Articles & Updates
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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From Soil to Communities: How Livelihoods Strengthen Human Rights
In the month of World Soil Day, the Norwegian Human Rights Fund (NHRF) commemorates a decade of tireless efforts led by environmental defenders and local communities in the conservation and regeneration of this vital resource of soil.
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Women who inspire: Voices of resilience from the ground
An NHRF campaign with experiences of people on the ground raising their voices on key human rights issues.
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From Latin America to South Asia: Women on the frontline for human rights
Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) play a crucial role not only in advocating for justice, gender equality, and environmental protection/ sustainability, but also in addressing some of the most pressing global challenges, such as peacebuilding, climate change and democracy.
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