The NCHR and the Constitutional Research Institute at China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL) recently held a workshop on gender equality and human rights for Chinese university teachers in Chengdu, Western China.
After almost four years NCHR together with the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) and the Anti-Torture Initiative (ATI) have the pleasure of unveiling the ‘Principles on Effective Interviewing for Investigations and Information Gathering’, referred to as the ‘Mendez Principles’.
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).
We are now accepting application for the NCHR annual intensive course in human rights. Deadline May 18th.
Two recent endorsements of the initiative to develop principles on effective interviewing underscore the demand for positive and practical guidance for the law enforcement and security sector.
The book ‘Freedom of Expression in Islam: Challenging Apostacy and Blasphemy Laws’ critically and constructively engages with the theological, historical and legal reasoning behind the most restrictive state laws around the world to open up new ways of thinking. The book was officially launched in a digital event with distinguished experts today.
NCHR co-organises virtual event on “Improving efficiency and quality of investigations: Principles on Effective Interviewing for Investigative Authorities” as an ancillary meeting of the UNODC Crime Congress in Kyoto, Japan.
In March, five trainings were held in five different rural javanese villages.
Leip (The Indonesian Institute for and Independent Judiciary), the Indonesian Attorney General, the Center for Human Rights and International Justice, Stanford University and NCHR cooperated on organising an training online training for Indonesian Prosecutors.
A seminar on the above topic was held by the law Faculty of the Atma Jaya University in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The seminar asked what international law tells us about how governments should respond to the covid-pandemic.
To mark the International Women’s Day on Monday 8 March, the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR) would like to point to our Chinese partners important work towards gender equality in China. Raising awareness about domestic violence in China, contributing to better education on gender and human rights in Chinese universities and publication of the first Chinese textbook on gender and human rights are some of the achievements our Chinese partners have made with the support of the NCHR.
NCHR contributes to Fusion Cells Study Visits Initiative initiated by the United Nations Office on Counter Terrorism (UNOCT).
With the aim to train lawyers in making more effective human rights claims in court, an online workshop on human rights litigation is held in cooperation with the Indonesian Legal Aid foundation.
The 4th Regional Network Meeting on Human Rights Education was held virtually from November until December 2020, with a particular focus on access to remedies in the context of business, human rights and the environment.
Ambassador Mona Juul states the importance of non-coercive, human rights-compliant intel-gathering during Security Council meeting on Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts.
The 4th Lecturer Workshop on Teaching Human Rights in Southeast Asia took place as a weekly virtual event between 31 August – 7 December 2020.
This weekend, the Constitutionalism Research Institute at China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL) held a NCHR supported workshop on gender equality and human rights for 23 Chinese university teachers in Shenzhen, China. The aim of the workshop was to inspire more Chinese university teachers to include gender equality in their teaching activities.
The demand for Business and Human Rights competence is growing and the NCHR, together with China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL) made an effort to bridge the gap with a workshop from 31 October to 1 November.
Together with the Asia-Europe Foundation NCHR organised an online training on investigative interviewing during the months of September and October.
9-13 November, academics from China, Iran, Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia deepen their knowledge and expertise of the United Nations (UN) human rights mechanisms.
The Oslo Coalition on Freedom of Religion or Belief (OC), in partnership with the Bauchi State University, organized on the 5th and 6th of October a training course for civil servants in Nigeria.
A one-week online human rights training for 44 Indonesian judges began on October 12. Two Norwegian Supreme Court Judges presented at the training, as well as the Chief Justice of the Indonesian Supreme Court.
The main objective of the training programme is to build capacity of law enforcement, and members of the judiciary in ASEM Partner countries on the evidence-based and human rights-compliant Investigative Interviewing technique and its associated safeguards.
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 with special knowledge about gender equality and human rights issues.
NCHR’s partner, Executive Director of Wuhan University Institute for Human Rights Studies, Professor Zhang Wanhong, was invited to participant the Asia Pacific Virtual Consultation on Revised Draft of the Proposed Business and Human Rights Treaty on 23 June 2020.
