Norwegian Helsinki Committee

Türkiye: Norwegian human rights organizations call for the immediate release of Enes Hocaoğulları Enes was arrested on August 5 in Ankara and is being held in pre-trial detention on charges of “publicly disseminating misleading information (article 217/A)” and “publicly denigrating the Turkish nat...

Norwegian human rights organisations call for the immediate release of Enes Hocaoğulları, youth delegate to the Council of Europe @coe.int and LGBTIQ+ human rights defender and urge that the charges against him be dropped without delay❗️
@saih-org.bsky.social
Read the statement here:

LTBTIQ+ activist and Council of Europe Youth Delegate Enes Hocaoğulları was arrested yesterday, 5 August. He spoke out on police violence in #Türkiye at the @coe.int. Telling the truth is not a crime! Enes must be released and all charges dropped immediately!
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Morgengry i Helsingfors Statsledere på begge sider av jernteppet satte sine navn på et dokument i den finske hovedstaden 1. august 1975. Signaturene forplikter fortsatt.

Fifty years ago, 35 state leaders signed the Helsinki Declaration. We must ensure that new generations embrace the principles of human rights, democracy, and the rule of law. @beritlindeman.bsky.social and @norvezhets.bsky.social write about the Helsinki effect in @panoramanyheter.bsky.social (NORW)

📣 We are excited to announce that Ukrainian organizations now can apply for the Nansen program’s small grants “Enable to impact”. This call is administered by Kyiv Human Rights Hub, Center for Civil Liberties and the NHC, with the support of @norad.no
Deadline: August 8
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Mr. Lugovoy is better known for being the main suspect in the 2006 assassination of Aleksandr Litvinenko, who was killed in London with a radioactive isotope administered in a cup of tea.

Duma rep Andrei Lugovoy has sent a letter to Russian Justice Dep to list NHC as an «undesirable organization» after decades of cooperation with dissidents and human rights defenders. We strongly disagree & see this as part of the Kremlin’s campaign against civil society. So far no official response

Amerikanske tilstander Juni er her i all sin regnbueprakt, og som forventet krydres alle flater med hele spekteret av hat og støtteerklæringer til Norges skeive befolkning.

June is here, and SoMe is full of hate or support for the LGBTIQ+ society. This autumn, there are elections in Norway. We ask all parties to contribute to an election free of hate.
@amnestynorge.bsky.social @saih-org.bsky.social @humanrightshouse.bsky.social Rafto
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@aageb.bsky.social has been to the EU Parliament with Corisk to present the latest trends regarding the effects of the sanctions against Russia. The sanctions are working; they are saving Ukrainian lives, but there is still room to make them stronger and more effective‼️

Turkmenistan: Drop New Charges, Release Civic Activist Murat Dushemov Turkmen civil activist and political prisoner Murat Dushemov did not return home after the end of his unjust four-year prison sentence on June 14, 2025. According to information from Turkmen.News, aut...

We call on the authorities in #Turkmenistan to drop the new criminal charges against civic activist Murat Dushemov, apparently in retaliation for his activism, and to release him immediately‼️
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Siarhei Tsikhanouski is free🤍❤️🤍
We are so happy that Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s husband has been released, along with 13 other political prisoners in Belarus. We will continue the fight for Ales Bialiatski and more than 1400 others!!
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Hjelp oss å dokumentere krigsforbrytelser i Ukraina! Alle pengene går til de som med livet som innsats samler bevis for krigsforbrytelser i Ukraina

Thank you to the Norwegian Judges Association / Dommerforeningen for this crowdfunding initiative to support the NHC’s work to document war crimes in #Ukraine💙💛 Together with local partners such as Truth Hounds, we are committed to securing justice for Ukrainians.
www.spleis.no/project/434836 (NORW)

On February 16 2024, Alexei Navalny was killed in a high-security penal colony. Today, on his birthday, we are remembering a man who gave everything in the fight for justice and freedom in #Russia. We remember Alexei Navalny, and we promise you: We will not give up!!

