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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · 1d

We congratulate María Corina Machado on winning the #NobelPeacePrize for her work promoting democratic rights for the people of #Venezuela. It is gratifying that the Norwegian Nobel Committee emphasises the promotion of democracy when it is under threat, says @beritlindeman.bsky.social

A peace prize for a democracy activist

The NHC congratulates María Corina Machado, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her work for democratic rights for the people of Venezuela. ‘María is a shining example of a woman fighting for a peaceful...

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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · 12d

Democracy prevails in #Moldova! The elections were marked by Russian efforts at vote buying and manipulation, but the country’s democratic institutions held firm—delivering a clear victory for the pro-European Party for Action and Solidarity.
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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · 15d

#France stands out by the scale of the restrictions on civil liberties. A report shows that hostile narratives, administrative dissolutions, reductions in public funding, and the criminalisation of mobilisations are suffocating civil society and endangering civic rights.
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France: New report documents declining freedoms

A new report by The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (FIDH-OMCT) and the Ligue des droits de l’Homme (LDH) details an alarming deterioration of public freedoms in France. Often...

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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · 15d

Together with civil society worldwide, we urgently call on States Parties to the Rome Statute to do everything in their power to stop the proposed U.S. sanctions against the ICC. We need an independent judicial institution with a mandate to confront impunity for the gravest crimes known to humanity.

Save the International Criminal Court and the rule of law

Reliable sources indicate that the United States (US) plans to sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) as an institution in the coming weeks. This follows a series of designations, first again...

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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · 17d

Against the backdrop of Russia’s ongoing full-scale war against Ukraine, we will explore journalism in times of war and the impact of hybrid operations on Norway and Europe. Join our Anna Politkovskaya Forum, arranged together with @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social and @thebarentsobserver.com

Journalism in times of war - Anna Politkovskaya Days 2025

Against the backdrop of Russia’s ongoing full-scale war against Ukraine, we explore the challenges and responsibilities of journalism in times of conflict, as experienced both by journalists in Ukrain...

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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · Sep 9

#Türkiye: Together with @globalfreemedia.bsky.social and 16 human rights organisations, we strongly condemn the elongated pretrial detention of journalist @furkankarabay.bsky.social, who faces a prison sentence of 6 to 15 years for his journalistic commentary. We call for his immediate release‼️

Press freedom organisations and human rights groups call for the release of journalist Furkan Karabay

Karabay, who has previously worked as an editor and reporter for news portals outlets such as Gerçek Gündem and 10Haber, has been held in pretrial detention for over 100 days and his indictment was pr...

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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · Aug 29

Georgia’s Human Rights Center and the NHC condemn the ongoing campaign against Georgian civil society, which took another turn for the worse with the freezing of the assets of several prominent Georgian foundations and organisations.

Statement of Georgia’s Human Rights Center and the Norwegian Helsinki Committee

On the morning of 27 August, the bank accounts of several prominent Georgian non-governmental organisations were frozen by court order. The Office of the Prosecutor asked for the measure as part of an...

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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · Aug 24

For 34 years, Ukraine has stood strong. For over 11 years, it has resisted Russian aggression. And for 3½ years, it has endured a full-scale invasion. Yet the Ukrainian spirit remains unbroken.
We stand with Ukraine.
💙Slava Ukraïni💛

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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · Aug 15

Free people first! – Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, human rights and press freedom defenders, former political prisoners, and families of those still in detention and captivity, appeal to President Trump before the meeting with Putin in Alaska. #People1st
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People First - Open letter to President Trump

People First! Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, human rights defenders, former political prisoners, appeal to President Trump before meeting Putin

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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · Aug 8

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
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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...

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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · Aug 6

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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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · Aug 4

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)

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.

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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · Jul 10

📣 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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Конкурс малих грантів “Спроможні впливати” – Київський хаб прав людини

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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · Jul 4

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.

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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · Jul 4

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

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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · Jun 27

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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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.

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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · Jun 27

@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‼️

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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · Jun 27

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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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...

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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · Jun 21

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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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · Jun 16

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)

Hjelp oss å dokumentere krigsforbrytelser i Ukraina!

Alle pengene går til de som med livet som innsats samler bevis for krigsforbrytelser i Ukraina

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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · Jun 4

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!!

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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · Jun 4

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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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...

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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · May 29

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.

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...

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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · May 28

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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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...

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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · May 15

🇳🇴 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

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...

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