During Oslo Peace Days, held between 5 and 12 December 2023, NCHR organised two events to discuss the role of international law in the context of the wars in Ukraine and the Gaza Strip. The objective of the events was to shed light on some of the relevant legal aspects surrounding current events, and to foster academic freedom through knowledge-based discussions.
Colleagues at the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR) have contributed to several book publications over the last couple of years, addressing various pertinent issues in human rights research.
Lack of knowledge about disabilities among the general public, is one of the biggest challenges facing people living with disabilities, and can lead to stigma and discrimination. Research and literature on disabilities from a Human Rights perspective is now digitally available for free to increase awareness on the themes.
The following reflections are written by NCHR Master student Miyo Tanaka, in connection with her internship at the Centre for Applied Legal Studies (CALS) at the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa. NCHR Master students are encouraged to complete an internship as part of their studies.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, highlighted the inspirational ideas behind the Universal Declaration of Human Rights during the public event in Oslo on UN Day, and emphasized that no country can flourish unless everyone is equal in dignity and rights.
Planetary Crises and International Human Rights: Governing Contemporary Threats through Litigation and Civic Action. An International Conference organised by the Research Group on Global Challenges to Human Rights Law, Policy and Practice.
Professor Gentian Zyberi of the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights has been appointed as a member of the Scientific Committee of the EU Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) for a non-renewable 5 year mandate, for the period June 2023 – June 2028.
The 40th edition of the Jean-Pictet Competition took place between 24 February and 4 March 2023, in Durrës, Albania. The team from the University of Oslo reached the semi-finals for the second time.
The NORHED II Project 70921: Partnership for Peace: Better Higher Education for Resilient Societies (NORAD) and the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights invite applications for a PhD-level course to take place in person in Oslo, on 23- 25 October 2023. Expenses for the selected participants from the partner institutions will be covered under the Norhed II project.
Maria Leal Lillo, who is a graduate of the Human Rights in Theory and Practice Master’s programme, was recently awarded for her thesis on rights awareness in circular migration. The competition marked the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
NCHR students are working on an advocacy project in collaboration with Scholars at Risk. They welcome you to learn more about Belarusian student and human rights activist Marfa Rabkova.
