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Serious human rights concerns after the detentions of the Istanbul Mayor and 100+ persons

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Joint Statement on the new anti-LGBTIQ+ legislation and the crackdown on human rights defenders in Türkiye

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Crucial to release political prisoners

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Uzbekistan: Pressing Human Rights Concerns

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Tajikistan: Parliamentary elections amidst a human rights crisis

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“People first!” campaign calls to free the captives of Russia’s invasion

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Opinion

Why Releasing 8 Women Journalists in Azerbaijan is a Moral Imperative

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Campaign - #16 days of activism against gender-based violence

The Norwegian Helsinki Committee uses the international campaign #16DaysOfActivismAgainstGenderBasedViolence 2022 to promote the work of some of the women human rights defenders that amaze us, and who have found their own way of making the world more equal, one person at the time.

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Campaign: 12 Women on the Barricades

We present 12 portraits of women standing on the barricades of other women, focusing on the greatest human rights challenges facing women in Europe today.

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Who we are

The Norwegian Helsinki Committee base its work one the Helsinki Declaration, which states that respect for human rights is crucial for maintaining peace and cooperation between states.

Topics we are working on

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Documentation and Accountability

We document human rights violations so that the guilty can be punished.

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Why we need human rights sanctions

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Where do we work?

We assist vulnerable groups, challenge public institutions to uphold the rule of law and hold authorities to account in 20 countries.

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