Stories from the ground
What will happen if the defenders of Human Rights Disappear?
The U.S. is freezing its support— suddenly leaving local human rights defenders alone in the struggle to secure universal human rights and achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. What can Norway do?
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“I cannot be effective when exhausted” Oslo continues to offer important breathing space for human rights defenders!
“I would summarize my programme experience as exactly what I needed to take a break from all my usual responsibilities and live my life differently. This space helped me not only to breathe, but to exhale first and realize that I cannot be effective when exhausted.” – Stanislava, Ukrainian human rights defender and Oslo Breathing Space City guest during Autumn 2024
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Women at Work Seminar 2024
Our second regional seminar as part of our Women at Work programme took place in November 2024 in Negombo, Sri Lanka. Find the impressions and highlights from the seminar in this article.
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NHRF's Visit to Indonesia
Photo series: Early September, the NHRF travelled to Indonesia. Scroll down to find some visual impressions from the visit.
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Annual Report 2023
In the NHRF Annual Report for 2023, you will find comprehensive information on the NHRF's activities and the remarkable work carried out by our grantee partners throughout the year.
Oslo Breathing Space City
The NHRF is currently the secretariat for Oslo Breathing Space City - a temporary relocation programme with the aim of creating a breathing space for human rights defenders living in stressful or hostile environments. The pilot project running in 2023 and 2024 is rooted in Norwegian civil society and was initiated by five Norway-based organisations: Amnesty International Norway, Human Rights House Foundation, the Norwegian Helsinki Committee, the Rafto Foundation and The Norwegian Human Rights Fund (NHRF).
Our work in Colombia
The NHRF has been increasing its support to civil society organizations in Colombia through a new donor agreement with the Norwegian Embassy in Bogotá and with the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad). In the spring of 2020, the NHRF Colombia Office opened, which has enabled us to increase close monitoring and follow-up of the grantees and to ensure targeted, fit-for-purpose capacity building.