Webpages tagged with «NCHR International Department» - Page 2

Participants from different religious courts at the closing event
Published Aug. 26, 2022 1:34 PM

More than 100 participants gathered in Beirut, Lebanon, to discuss human rights standards in Lebanese personal status laws. The seminar were facilitated by the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, together with Lebanese Foundation for Permanent Civil Peace (LFPCP), as a closing event of the six-months’ pilot project “Fostering Human Rights in Lebanese Religious Courts”. This is the first human rights related project working directly with the actors of the religious courts.

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Published June 29, 2019 3:31 PM

From 10-13 June 2019, the 3rd Regional Meeting on Business and Human Rights Education was organized in Bangkok by SHAPE SEA and NCHR, gathering 35 participants from North and South East Asia.

Published Mar. 8, 2020 7:48 AM

On International Women’s Day the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR) would like to highlight our Chinese partners work to achieve greater gender equality in China.  A first Chinese textbook on gender and human rights, contributing to an increase in courses on women’s rights and gender equality in Chinese universities and raising the awareness about domestic violence against women in China are among the achievements partners have made, with the support of the NCHR.

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Published Feb. 25, 2021 11:34 PM

5 week digital course for Asian civil society organisations on intersectional discrimination with a particular focus on people with disabilities and issues surrounding sexual orientation and gender identities (SOGI) 

Screenshot of the Zoom conference, showing images and names of 25 participants
Published Dec. 10, 2021 12:22 PM

The 2nd workshop on Business and Human Rights was held virtually from 27-28 November 2021. It was co-organized by the NCHR and the Institute for Human Rights at China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL).

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Published June 23, 2020 1:54 PM

NCHR contributes to capacity building workshop on gender and human rights for Chinese university teachers.

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Published Jan. 20, 2022 12:18 PM

On the 7th December the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights hosted the Annual seminar on business and human rights as a part of the Oslo Peace Days. The annual seminar on business and human rights gives an opportunity for all stakeholders to come together and discuss the business and human rights field. This year, the panel was represented by academia, government, and civil society. 

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Published May 27, 2022 3:30 PM

The leadership of the Indonesian Supreme Court visited the Faculty of Law and NCHR on May 9-10 2022.

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Published Jan. 23, 2020 3:33 PM

Thailand Department of Special Investigations (DSI) is conducting a one week training in interviewing and psychology with a view to develop academy level training courses.

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Published Dec. 16, 2022 2:24 PM

The Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR) and our partner, the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights (GA), will hold the ninth Training Workshop on UN Human Rights Mechanisms on 27—31 March 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland. This workshop is for participants from the MENA countries only and will include regional perspectives.

Group picture of articipants from the 2023 course holding their certificates up in the air
Published Sep. 12, 2023 9:26 AM

For over 15 years, the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights has invited participants worldwide to attend the Intensive Course in Human Rights. During the first week of September this year, a group of attendees from various countries and professions filled the classroom with vivid and substantive discussions on human rights. 

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Published July 8, 2022 3:34 PM

Developed in partnership with the UNODC, NCHR announces availability of the new Global eLearning course on investigative interviewing.

Screenshot of Zoom call, featuring Bård Andreassen on top of a blue presentation page with the title "International seminar on Supply Chain Due Diligence Legislations: Trends and Challenges" in English and Chinese
Published June 20, 2022 10:56 AM

On June 15 2022, the Director of the NCHR Professor Bård A. Andreassen spoke about the Norwegian Corporate Transparency Act during an International seminar about Supply Chain Due Diligence Legislations: Trends and Challenges. 

Published June 26, 2020 12:51 PM

A new textbook on gender and human rights issues was recently published in China. The book is the first of its kind and was written by a group of Chinese researchers and civil society representatives with special knowledge about gender equality and human rights issues. 

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Published Dec. 13, 2021 1:24 PM

On November 20, 2021, the seminar "Business and Human Rights in the Chinese National Human Rights Action Plan" was held in Guangzhou. The seminar was co-organized by the Research Institute for Human Rights at Guangzhou University and Wuhan University in China.

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Published May 10, 2021 11:33 AM

Over 300 people joined as the book, Dalam Perangkap Sistem Monokultur Industri Perkebunan Sawit by Sri Palupi, Prasetyohadi, Yulia Sri Sukapti og Aksel Tømte, was launched on 31 March (available in Indonesian).

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Published Jan. 16, 2023 11:17 AM

2022 marked the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (AHRD). In an online essay writing competition, students from Southeast Asia reflected on the impact on the AHRD and how it can be strengthened in the future.

Annual Intensive Course in Human Rights 4-8 September 2023. The Norwegian Centre for Human Rights. Application deadline: 3. April 2023. 4.-8. Oslo, Norway. Faculty of Law. Illustration photos of participants.
Published Feb. 10, 2023 11:00 AM

The Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR) is now welcoming applications to the annual intensive course. Deadline 3 April 2023.