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Women Human Rights Defenders: Building the Future of Peace and Democracy in Ukraine

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Kyrgyzstan: Snap elections amid deterioration of human rights

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Azerbaijan: Release Politically Detained Human Right Lawyer

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Stop the Crackdown on the LGBTIQ+ Community in Türkiye

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Kazakhstan: Reject “LGBT Propaganda” Legal Proposals

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Free Media Award to imprisoned Georgian journalist

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Crafting forms of resilience: The Advocates for Change Türkiye

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War crimes and human rights violations

On this page, you will find a series of publications from the NHC’s Documentation and Accountability Hub.

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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 on the Helsinki Declaration, which states that respect for human rights is crucial for maintaining peace and cooperation between states.

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The Nansen project for Ukraine is underway

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Violations of export controls regarding war-critical goods to Russia

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Doing Business in Authoritarian States

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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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