Events

Join us for an insightful lecture, where Başak Çalı discusses the United Nations Treaty Bodies (UNTBs) as characteristically avant-garde interpreters of international human rights law, and why this is the case.

Join us for an insightful lecture, where Raluca Grosescu examinates how different ideological visions influence global approaches to corporate accountability for human rights violations. Drawing on research across transnational advocacy networks in Europe, North America and Latin America, Grosescu identifies four distinct frameworks - from neoliberal models of self-regulation to Indigenous perspectives that contest both liberal and neo-Marxist traditions - illustrating how bringing forth various discourses is crucial to understanding corporate accountability.

The Norwegian Centre for Human Rights welcomes you to a guest lecture by Aleydis Nissen, exploring the rise of forced labor import bans as a transformative approach to global value chain regulation. After decades of dormancy, these bans gained momentum in 2016, paving the way for a significant shift set to reshape the regulatory landscape.

Join us for a thought-provoking lecture by Scott Cummings as he explores the growing role of lawyers in democratic backsliding. Drawing on the U.S. experience, Cummings will analyze how some lawyers align with illiberal movements to weaken democratic institutions. This lecture is a collaboration between the NCHR and the HUMAN film festival.

LGBTQI+ rights are under pressure worldwide. In recent years, there has been a rise in hate speech targeting this group and states fail to protect them. Jeroen Temperman asks: What tools do states have under human rights law to combat speech that undermines the rights and dignity of this community?

We welcome you to the first Current Issue in Human Rights lecture of the semester with Associate Professor Nicole De Silva. She will present her research in partnership with the African Court, which aims to study and improve the effectiveness of the outreach practices within African states.

The Norwegian Centre for Human Rights welcomes you to this guest lecture by Prof. Gamze Erdem Türkelli on 'Governing public goods through multistakeholder partnerships: human rights accountability and beyond'

The Norwegian Centre for Human Rights welcomes you to this guest lecture by Prof. Anita Gohdes on 'Repression in the Digital Age'

The Norwegian Centre for Human Rights welcomes you to this guest lecture by Prof. Phillip Ayoub on 'The Double-Helix Entanglements of Transnational Advocacy: LGBTIQ Rights Revolutions and the Moral Conservative Oppositions'.

The Norwegian Centre for Human Rights welcomes you to this guest lecture by Prof. Stoyanova on 'Positive Obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights: Within and Beyond Boundaries'.

As part of the NCHR Guest Lecture Series, Current Issues in Human Rights Research, we welcome you to this lecture by Steven L.B. Jensen on "Social and Economic Human Rights, The United Nations and the Intimacies of International Law: A History".