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People First – Open letter to President Trump

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Türkiye: Norwegian human rights organizations call for the immediate release of Enes Hocaoğulları

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Disinformation in Armenia: Examining Public Perceptions

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Kyrgyzstan: Parliament Votes to Abolish Torture Prevention Body – President must reverse course

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Alive and enduring: Türkiye’s LGBTIQ+ resistance in the face of growing hostility

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Turkmenistan: Drop New Charges, Release Civic Activist Murat Dushemov

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Kyrgyzstan: End Renewed Crackdown on Independent Kloop Media Platform

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War crimes and human rights violations

On this page, you will find a series of publications from the NHC’s Documentation and Accountability Hub.

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Campaign: 12 Women on the Barricades

We present 12 portraits of women standing on the barricades of other women, focusing on the greatest human rights challenges facing women in Europe today.

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Who we are

The Norwegian Helsinki Committee base its work on the Helsinki Declaration, which states that respect for human rights is crucial for maintaining peace and cooperation between states.

Topics we are working on

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The Nansen project for Ukraine is underway

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Violations of export controls regarding war-critical goods to Russia

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Doing Business in Authoritarian States

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Where do we work?

We assist vulnerable groups, challenge public institutions to uphold the rule of law and hold authorities to account in 20 countries.

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