Sunniva Eik Fredstad works as an Adviser at the International Department of the NCHR, where she works with Religion and Human Rights in Nigeria and Brazil, through the Oslo Coalition on Freedom of Religion or Belief.
Background:
Sunniva holds a master’s degree in’ Theory and Practice of Human Rights’ from the University of Oslo and a bachelor’s degree with a double major in development studies and international relations from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. After having handed in her master thesis, Sunniva presented an article based on her thesis at the annual European Society of International Law conference in Vilnius in 2024.
Previously, she has held roles as research assistant at the NCHR, for UN Special Rapporteur Mary Lawlor and for the previous attorney general of New Zealand, Christopher Finlayson. She also has experience from several humanitarian organisations and from the UN Association of New Zealand.
Research interests
- Religion and human rights
- Rule of law
- Refugee law
- Humanitarian law
- Technology