Kyrgyzstan: End Renewed Crackdown on Independent Kloop Media Platform We, the undersigned human rights organisations, are deeply alarmed by the renewed crackdown on Kloop, a leading independent Kyrgyzstani media platform known for investigating and reporting on corrupti...

Hands off Kloop! We demand that authorities in #Kyrgyzstan halt their ongoing crackdown on media freedom and drop all charges against detained journalists and media workers.
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Request for Norwegian support for the People First campaign An essential aspect of NHC’s extensive work in Ukraine is to support Ukrainian civilians who suffer from the war and its consequences. Civilians in Russian captivity form a particularly vulnerable gro...

It is essential to support Ukrainian civilians who suffer from the war and its consequences, and particular civilians in Russian captivity. We have sent a letter to the Norwegian Prime Minister proposing Norwegian political and diplomatic support to the People First campaign for Ukraine.

What Could a Lasting and Just Peace for Ukraine Look Like? The Trump administration has called for an end to the war in Ukraine. Various proposals for ceasefires and negotiations have been put forward. Yet the interests of the people who have suffered from th...

What could a lasting and just peace for Ukraine look like? Join us on 2 June for a talk with Nobel Laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk, Center for Civil Liberties, at a breakfast meeting in cooperation with @civita.bsky.social
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Ikke tydelig nok om støtten til menneskerettighetsforsvarere – I en utrygg verden minner jeg om sammenhengen mellom å slutte opp om menneskerettigheter og demokrati, og sikkerhet, slik Helsingforserklæringen slo fast for 50 år siden, sier Berit Lindeman, genera...

🇳🇴 I en utrygg verden minner jeg om sammenhengen mellom å slutte opp om menneskerettigheter og demokrati, og sikkerhet, slik Helsingforserklæringen slo fast for 50 år siden, sier. Menneskerettighetsforsvarere trenger vår støtte!! Les vår kommentar til #revidertbudsjett @beritlindeman.bsky.social

Stand by Grigory Melkonyants We often say that defending human rights is becoming steadily more difficult, that democracy is in decline worldwide, and that the situation is becoming darker by the day. Yet even under this heavy, d...

Grigory Melkonyants, co-chair Golos, was sentenced to five years on charges of ‘organising the activities of an undesirable organisation'. His activities involves election monitoring and fighting for transparency. Russia must stop its crackdown on civil society and release 1000+ political prisoners‼️

Uzbekistan: 20-year anniversary of the Andijan events: time to face up to the past Twenty years after the massacre in Andijan, victims and witnesses remain fearful of speaking out about the events that claimed hundreds of civilian lives, as the authorities continue to suppress the t...

Read our statement on the Andijan tradegy:
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Today, it is 20 years since the #ANDIJAN massacre!
❗Order investigation
❗Release Information
❗Compensate survivors
❗Punish perpetrators
Ensure that it never can happen again‼️
#Usbekistan
📸 The square where the massacre took place

Historic step to create the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine On 9 May 2025, foreign ministers met in Lviv, Ukraine, announcing the establishment of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine. The Tribunal builds on resolutions by the UN Ge...

The group of 37 countries' position on establishing a special tribunal is historic and essential in holding Russian leaders responsible for the crime of aggression against Ukraine. The NHC calls upon states worldwide to support the tribunal. @beritlindeman.bsky.social @ekelove.bsky.social

Oslo Freedom Forum 2025 Oslo Freedom Forum is a meeting place for the world’s foremost technology entrepreneurs and human rights defenders. Dissidents, activists, leaders, journalists, politicians, entrepreneurs and research...

Imagine a better future built on democracy and human rights. Join @oslofreedomforum.com 2025, a meeting place for human rights defenders and technology entrepreneurs, with speakers from Russia, North Korea, Syria, Sudan, and more. The NHC is one of OFF's long-term partners.
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Report on the right (not) to believe in Türkiye ‘A Human Rights Perspective on the Multi-faceted Right (Not) to Believe in Türkiye’ report offers a comprehensive analysis on the current situation of the freedoms to believe, not to believe, or to be...

