown Oslo. The multimedia exhibition will include a screening of the internationally awarded documentary “Escape”, on Tibetan children´s escape through the Himalayas. (6-FEB-04)
HRH nominates Human Rights Ambassador
In a small pre-Christmas ceremony, HRH presented Steinar Gil, Norway´s Ambassador to Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan, with the foundation´s diploma as Human Rights Ambassador of the year for 2003. Gil received the honour for his clear and courageous stance against the Azerbaijani regime´s gross violations of human rights, especially in the wake of the rigged mid-October elections. (06-JAN-04)
Ossietzky prize goes to Stavanger
The Ossietzsky prize, named after the Nobel laureate of 1936, the German pacifist and journalist Carl von Ossietzky, murdered by the Hitler regime in 1938, was awarded at the Human Rights House in Oslo today to the municipality of Stavanger, Norway. (19-NOV-03)
Reconciliation prize to Enver Djuliman of the Norwegian Helsinki Committee
The prize is awarded by “Travel for peace”, and is to be awarded each year to persons or organizations that work actively for reconciliation. Mr. Djuliman receives the prize for his good work for refugees in Norway and the Norwegian society in general, as well as for his contribution to reconciliation processes in ex-Yugoslavia.
(4-AUG-03)
Dalai Lama Envoys visit China
The Norwegian Tibet Committee and the Tibetan Community in Norway welcome the second visit of Dalai Lama´s envoys to the People´s Republic of China, and urge the Norwegian Government to support the negotiations between the People´s Republic of China and Tibet. (26-MAY-03)