In a historic ruling earlier this year, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) concluded that Switzerland violated human rights by not reducing enough emissions. To advise the authorities on the follow-up to the ruling, NIM has examined what it could mean for Norway. The conclusion is that Norwegian climate change framework is unlikely to […]
NIM has recently initiated the establishment of a working group on indigenous rights as part of our collaboration with GANHRI. This week, NIM and GANHRI held the first meeting of the network. In total, over 20 institutions from all continents participated.
Background States have a legal responsibility to protect human rights in accordance with their domestic legislation and international human rights instruments. The actual protection of human rights, however, is increasingly also dependent on the behaviour and practice of companies. Guiding principles for companies have existed for a long period of time, for instance the United […]
NIM has provided input to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child’s planned General Comment on children’s “access to justice” and effective remedies.
Each year, NIM focuses on some selected topics and issues that are highlighted in the Annual Report. These are the five issues that raise important human rights questions, to which NIM believes Parliament should pay particular attention.
NIM has sent written input to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights regarding the Committee’s ongoing work to draft a General Comment on the impacts of drug policies on economic, social and cultural rights. NIM’s input is based on the Committee’s draft annotated outline to the General Comment.
This is an English summary of the report “Du har ikke noe her å gjøre” (“You don’t belong here”). This report examines experiences of discrimination and stigmatisation among people with substance use disorders when interacting with public services.
The escalating climate crisis raises complex questions at the intersection of law, policy and science. Climate change threatens the effective enjoyment of a wide range of human rights, including the rights to life, private and family life and home, health, and culture. The purpose of this report is to examine the human rights protection of the Sámi people in Norway from the effects of climate change, who in many ways are the “canaries in the coalmine” of the climate crisis.
The parties have reached an agreement in the mediation between south Fosen sijte and the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. For the reindeer owners in north Fosen, the situation is still unresolved, and it is urgent to find a solution that will end the human rights violation there as well.
NIM’s director, Adele Matheson Mestad, is participating in COP28 to promote an appeal to delegations from 120 national human rights institutions and contribute to meaningful discussions on climate and human rights.