Who gets to believe—or not—in Türkiye?
NHC's Freedom of Belief Initiative's report reveals how legal & social barriers limit the right to believe, not to believe, or to adhere to "non-mainstream" doctrines in #Türkiye. #Discrimination persists for those outside the mainstream. #FoRB

"Revisor-5: Sardoba – A Symbol of Corruption" These articles could not have originally been published by local Uzbek media due to self-censorship and the fear of journalists facing reprisals. Publishing this article would likely have led to crimi...

This article discusses the Sardoba dam disaster in #Uzbekistan, highlighting how corruption and mismanagement contributed to the tragedy. On #WorldPressFreedomDay we present this article, which could not have been published in Uzbekistan. It was first published on eltuz.com.
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‘Illegal newspaper’ published on World Press Freedom Day Reporters Without Borders’ Press Freedom Index shows that press freedom is moving in the wrong direction in an increasing number of countries. More than half of the world’s population lives in countri...

Read 'The Forbidden Times'—an illegal newspaper in many parts of the world. Today is World Press Freedom Day. Together with the Nobel Peace Center and Narvesen, we publish this newspaper in Norway and present articles from journalists in regimes that censor media and imprison or kill journalists.

Nye styre- og rådsmedlemmer valgt 24. april avholdt Helsingforskomiteen sitt årsmøte. Ragnhild Astrup Tschudi ble gjenvalgt som styreleder, og Julie Wilhelmsen gjenvalgt som nestleder. – Jeg er veldig glad for at Ragnhild Astrup Tschu...

We welcome Øystein Djupedal and Jon Erik Høgberg as new board members of the NHC board! We are happy that Ragnhild Astrup Tschudi continues as Chairperson. Read more from our Annual Meeting (NORW.)
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Norge må gå i front for demokratiet I lys av at det i 2025 er 50 år siden de europeiske landene, Nord-Amerika og Sovjetunionen undertegnet Helsingforserklæringen ønsker Helsingforskomiteens årsmøte i 2025 at Norge må gi nødhjelp til dem...

#Norway must take the lead for democracy. The NHC's Annual Meeting has issued a statement asking Norway to establish a new democracy programme and strengthen support for the international legal order. (NORW) @espenbartheide.bsky.social @norwaymfa.government.no @norad.no @beritlindeman.bsky.social

Harmonization of the ICC’s Jurisdiction over the Crime of Aggression: A Call for Reform We respectfully call on all states parties to take the steps required to amend the International Criminal Court’s jurisdiction over the crime of aggression. What the international community needs is a...

Civil society organisations, including NHC, call on all state parties to the #ICCStatute to amend the International Criminal Court’s jurisdiction over the crime of aggression. We need a legal framework that can effectively deter state leaders from waging aggressive wars.
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'Sanctions work. Sanctions bite. Sanctions save Ukrainian lives. But there are still several measures that states and companies could take to limit circumvention further and make it even more difficult and expensive for Russia to wage its illegal war.', says @beritlindeman.bsky.social, SG of the NHC

$23.7 Billion in Western companies’ goods reaching Russia via China and Hong Kong Despite sanctions, goods produced in Western countries increasingly reach Russia via China and Hong Kong, totaling $9.2 billion from April 2022 to July 2024. Including all goods produced by Western co...

$23.7 billion in Western companies’ goods reaching Russia via China and Hong Kong during sanctions, shows a new report by @b4ukraine.org, NHC, and Corisk. The G7, EU, and European governments must particularly address the flow of santioned goods vital to Russia's war efforts.
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Standing together for human rights: Civil society support in Türkiye In November 2024, we launched the Advocates for Change – Civil Society Support for Türkiye (AfC) to provide critical support at a time when civic space is under increasing pressure. We stand with civi...

📢 Despite mounting restrictions, #civilsociety in #Türkiye continues to fight for justice. Through the Advocates for Change programme, we proudly stand beside eight dedicated CSOs working tirelessly for #humanrights.
💫 Read more about our partners pushing for change:
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