The Norwegian Helsinki Committee has three governing bodies: the Annual Meeting, the Board and the Council. The Annual Meeting is the Committee’s highest decision making body and consists of members of the Board and the Council. The Board assembles every six weeks to decide upon strategy and to make economical dispositions. The Secretary General heads the Secretariat which is responsible for the daily work and the implementation of the resolutions of the Board.
The Board
Chairperson: Ragnhild Astrup Tschudi
Human Rights advocate with a special focus on Russia and Eastern Europe
Vice chairperson: Julie Wilhelmsen
Research fellow, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
Jørgen W. Frydnes
Secretary General PEN Norway
Idar Kreutzer
Director at the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise, NHO
Hansine Korslien Lyngøy
VP Communications, AutoStore
Inger Skjelsbæk
Senior Researcher and Deputy Director at The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
Iver Ørstavik
Heads the partnership engagement with recent laureates, the Rafto Foundation
Olga Shamshur Flydal
Staff representative
The Council
President: Eirik Moen
Vice president: Jette F. Christensen
Åsmund Aukrust (2022-25)
Kristin Clemet (2022-25)
Frode Elgesem (2022-25)
Bjørn Engesland (2022-25)
Åsne Julsrud (2022-25)
Idar Kreutzer (2022-25)
Ragnhild Lied (2022-25)
Arne Liljedahl Lynngård (2022-25)
Elisabeth Løland (2022-25)
Mette Newth (2022-25)
Anne Sender (2022-25)
Lars Petter Soltvedt (2022-25)
Åshild Vige (2022-25)
Kåre Vollan (2022-25)
Jon Wessel-Aas (2022-25)
Geir Jørgen Bekkevold (2023-26)
Lan Marie Berg (2023-26)
Helge Blakkisrud (2023-26)
Bernt Bull (2023-26)
Nils Butenschøn (2023-26)
Dag Ekelberg (2023-26)
Bjørn Cato Funnemark (2023-26)
Steinar Gil (2023-26)
Trine Skei Grande (2023-26)
Bernt Hagtvet (2023-26)
Lubna Boby Jaffery (2023-26)
Kari E. Kaski (2023-26)
Jostein Kobbeltvedt (2023-26)
Siv Mossleth (2023-26)
Per Saxegaard (2023-26)
Guro Slettemark (2023-26)
Bjørn-Kristian Svendsrud (2023-26)
Magne Ove Warsinski-Varsi (2023-26)
Juni Dahr (2024-27)
Geir Flikke (2024-27)
Dankert Freilem (2024-27)
Jakub M. Godzimirski (2024-27)
Hans Morten Haugen (2024-27)
Hauk Lund (2024-27)
Abid Raja (2024-27)
Brynjulf Risnes (2024-27)
Viktor Roddvik (2024-27)
Jan Tore Sanner (2024-27)
Anne Julie Semb (2024-27)
Marianne B. Skou (2024-27)
Atle Sommerfeldt (2024-27)
Nora Sveaass (2024-27)
Michael Tetzschner (2024-27)
Stein-Ivar Aarsæther (2024-27)