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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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Defending and Protecting life, Territories, Nature and Human Rights as a response to the Climate Crisis

Last year was the warmest on record, with climate change indicators reaching unprecedented levels. Despite being the most affected by its impacts, ethnic peoples and local communities raise proposals for how to handle this crisis.

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5 facts you need to know about enforced disappearances in Mexico

Enforced disappearances are increasing alarmingly year after year in the world and Mexico is one of the countries at the top of the list in Latin America.

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Oslo as a breathing space city for human rights defenders: SPRING 2024

In the spring of 2024, the Breathing Space City Programme had its third round of participants, with two human rights defenders staying in Oslo. See the highlights from their stay in this article.

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Raising voices against human rights violations related to the mining industry

Communities in Asia, Latin America, and other parts of the world, are under constant pressure from the mining industry, which often undermines indigenous communities and threatens their livelihood. The NHRF has grantee partners in different continents working with communities affected by this and shares their perspectives and experiences in this article.

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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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