The subject of this report is the legal protection of indigenous peoples and minorities against interference (in the form of for example development projects) in their traditional areas, as enshrined in international human rights law and Norwegian law. Read the report “Human Rights Protection against Interference in Traditional Sami Areas” online here.
This report reviews the human rights framework for children’s right to protection against violence, abuse and neglect. The full report in Norwegian is available here. Chapter 1 of the report introduces the backdrop for and the purpose of the report. Neglect and violence and abuse of children are serious social problems which have major consequences […]
ENNHRI calls for an immediate cessation of the armed attack on Ukraine by the Russian Federation in accordance with the principles of international law, humanitarian law and human rights law, and urges the Russian government to implement the interim measures granted by the European Court of Human Rights.
In an open letter, NIM and 116 other National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) call on the participating States at COP26 to commit to greater emissions reductions to protect the human rights to life and health.
Policy director, Jenny Sandvig, senior advisor Pete Dawson, and advisor Hannah Brænden will represent NIM at COP26 in Glasgow this week.
Jenny Sandvig, Policy Director, Norway’s National Human Rights Institution Introduction I will now give a brief presentation on States’ human rights obligations to mitigate climate harm based on the recent reports of the Norwegian NHRI and the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI). Plan We don’t have enough time today to go into […]
Opening remarks from Françoise Tulkens, former vice-president of the European Court of Human Rights, at our recent seminar on state’s human rights obligations to mitigate climate change.
Join us for a webinar on climate change and human rights hosted by the Norwegian National Human Rights Institution (NHRI). Tuesday 29 June 2021, 10:00 to 11:45 Central European Summer Time (CEST).
This is an english summary of the report “Hvorfor dømmes Norge i EMD? En statusrapport om barnevernsfeltet”, originally published in Norwegian in December 2020.
This report is an updated and revised English version of the report “Klima og menneskerettigheter”, published by the Norwegian Institution for Human Rights (NIM) in October 2020.