2025

Thailand and Norway recently celebrated 120 years of diplomatic relations with a special event at the Norwegian Ambassador's Residence in Bangkok dedicated to showcasing Thailand’s growing leadership in evidence‑based investigative interviewing. The gathering brought together policymakers, law‑enforcement leaders, academics, and justice‑sector professionals to reflect on achievements, share experiences, and chart a collaborative path forward.

The Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR) participated in a high-level Expert Group Meeting convened by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Artificial Intelligence and Law Enforcement. 

On the 30th Anniversary of Nordic Center at Fudan University in Shanghai, the Norwegian Center for Human Rights, Fudan University Centre for Human Rights Studies, and Fudan European Centre for China Studies jointly organized an academic workshop on The Rights to the City and Urban Development at Fudan University from 23-24 October 2025.

The Norwegian Centre for Human Rights had the recent privilege of having visiting scholar, Yiwei Lyu, present findings from her ongoing research entitled “Rethinking the Right to Equality in a Neoliberal World” on 8. September.

The Norwegian Méndez Centre for Investigative Interviewing participated in the Management Committee meeting of the ImpleMéndez EU COST Action. The meeting brought together experts from across Europe to advance the implementation of the Méndez Principles on effective interviewing for investigations.

From June 2–4, the workshop “Autocracies as International Lawmakers” took place in Oslo – a two-day UiO:Democracy initiative organised by Maria Debre (Zeppelin University, Germany) and Nina Reiners (UiO), dedicated to analysing the role of autocratic regimes in shaping international law.

Our academic partner and former master student, Dr. Ngo Huong from Faculty of Law, Vietnam National University in Hanoi, recently presented her ongoing research on "CEDAW Implementation and Norm Localization: comparative case study of Norway and Vietnam” at the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR).

The workshop held on June 21-22, 2025, at Lanzhou University marks a significant milestone in advancing business and human rights education in China, particularly in the western region of the country.

In May the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights organised a Euro-Sino Forum in Beijing together with its longstanding partner, the Human Rights Research Institute at China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL).

The program "Business and Human Rights in Africa" started in Pretoria, bringing together over 60 experts from 18 African countries, both in-person and online.

NCHR contributes to last week’s T4SEA 2025 workshop on “Investigative Interviewing in Theory and Practice,” hosted in Bangkok by the Thailand Institute of Justice (TIJ).

A recent roundtable meeting on “The Principles and Processes of Litigation at the Christian-Islamic Religious Courts” gathered key religious, judicial, and legal stakeholders to discuss urgent reforms aimed at enhancing litigation procedures, human rights protections, and judicial fairness within Lebanon’s pluralistic religious court system.  

In a world where human rights and the multilateral world order are increasingly under increased and  unprecented pressure, interest in our Intensive Course is at an all time high. More than 4758 persons applied for participation to the course, compared to 88 last time the course was held.  

NCHR recently contributed to a series of impactful events in Brazil aimed at advancing Investigative Interviewing procedures across the country.

NCHR’s Intensive Course in Human Rights will be held 1-5 September 2025 in Oslo. Applications are now closed.

The Norwegian Centre for Human Rights joins UN Women’s call on everyone to stand up for the Rights, Empowerment and Equality for ALL Women and Girls.