This project explores the nexus between poverty and human rights from an international legal perspective.
Although Human Rights Education (HRE) has taken root in most countries in Asia, there is a wide range of issues that needs to be addressed regarding HRE both in Asia and in Europe.
The project addresses constitutional and institutional issues in the political theory of human rights and asks questions like: How could we resolve the value conflict between human rights and democracy, and at what costs? And: Should and could international human rights institutions be reformed in order to achieve a more desirable institutional design?
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The Indonesian National Police Commission recommends nationwide implementation of investigative interviewing and designated interview rooms
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.
In this lecture, Professor Sam Adelman will discuss the right to self-determination and the need for a right to relocation and resettlement for citizens of small island developing states.
The Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR) is excited to join in the celebration of International Day of Education 2024. In Southeast Asia, strengthening Human Rights Education with partners has been fruitful.
Welcome to this guest lecture by Dr Daria Davitti on the EU Taxonomy/European Green Deal from a human rights perspective. This lecture is part of the NCHR guest lecture series 'Current Issues in Human Rights Research'.
Please join us on 27 September 2022 for an online seminar on the domestic impact of the United Nations human rights treaty system. The seminar is jointly organised by the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, and the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, University of Oslo.
The NCHR, AUN-HRE and SHAPE-SEA organized an online panel with the winners of this year's essay competition on critical human rights and peace issues in ASEAN/Southeast Asia.
The Human Rights Education Book on Peace and Conflict Transformation in Southeast Asia was officially launched in a digital event with distinguished experts from ASEAN countries on October 28.
NCHR hosts joint lecture by Professors Ray Bull and Dave Walsh on the international implementation of investigative interviewing and the assessment of its effectiveness.
In celebration of its 40th anniversary, the Nordic Journal of Human Rights offers complimentary temporary access to “The Future of Human Rights” issue.
In this lecture, Martin Fertmann questions the role of new ‘social media councils’ such as Meta’s Oversight Board for Facebook and Instagram in international law interpretation, and overall, in improving the protection of human rights online.
This conference addresses topical issues concerning challenges to human rights protection online and the regulation and use of artificial intelligence.
How can Norway and the international community promote the protection of human rights and legal reforms in Ukraine?
This project addresses the exercise of authority by international institutions: its features, its causes and effects, and its implications.
As part of the joint Utforsk project, the NCHR and the Centre for Human Rights organize this seminar to discuss the impact of UN human rights treaties and mechanisms at the domestic level.
Welcome to this hybrid keynote lecture with Lucía Cavallero on '"De Facto" Constitutional Reform and Feminist Resistance: Financial Extractivism in Argentina'.
This workshop brings together scholars from across Latin America and beyond to examine the central role of constitutional law in the exploitation of nature and society.
The Nordic Journal of Human Rights winter issue for 2016 features four research articles covering a wide range of human rights topics: international election observation, women’s rights, substantive equality and judicial responses to ethno-cultural claims, as well as an ethnographic study of Mayan concepts and human rights framework. In this issue, all our contributing authors analyse and promote the development of more sophisticated rights frameworks and jurisprudence.
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