[NORW ] Helsingforskomiteen er svært skuffet over riksadvokatens henleggelse av saken om drapsforsøket mot forlegger William Nygaard. – Vi håper at Nygaard anker avgjørelsen, og at en slik anke blir tatt til følge, sier generalsekretær Beritlinen nhc.no/krever-rettfer…

Helsingforskomiteen gratulerer krigs- og pressefotograf Harald Henden med Stiftelsen Fritt Ord Pris 2024 for for modig og kompromissløs dokumentasjon av kriger, konflikter og naturkatastrofer i over 30 år. #Afghanistan #Gaza #Ukraina frittord.no/nb/aktuelt/fri…

«Russia is not a place where human rights reign. There are more political prisoners in Russia today than at the end of the Soviet Union.» said Vladimir Kara-Murza at an NHC event in Oslo City Hall on 29 October 2021, Journal of Democracy recalls. journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclusi…

If you missed our #Ukraine event today, watch the recording. Featuring Oleksandra Matviichuk Norad Norway MFA Автомайдан ICUV | International Centre for Ukrainian Victory Media Initiative for Human Rights NUCC Norway Ukraine Stanislav Aseyev Beritlinen Ivar Dale Lene Wetteland Aage Borchgrevink ++ facebook.com/share/v/3AtqpU…?

As major floods hit Russia and Kazakhstan, Putin is absent causing anger, while Kazakh President more involved, NHC’s Inna Sangadzhieva tells VG [NORW] vg.no/nyheter/utenri…

The Norwegian Helsinki Committee is concerned that ⁦Ministry of Foreign Affairs 🇵🇱⁩ may deport Komron Khairullo Khudoidodov to #Tajikistan . Komron’s sister is a well-known regime critic. Today, this fact is enough to put him in danger of torture. ⁦Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland⁩ ozodi.org/a/32895927.html

Great people were born on this day. Roman Emperor Caracalla is one, the actor Robert Downey Jr another. But the greatest is Oleg Orlov, Chairman of Общество Мемориал. He's in prison for calling Putin's regime fascist. Tell him Happy Birthday: prisonmail.online (Moscow, SIZO 5)

Over 300 organziations, including the Norwegian Helsinki Committee, have asked the Council of Europe to make clean climate a human right, Forbes reports. forbes.com/sites/jonmcgow…?

The Norwegian Helsinki Committee and Save the Children Norway have both raised the situation in #Gaza with the National Authority for Prosecution of Organised and Other Serious Crime, this op-ed in Uniforum recalls. [NORW] uniforum.uio.no/nyheter/2024/0…

- We can’t deport people to a situation where they risk being sent to Ukraine to kill Ukrainians, NHC’s Aage Borchgrevink tells NRK in controversial ongoing Chechnya/Croatia asylum case. [NORW] nrk.no/norge/tsjetsje…

The Norwegian Helsinki Committee joins the international rights community in disappointment at Садыр Жапаров / Sadyr Japarov’s signing of “foreign agent” bill copied from Russian Federation. - The whole point of the law is to discredit NGOs, says NHC GenSec Beritlinen reuters.com/world/europe/k…

Free Oleg Orlov.

- There are still no real answers as to how the terrorists in Moscow could carry on for so long without the authorities intervening, NHC’s Marius Fossum tells VG [NORW] vg.no/nyheter/utenri…

Despite significant restrictions, the main opposition party takes historic win in major cities in #Türkiye local elections. - A new political paradigm could be opening, says NHC’s Mine Yildirim. Photo Ivar Dale

- Confessions by alleged terrorists made under torture are worthless, NHC’s Lene Wetteland tells NRK [NORW] tv.nrk.no/se?v=NNFA19032…

- With the amount of disinformation surrounding the terror attack, Russians are left to guess, NHC’s Ivar Dale tells Nettavisen [NORW] nordlys.no/nyheter/russla…