Eight scholars from Southeast Asian countries recently participated in the 14th Conference of the European Association for Southeast Asian Studies (EuroSEAS). They convened a dual panel titled "Safeguarding Scholarship: Autocratization, Institutional Autonomy, and Academic Freedom in Southeast Asia", as part of an NCHR-supported project.
From 19–21 August, the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR) hosted the Second Euro-Sino Forum on Human Rights Education. The event brought together an expert group from China and several European academics, fostering new partnerships and exchanging experiences on curriculum development and teaching methods in human rights education and human rights programs in China and Norway.
With support from the NCHR, the ASEAN University Network-Human Rights Education (AUN-HRE) hosted by the Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies, Mahidol University successfully organized the 10th Annual Regional Lecturer Workshop on Teaching Peace and Human Rights in July 2026 in Bangkok. The topic was peace and transformative peacebuilding.
NCHR is pleased to announce that a major reference work on research methodology in human rights, "Research Methods in Human Rights — A Handbook", has been translated into Chinese and published by Wuhan University Press, China.
Academic freedom is essential for research, education, and a democratic society. A recent seminar in Bangkok gave scholars from the region an opportunity to discuss what factors influence the exercise of academic freedom for academics and students in the region, and how these factors manifest in different countries.
Supported by the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, the ASEAN University Network–Human Rights Education (AUN–HRE) successfully hosted the 9th Annual Regional Workshop on Transformative Human Rights Education and an Intersectional Approach to Teaching the Right to Development, Migration, and Gender in Bangkok, Thailand. It aimed to deepen the understanding of transformative human rights education.
The Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR), in collaboration with the Geneva Academy (GA), hosted a training workshop focused on United Nations Human Rights Mechanisms aimed at empowering academics from the MENA region. The intensive program took place in Geneva in June, bringing together eleven dedicated participants from Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Morocco, Palestine, and Syria.
Together with partner institution China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL), the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR) organized a Human Rights Education forum in Beijing 27-28 May. During the visit to China, the delegation will also visit several Universities and partner institutions to discuss collaboration on human rights education.
The Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, in collaboration with Saint Joseph University in Lebanon and The United Nations Human Rights Training and Documentation Centre for South-West Asia and the Arab Region, is excited to announce the upcoming Regional Summer Course titled "Introduction to the International Human Rights System."
The Norwegian Centre for Human Rights at the University of Oslo (NCHR), together with the Human Rights Institute at China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL), will in May host a human rights education conference centered around comparative discussions on curriculum design and teaching methods in both Europe and China.
NCHR and our partner, the Geneva Academy (GA), will hold the 12th Training Workshop on UN Human Rights Mechanisms on 17-20 June in Geneva, Switzerland. This workshop is for participants from selected countries in the Middle East and North Africa only and will include regional perspectives.
25 criminal law experts prepared themselves for providing testimony before the courts, through a seminar held 5-7 November 2024.
Our academic partner and former guest researcher, Herlambang P. Wiratraman, recently presented his intriguing research on "Freedom of Expression in Indonesia's Authoritarian Turn: Reflecting on Academic Freedom and Free Press" at the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR).
Workshop at Mahidol University centered transformative pedagogical approaches for teaching human rights.
The Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR) once again hosted the International Summer School (ISS) course in “Fundamentals of Human Rights”, a longstanding tradition aimed at providing in-depth knowledge and understanding of human rights to participants from around the world.
The Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR) is excited to join in the celebration of International Day of Education 2024. In Southeast Asia, strengthening Human Rights Education with partners has been fruitful.
For more than five years, the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR) has collaborated with partners throughout Asia to enhance the rights and empowerment of individuals with disabilities in the region. As a result of this commitment, a book has been produced, and was recently published by Routledge.
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.
What are the implications of the new legislations on human rights due diligence in Europe for countries like Vietnam? What are the positive changes and challenges to implement the legislation for companies in Vietnam? Our Vietnamese guest researcher Nguyen Thi Thanh Hai has recently presented her interesting research on the topic at the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR).
For the first time, human rights academics and practitioners from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region were part of the annual training on UN Human Rights Mechanisms in Geneva. The workshop, jointly organized by the NCHR and Geneva Academy on 27-31 March 2023, aims to strengthen civil society by equipping selected academics with in-depth knowledge on how to utilize the UN human rights mechanisms in their home countries.
A group of selected judges from across Indonesia attended human rights training at the NCHR at the end of February. Cold days in Oslo were filled with intensive lectures and discussions, to ensure a continued strengthening of human rights standards within Indonesia's judiciary.
The Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR) is now welcoming applications to the annual intensive course. Deadline 3 April 2023.
The ASEAN University Network – Human Rights Education, hosted by the Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies in Mahidol University (IHRP), Thailand, has recently organized two teacher trainings on Human Rights and Peace in South East Asia.
What is the possibility of establishing a National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) in Vietnam? Recent NCHR guest researcher Dr. Nguyen Linh Giang led interesting discussions on the subject.
After two years of digital teaching, the NCHR invited scholars and practitioners from all over the world to join us in Oslo for the annual Intensive Course on Human Rights. A week of intensive learning, network building, and exchange of experiences engaged and inspired participants and organizers alike.
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