@ekelove.bsky.social
Reposted
Together with the #People1st - the International campaign for the release of captives held as a result of Russia’s invasion of #Ukraine - we demand that #Russia immediately disclose the whereabouts of Ukrainian citizen Snezhana Kozlova and release her without delay!
nhc.no/en/free-snez...
nhc.no/en/free-snez...
Free Snezhana - Free Ukrainian civilian hostages
We demand that the Russian Federation immediately disclose the whereabouts of Ukrainian citizen Snezhana Kozlova and release her.
nhc.no
December 16, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Together with the #People1st - the International campaign for the release of captives held as a result of Russia’s invasion of #Ukraine - we demand that #Russia immediately disclose the whereabouts of Ukrainian citizen Snezhana Kozlova and release her without delay!
nhc.no/en/free-snez...
nhc.no/en/free-snez...
Reposted
Are you a human rights defender in Central Asia with an idea to promote human rights and democracy in your country? We are pleased to announce our Small Grants Program for Human Rights in Central Asia. We invite NGOs, civil society groups, human rights defenders, activists, and journalists to apply.
Small Grants Programme for Central Asia 2025-2026
Обьявление на русском языке здесь The Norwegian Helsinki Committee is glad to announce that we are now accepting proposals for our Small Grants Program for human rights in Central Asia. We invite non-...
nhc.no
December 2, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Are you a human rights defender in Central Asia with an idea to promote human rights and democracy in your country? We are pleased to announce our Small Grants Program for Human Rights in Central Asia. We invite NGOs, civil society groups, human rights defenders, activists, and journalists to apply.
Reposted
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya awarded our Secretary General @beritlindeman.bsky.social the Medal for Distinguished Work for the Benefit of Belarus, and Ambassador Ole Terje Horpestad the Cross of Good Neighbourhood. We have the utmost respect for her tireless work in keeping the attention on Belarus 🤍❤️🤍
Tsikhanouskaya awarded Berit Lindeman a medal for Belarus work
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya visited the NHC and awarded Berit Lindeman a medal 'For Distinguished Work for the Benefit of Belarus'.
nhc.no
December 3, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya awarded our Secretary General @beritlindeman.bsky.social the Medal for Distinguished Work for the Benefit of Belarus, and Ambassador Ole Terje Horpestad the Cross of Good Neighbourhood. We have the utmost respect for her tireless work in keeping the attention on Belarus 🤍❤️🤍
Reposted
Today, lawmakers in #Kazakhstan adopted a draft law with amendments that would ban “propaganda of non-traditional sexual orientation". Seven international human rights groups strongly urge the Kazakh parliament to reject the anti-LBGTIQ+ legislation ⛔
nhc.no/en/kazakhsta...
nhc.no/en/kazakhsta...
Kazakhstan: Reject "LGBT Propaganda" Legal Proposals
UPDATE: On November 12, the lower house of parliament (the Mazhilis) adopted the amendments introducing a ban on propaganda of so-called “non-traditional sexual relations”. The bill will be considered...
nhc.no
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Today, lawmakers in #Kazakhstan adopted a draft law with amendments that would ban “propaganda of non-traditional sexual orientation". Seven international human rights groups strongly urge the Kazakh parliament to reject the anti-LBGTIQ+ legislation ⛔
nhc.no/en/kazakhsta...
nhc.no/en/kazakhsta...
Reposted
The group of 37 countries' position on establishing a special tribunal is historic and essential in holding Russian leaders responsible for the crime of aggression against Ukraine. The NHC calls upon states worldwide to support the tribunal. @beritlindeman.bsky.social @ekelove.bsky.social
Historic step to create the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine
On 9 May 2025, foreign ministers met in Lviv, Ukraine, announcing the establishment of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine. The Tribunal builds on resolutions by the UN Ge...
nhc.no
May 13, 2025 at 12:21 PM
The group of 37 countries' position on establishing a special tribunal is historic and essential in holding Russian leaders responsible for the crime of aggression against Ukraine. The NHC calls upon states worldwide to support the tribunal. @beritlindeman.bsky.social @ekelove.bsky.social
Reposted
Free people first! – Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, human rights and press freedom defenders, former political prisoners, and families of those still in detention and captivity, appeal to President Trump before the meeting with Putin in Alaska. #People1st
nhc.no/en/people-fi...
nhc.no/en/people-fi...
People First - Open letter to President Trump
People First! Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, human rights defenders, former political prisoners, appeal to President Trump before meeting Putin
nhc.no
August 15, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Free people first! – Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, human rights and press freedom defenders, former political prisoners, and families of those still in detention and captivity, appeal to President Trump before the meeting with Putin in Alaska. #People1st
nhc.no/en/people-fi...
nhc.no/en/people-fi...
