Events

The Oslo Coalition at the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights invites you to an open lecture with Fr. Cyril Hovorun, Professor of Theology and Orthodox priest from Ukraine. 

In this seminar, organized by GOODPOL, Keith Dowding discusses how fictional narratives can benefit moral and political philosophy.  

This conference marks the end of the project "What is a Good Policy? Political Morality, Feasibility, and Democracy" (GOODPOL), hosted and funded by the Center for Advanced Study at the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.

The side event, focusing on practical training tools, will introduce a non-coercive, efficient, and human rights compliant tool for conducting interviews of victims, witnesses, and suspects of crime.

Join us for the lunchtime seminar "The Classroom as an Agent of Change - Student-Led Advocacy as Pedagogical Method". Representatives from Scholars at Risk and the NCHR will discuss how universities can encourage active student learning.

In this seminar, organized by GOODPOL, Jonathan Kuyper questions the effectiveness of communication and deliberation for solving asymmetric commons dilemmas.  

We welcome you to a seminar with UN Special Rapporteur, Michael Lynk, focused on the question of apartheid and its application to the Occupied Palestinian Territories. 

Please join us for a discussion on the impact of UN human rights treaties and mechanisms at the domestic level, organized jointly by the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (University of Oslo) and the Centre for Human Rights (University of Pretoria) as part of a project funded by Diku’s UTFORSK programme.

Following the invasion of Ukraine, the international community has expressed solidarity in pursuit of a peaceful resolution. Within International Law, what legal solidarity approaches can be taken by states?

In this seminar, organized by GOODPOL, Professor Ludvig Beckman discusses the nature of law and the scope of democratic participation.

Please join the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR) for a discussion on universal jurisdiction in criminal matters. The content of this seminar is the result of an ongoing research project by Bernard Ntahiraja, Associate Professor of Human Rights Law at the University of South-Eastern Norway (USN).

The Norwegian Centre for Human Rights and the Research Group on Human Rights, Armed Conflicts, and the Law of Peace and Security welcome you to a conference on international, regional and national efforts towards ensuring the abolition of the death penalty. This conference will be an integral part of the Oslo Peace Days 2021 and feature the participation of various renowned speakers who will convene to take stock of the developments in the area of the abolition of the death penalty over the last years. Registration required (link below).

On the occasion of the Oslo Peace Days, the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR) and the Norwegian Human Rights Fund (NHRF) is hosting a panel discussion on the topic of Norwegian and international support to human rights defenders, specifically addressing the question: "Current challenges for human rights defenders: What kind of support can Norway provide?

This seminar, which is a part of Oslo Peace Days, will look at the importance of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. It will address the requirements for effective implementation, and what needs to be prioritized in the future.

Welcome to this webinar focusing on the rules applicable to the delimitation of the continental shelves and suggesting scenarios for the overlapping entitlements beyond 200 M of Canada, Denmark, and Russia.
Speaker: Ekaterina Antsygina postdoctoral fellow at the University of Hamburg.

The Norwegian Centre for Human Rights welcomes you to a seminar on the prohibition against torture and the work of the Global Campus of Human Rights.

What role does human rights law play in the policies and practices of Nordic asylum systems? Join us for a lunch seminar with Sarah Scott Ford.

The Norwegian Centre for Human Rights and the Rafto Foundation welcomes you to a lecture with Patrick Ball, looking at the role of data and statistics in truth commissions and tribunals. Ball is the Director of Research at the Human Rights Data Analysis Group, who won the Rafto Human Rights Prize 2021.

Please join us at the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR) for a discussion on the legal nature of interim measures indicated by international and regional human rights mechanisms.

What are the major developments in case law on migrants' rights in Europe? In this seminar, Professor Ledi Bianku will discuss notable examples from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) and the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).