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USA´s ambassador for war crimes has suggested that people who committed war crimes during the Saddam Hussein era be tried in Iraqi courts. In a letter to the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs the Norwegian Helsinki Committee argues that these courts will not be independent and impartial, and that Norway and other countries should strive to establish an international tribunal for Iraqi war crimes. (30-APR-03)

A new report from the Norwegian Helsinki Committee describes the human rights development in FYR Macedonia since 2001, when a treaty was signed to strengthen the rights of the Albanian minority and contribute to the modernization of the country. (23-APR-03)
 

How should the responsible for human rights violations in Iraq be brought to justice after the war? In an interview with the newspaper Vårt Land, Gunnar M. Karlsen from the Norwegian Helsinki Committee argues that a special Iraq court with broad international support should be established. Read the interview in Norwegian Language (14-APR-03)
 

Imran Ezhiev, who was abducted by armed men in Shali Raion on 15 March, was found near the village of Berkat-Yurt early on 19 March. Ezhiev heads a local branch of the Russian-Chechen Friendship Society and is also a coordinator in the Chechen Republic for the Moscow Helsinki Group. Read the letter from The Norwegian Helsinki Committee , 17 March, to the Russian President, Vladimir Putin. (24-MAR-03)
 

The organizations in the Norwegian Human Rights House had a number of joint projects and activities in 2002. Read about the human rights situation in Norway, a joint conference on terrorism and human rights, support to human rights defenders in the Republic of Belarus and more…
File: Background 2002. (26 February, 2003)

15 organizations from the “Norwegian NGO Forum” has made recommendations on human rights issues which the Norwegian Government should focus on in this year´s meeting in the UN Human Rights Commission. One of the issues is the situation for civilians in Iraq in case of a war. (20 February, 2003)
 

The Human Rights House Foundation and several other organizations express concern for civilians in Iraq in the case of a war. They ask the Norwegian authorities to do what they can to protect the rights of refugees, internally displaced persons and other particularly vulnerable groups, if Iraq is attacked. Read more. (Norwegian language). (6 February, 2003)
 

Read an interview with Ms. Maria Dahle, Executive Director of the Human Rights House Foundation, in the Norwegian Helsinki Committee´s magazine “Menneskerettighetsmagasinet MR”. Ms. Dahle answers questions about the history of the Human Rights House Network, current projects, and the idea of a Human Rights House as such. (Norwegian language) (20 December, 2002)

In cooperation with the Norwegian Board of Education the Human Rights House Foundation has made a Christmas Calendar on human rights. By solving a rebus pupils can learn about human rights and win a prize. (18 November, 2002)