Reposted
This article discusses the Sardoba dam disaster in #Uzbekistan, highlighting how corruption and mismanagement contributed to the tragedy. On #WorldPressFreedomDay we present this article, which could not have been published in Uzbekistan. It was first published on eltuz.com.
nhc.no/en/revisor-5...
nhc.no/en/revisor-5...
"Revisor-5: Sardoba – A Symbol of Corruption"
These articles could not have originally been published by local Uzbek media due to self-censorship and the fear of journalists facing reprisals. Publishing this article would likely have led to crimi...
nhc.no
May 3, 2025 at 7:38 AM
This article discusses the Sardoba dam disaster in #Uzbekistan, highlighting how corruption and mismanagement contributed to the tragedy. On #WorldPressFreedomDay we present this article, which could not have been published in Uzbekistan. It was first published on eltuz.com.
nhc.no/en/revisor-5...
nhc.no/en/revisor-5...
Reposted
Read 'The Forbidden Times'—an illegal newspaper in many parts of the world. Today is World Press Freedom Day. Together with the Nobel Peace Center and Narvesen, we publish this newspaper in Norway and present articles from journalists in regimes that censor media and imprison or kill journalists.
‘Illegal newspaper’ published on World Press Freedom Day
Reporters Without Borders’ Press Freedom Index shows that press freedom is moving in the wrong direction in an increasing number of countries. More than half of the world’s population lives in countri...
nhc.no
May 3, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Read 'The Forbidden Times'—an illegal newspaper in many parts of the world. Today is World Press Freedom Day. Together with the Nobel Peace Center and Narvesen, we publish this newspaper in Norway and present articles from journalists in regimes that censor media and imprison or kill journalists.
Reposted
⚠️ Today marks one year since human rights defender Anar Mammadli was detained in Azerbaijan.
His case stands as a symbol of the continued crackdown on civil society and media in #Azerbaijan.
Silence today would speak loudly.
🔗 free-anar.site/1-year-deten...
#FreeAnar #ClimateOfRepression
His case stands as a symbol of the continued crackdown on civil society and media in #Azerbaijan.
Silence today would speak loudly.
🔗 free-anar.site/1-year-deten...
#FreeAnar #ClimateOfRepression
April 29, 2025 at 7:12 AM
⚠️ Today marks one year since human rights defender Anar Mammadli was detained in Azerbaijan.
His case stands as a symbol of the continued crackdown on civil society and media in #Azerbaijan.
Silence today would speak loudly.
🔗 free-anar.site/1-year-deten...
#FreeAnar #ClimateOfRepression
His case stands as a symbol of the continued crackdown on civil society and media in #Azerbaijan.
Silence today would speak loudly.
🔗 free-anar.site/1-year-deten...
#FreeAnar #ClimateOfRepression
Reposted
#Norway must take the lead for democracy. The NHC's Annual Meeting has issued a statement asking Norway to establish a new democracy programme and strengthen support for the international legal order. (NORW) @espenbartheide.bsky.social @norwaymfa.government.no @norad.no @beritlindeman.bsky.social
Norge må gå i front for demokratiet
I lys av at det i 2025 er 50 år siden de europeiske landene, Nord-Amerika og Sovjetunionen undertegnet Helsingforserklæringen ønsker Helsingforskomiteens årsmøte i 2025 at Norge må gi nødhjelp til dem...
nhc.no
April 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
#Norway must take the lead for democracy. The NHC's Annual Meeting has issued a statement asking Norway to establish a new democracy programme and strengthen support for the international legal order. (NORW) @espenbartheide.bsky.social @norwaymfa.government.no @norad.no @beritlindeman.bsky.social
Reposted
I dag har jeg en ny kronikk på trykk i @altinget.bsky.social hvor jeg skriver om russisk manipulering av informasjon som del av Kremls langsiktige strategi i jakten på sine stormaktsambisjoner. Åpen for alle 🙌
Russisk informasjonsmanipulering tas ikke alvorlig nok, skriver spaltist @kaeggen.bsky.social
Det er både kostnadseffektivt og en del av Kremls langsiktige plan.
www.altinget.no/artikkel/rus...
Det er både kostnadseffektivt og en del av Kremls langsiktige plan.
www.altinget.no/artikkel/rus...
