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The Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR) is now welcoming applications to the annual intensive course. Deadline 3 April 2023.

Together with the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, the NCHR was part of the official inauguration ceremony celebrating the establishment of the Center for Law and Religion at Bauch State University in Nigeria. 

2022 marked the 10^th anniversary of the adoption of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (AHRD). In an online essay writing competition, students from Southeast Asia reflected on the impact on the AHRD and how it can be strengthened in the future.

The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights adopted the resolution as a concrete measure to implement existing provisions for the prohibition of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and the right to a fair trial during its 73rd Ordinary Session. 

The Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR) and our partner, the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights (GA), will hold the ninth Training Workshop on UN Human Rights Mechanisms on 27—31 March 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland. This workshop is for participants from the MENA countries only and will include regional perspectives.

As part of the Oslo Peace Days 2022, the NCHR gathered some of the world's foremost experts on labor rights in Domus Bibliotheca, for a discussion on the ever relevant issue of forced labour and modern slavery in global supply chains.  

The NCHR supported the 2^nd annual China Forum on Business and Human Rights in November. This Forum contributes to the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGP) in China and provides a platform for communication and dialogue between the academic community and the industries that have corporate supply chain responsibility.  

The ASEAN University Network – Human Rights Education, hosted by the Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies in Mahidol University (IHRP), Thailand, has recently organized two teacher trainings on Human Rights and Peace in South East Asia.

Yi Wang, Senior Advisor at the NCHR International Department is attending this week the 11^th United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights in Geneva.

Invited by the Office of the Attorney General of Thailand (OAG), NCHR together with the Thailand Institute of Justice (TIJ) and Nitivajra Institute organised the first ever training for prosecutors to strengthen the judiciary's capacity to investigate criminal cases.

In celebration of its 40th anniversary, the Nordic Journal of Human Rights offers complimentary temporary access to “The Future of Human Rights” issue.

What is the possibility of  establishing a National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) in Vietnam?  Recent NCHR guest researcher Dr. Nguyen Linh Giang led interesting discussions on the subject.

A delegation of ten senior prosecutors from Thailand was welcomed at NCHR in Oslo for a study visit on the Norwegian investigation and prosecutorial system.

How to ensure efficient application of international human rights standards at the national level? The role of the judiciary is vital, and the Indonesian Supreme Court and NCHR are therefore strengthening the cooperation on continued capacity-building of Indonesian judges.

The NCHR and the East Lake Institute for Social Advancement (EISA) is organising an online writing course about the intersectionality of disability, sexual orientation and gender identities (SOGI). Representatives from NGOs working on disability issues or SOGI issues are eligible to apply.

After two years of digital teaching, the NCHR invited scholars and practitioners from all over the world to join us in Oslo for the annual Intensive Course on Human Rights. A week of intensive learning, network building, and exchange of experiences engaged and inspired participants and organizers alike.

The current legal system in China is the result of evolution of politics, economy, society and culture. The NCHR international department recently attended the 16^th Annual Conference of the ECLS, where participants presented research on legal issues and policy that may have impact on China and its relations with the world – including several topical human rights issues.

The NCHR and China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL) recently organized an online training workshop on business and human rights, aimed at developing professional knowledge and skills and to inspire more Chinese university teachers to include business and human rights issues in their teaching activities.

The NCHR has since 2017 supported Norwegian experts to teach in the annual Human Rights Summer School at China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL). This summer, NCHR director Professor Bård A. Andreassen and NCHR Professor Gentian Zyberi gave online lectures in the Summer School from 7-15 July.

More than 100 participants gathered in Beirut, Lebanon, to discuss human rights standards in Lebanese personal status laws. The seminar were facilitated by the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, together with Lebanese Foundation for Permanent Civil Peace (LFPCP), as a closing event of the six-months’ pilot project “Fostering Human Rights in Lebanese Religious Courts”. This is the first human rights related project working directly with the actors of the religious courts.

12 academics from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam gathered in Geneva, Switzerland for the annual training on UN human rights mechanisms. The workshop, jointly organized by the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights and Geneva Academy, aims to strengthen civil society by equipping academics with in depth knowledge of how to utilize the UN human rights mechanisms in their home countries. 

Mahidol University in Thailand is a long-term partner in promoting education in human rights within the Southeast Asian region. A delegation from the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR) paid a visit to the Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies (IHRP), at this University in Thailand on 21-24 June.

Elisabeth Bjørnstøl, Head of Equality and non-discrimination at the NCHR International Department visited Indonesia last week in order to initiate a new cooperation programme on legal aid for women and disabled people in Indonesia.

Developed in partnership with the UNODC, NCHR announces availability of the new Global eLearning course on investigative interviewing.

Following the recent introduction of controversial legacy proposals by the British Government, an International Expert Panel on Impunity has been convened by the Norwegian Center for Human Rights at the request of the Committee on the Administration of Justice and the Pat Finucane Centre.