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International Department

 

The Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR) has 30 years of experience promoting human rights through competence building, knowledge enhancement and dialogue. The NCHR International Department promotes human rights internationally through six thematic areas of commitment:

Human Rights Education

Improving access to human rights knowledge by offering courses and tuition in human rights, and contributing to research.

Rule of Law

Supporting military and police cooperation and judicial training to increase protection against abuse of power and torture.

Freedom of Religion or Belief

The NCHR, through the Oslo Coalition, promotes freedom of religion and belief, through competence building, dialogue and cooperation.

Business and Human Rights

Strengthening rights and management of local resources in areas prone to conflicts over land between companies and local populations.

Equality and Non-discrimination

Promoting knowledge about equality and non-discrimination principles with a particular focus on the rights of women and vulnerable groups.

Human Rights Mechanisms

Supporting initiatives enabling our academic partners to engage in regional and multilateral processes promoting human rights.

The thematic areas

These thematic areas of commitment represents a continuation of the international programme work that has been conducted by the NCHR for close to 30 years. Read more about our activities in 2018 (pdf). We aim at integrating a gender sensitive approach across the six thematic areas.

Supporting organisations and partners

The NCHR International Department has an extended network of cooperating partners in Southeast Asia and East Asia, including academic institutions, UN organs and civil society organisations. Activities at the International Department are supported by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Events

Poster for the event with a picture of the University. The text says: Annual Business and Human Rights Seminar. UN Guiding Principles 10 years. How has the UNGP shaped the last decade and what will have to happen in the next 10 years to protect human rights? 7th December 2021, 10:00-12:00, UiO, Faculty of Law, Kjerka
Protect, respect and remedy: In memory of John G. Ruggie
Dec. 7, 2021 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM , Kjerka, University of Oslo Add to calendar
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Panel: Norwegian and international support to human rights defenders
Dec. 7, 2021 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM , Gamle Festsal, Domus Juridica Add to calendar
Several protest signs laying on the grass. They read: Don't kill for me, it's time to end the death penalty, the death penalty is fatally flawed.
Efforts Towards the Abolition of the Death Penalty: Challenges and Prospects
Dec. 8, 2021 9:00 AM - 3:45 PM , Auditorium 2 (Domus Juridica) and via Zoom. Add to calendar

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