Russisk informasjonsmanipulering er et strategisk anliggende - Altinget
Russiske informasjonsoperasjoner tas fortsatt ikke alvorlig nok. Vi vil trolig se økt aktivitet i dette domenet fremover, som skreddersys for å påvirke Russlands motstandere. Dette er del av en langsi...
www.altinget.no
April 8, 2025 at 7:48 AM
I dag har jeg en ny kronikk på trykk i @altinget.bsky.social hvor jeg skriver om russisk manipulering av informasjon som del av Kremls langsiktige strategi i jakten på sine stormaktsambisjoner. Åpen for alle 🙌
Reposted
📢 Despite mounting restrictions, #civilsociety in #Türkiye continues to fight for justice. Through the Advocates for Change programme, we proudly stand beside eight dedicated CSOs working tirelessly for #humanrights.
💫 Read more about our partners pushing for change:
nhc.no/en/standing-...
💫 Read more about our partners pushing for change:
nhc.no/en/standing-...
Standing together for human rights: Civil society support in Türkiye
In November 2024, we launched the Advocates for Change – Civil Society Support for Türkiye (AfC) to provide critical support at a time when civic space is under increasing pressure. We stand with civi...
nhc.no
April 3, 2025 at 10:03 AM
📢 Despite mounting restrictions, #civilsociety in #Türkiye continues to fight for justice. Through the Advocates for Change programme, we proudly stand beside eight dedicated CSOs working tirelessly for #humanrights.
💫 Read more about our partners pushing for change:
nhc.no/en/standing-...
💫 Read more about our partners pushing for change:
nhc.no/en/standing-...
Reposted
$23.7 billion in Western companies’ goods reaching Russia via China and Hong Kong during sanctions, shows a new report by @b4ukraine.org, NHC, and Corisk. The G7, EU, and European governments must particularly address the flow of santioned goods vital to Russia's war efforts.
nhc.no/en/23-7-bill...
nhc.no/en/23-7-bill...
$23.7 Billion in Western companies’ goods reaching Russia via China and Hong Kong
Despite sanctions, goods produced in Western countries increasingly reach Russia via China and Hong Kong, totaling $9.2 billion from April 2022 to July 2024. Including all goods produced by Western co...
nhc.no
April 7, 2025 at 1:23 PM
$23.7 billion in Western companies’ goods reaching Russia via China and Hong Kong during sanctions, shows a new report by @b4ukraine.org, NHC, and Corisk. The G7, EU, and European governments must particularly address the flow of santioned goods vital to Russia's war efforts.
nhc.no/en/23-7-bill...
nhc.no/en/23-7-bill...
Reposted
Armenia and Azerbaijan have announced that a peace agreement is closer than ever. But it does not include elements needed to make it last, such as dealing with the completely opposing versions of events during the many years of conflict. @lenewett.bsky.social (Norw.)
klassekampen.no/artikkel/202...
klassekampen.no/artikkel/202...
Et tynt håp om fred i Kaukasus
Armenia og Aserbajdsjan sier de er enige om en fredsavtale. Folk Klassekampen har snakket med i de to landene, tror likevel ikke at konflikten er over.
klassekampen.no
March 31, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Armenia and Azerbaijan have announced that a peace agreement is closer than ever. But it does not include elements needed to make it last, such as dealing with the completely opposing versions of events during the many years of conflict. @lenewett.bsky.social (Norw.)
klassekampen.no/artikkel/202...
klassekampen.no/artikkel/202...
Reposted
In #Türkiye, peaceful protesters face harsh repression:
1,879+ people and 11+ journalists detained, countless accounts are blocked. A bare violation of fundamental rights! Türkiye must end the crackdown now!!
@article19.bsky.social @amnesty.org @hrw.org @efjeurope.bsky.social @omctorg.bsky.social
1,879+ people and 11+ journalists detained, countless accounts are blocked. A bare violation of fundamental rights! Türkiye must end the crackdown now!!
@article19.bsky.social @amnesty.org @hrw.org @efjeurope.bsky.social @omctorg.bsky.social
Türkiye: Ensure the right of peaceful assembly and the right to freedom of expression during protests
Tens of thousands continue to participate in overwhelmingly peaceful mass protests across Türkiye, marking the largest demonstrations in over a decade. The protests, which initially began in major cit...
nhc.no
March 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
In #Türkiye, peaceful protesters face harsh repression:
1,879+ people and 11+ journalists detained, countless accounts are blocked. A bare violation of fundamental rights! Türkiye must end the crackdown now!!
@article19.bsky.social @amnesty.org @hrw.org @efjeurope.bsky.social @omctorg.bsky.social
1,879+ people and 11+ journalists detained, countless accounts are blocked. A bare violation of fundamental rights! Türkiye must end the crackdown now!!
