What it takes to preserve the rainforest
When global leaders gather at the Oslo Tropical Forest Forum, there needs to be a focus on human rights. Efforts to preserve the tropical forest will only succeed if local communities, indigenous peoples' organisations and local organisations help to set the agenda and receive support for forest conservation in their own areas.
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Labour, for ‘Bread and Roses’
NHRF's grantee partner, the Archana Women's Centre (AWC) in Kerala, India, works on the empowerment of women in labour. For Thressiamma the founder of AWC, the main challenge is the release of women from the patriarchal mindset. The extensive work covers trainings, creating opportunities and cooperative societies. AWC’s work has demonstrated the importance of financial independence on women’s lives.
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Everything that happens in the forests ends up affecting all of us
What makes forests so important? Forests are the lungs of the planet: they cover one third of the earth's land surface with 4.06 billion hectares, equivalent to the combined areas of Brazil, Canada, China and the United States.
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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.