@article19.bsky.social @amnesty.org @hrw.org @efjeurope.bsky.social @omctorg.bsky.social
Reposted
Today the Norwegian Helsinki Committee and @iphr.bsky.social call on authorities in #Kyrgyzstan to release independent journalist Kanyshay Mamyrkukova and drop unfounded charges against her.
nhc.no/en/kyrgyzsta...
nhc.no/en/kyrgyzsta...
Kyrgyzstan: Release journalist Kanyshay Mamyrkulova and drop retaliatory charges
In the early morning of March 20, law enforcement officers in Kyrgyzstan detained Kanyshay Mamyrkulova. Mamyrkulova’s relatives told local media that police officers arrived at her home in the morning...
nhc.no
March 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Today the Norwegian Helsinki Committee and @iphr.bsky.social call on authorities in #Kyrgyzstan to release independent journalist Kanyshay Mamyrkukova and drop unfounded charges against her.
nhc.no/en/kyrgyzsta...
nhc.no/en/kyrgyzsta...
Reposted
ICJ Norway and the NHC support Norway's ratification of the so-called Kampala Amendments to the Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the crime of aggression. (NORW)
nhc.no/stotter-at-n...
nhc.no/stotter-at-n...
Støtter at Norge ratifiserer endringer i ICC-vedtekter om aggresjonsforbrytelsen
ICJ Norge og Den norske Helsingforskomité støtter at Norge ratifiserer endringer i vedtektene til ICC om aggresjonsforbrytelsen, vedtatt i Kampala 11. juni 2010, og forslaget om et nytt straffebud om ...
nhc.no
March 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
ICJ Norway and the NHC support Norway's ratification of the so-called Kampala Amendments to the Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the crime of aggression. (NORW)
nhc.no/stotter-at-n...
nhc.no/stotter-at-n...
Reposted
💥Viktor Orbán deployed pure dehumanizing fascist rhetoric in his March 15 speech to threaten his critics:
“The stink bugs survived the winter. We'll dismantle the financial machinery that has bought politicians, judges, journalists, fake NGOs and political activists... They've survived too much."
“The stink bugs survived the winter. We'll dismantle the financial machinery that has bought politicians, judges, journalists, fake NGOs and political activists... They've survived too much."
March 15, 2025 at 12:02 PM
💥Viktor Orbán deployed pure dehumanizing fascist rhetoric in his March 15 speech to threaten his critics:
“The stink bugs survived the winter. We'll dismantle the financial machinery that has bought politicians, judges, journalists, fake NGOs and political activists... They've survived too much."
“The stink bugs survived the winter. We'll dismantle the financial machinery that has bought politicians, judges, journalists, fake NGOs and political activists... They've survived too much."
Reposted
NGOs can be important partners in atrocity documentation: cicj.eu/statement-6 urges them to adhere to best interviewing practices, legal analysis and information security, and refrain from seeing documentation as a monetary or political commodity. #UniversalJurisdiction
March 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NGOs can be important partners in atrocity documentation: cicj.eu/statement-6 urges them to adhere to best interviewing practices, legal analysis and information security, and refrain from seeing documentation as a monetary or political commodity. #UniversalJurisdiction
Reposted
The elections in #Tajikistan are a meaningless exercise as long as the opposition is outlawed, and its members are in prison. We call on Tajik authorities to free political prisoners and allow the peaceful opposition to operate, says @beritlindeman.bsky.social
nhc.no/en/tajikista...
nhc.no/en/tajikista...
Tajikistan: Parliamentary elections amidst a human rights crisis
According to information, published by Tajik media, the ruling People’s Democratic Party of Tajikistan won 49 out of 63 seats. The remaining seats were divided among four pro-government parties: the A...
nhc.no
March 6, 2025 at 8:47 AM
The elections in #Tajikistan are a meaningless exercise as long as the opposition is outlawed, and its members are in prison. We call on Tajik authorities to free political prisoners and allow the peaceful opposition to operate, says @beritlindeman.bsky.social
nhc.no/en/tajikista...
nhc.no/en/tajikista...
Reposted
X has become an arena of hate and disinformation. Twitter, as we knew it, no longer exists. That's why we, as a human rights organisation, have decided to stop posting on X. But fear not! Follow nhcno here on #Bluesky
We will continue fighting for #humanrights and #democracy
We will continue fighting for #humanrights and #democracy
December 5, 2024 at 10:33 AM
X has become an arena of hate and disinformation. Twitter, as we knew it, no longer exists. That's why we, as a human rights organisation, have decided to stop posting on X. But fear not! Follow nhcno here on #Bluesky
We will continue fighting for #humanrights and #democracy
We will continue fighting for #humanrights and #democracy