Tag: human rights

State investigates human rights group

An international organization that bills itself as a human rights advocacy group based in Stavanger now faces money laundering charges filed by Norway's state...

Deeyah Khan spurs dialogue in Oslo

Deeyah Khan, the filmmaker and human rights activist, could bask in the glow of overwhelmingly positive social media feedback after she opened a conference for women...

Oil prices rise on Saudi king’s death

The death of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah during the night led to an immediate power shift and may give a boost to Norway's oil-fueled economy. Protesters, meanwhile,...

Norway ‘broke human rights’

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Norway violated the human rights of businessman Hroar Hansen when its courts threw out his...

Rafto prizewinner turns down cash

Pavel Chikov, chairman of the Russian human rights organization Agora, was pleased and proud that the group won the Bergen-based Rafto Prize on Thursday for...

More foreigners in prostitution

The Norwegian government banned prostitution in 2009 in a bid to halt human trafficking, but charities said the number of foreign prostitutes in Norway...

Record human trafficking reports

Norwegian police received record numbers of human trafficking reports last year, almost doubling from 48 in 2012 to 70 in 2013. For the first...

Pride filled the streets of Oslo

Tens of thousands of people turned out Saturday to either watch or march in the annual gay pride parade through downtown Oslo - or do...

Gay rights activist snubs Solberg

One of Norway's most high-profile and respected gay rights activists, author Karen-Christine "Kim" Friele, turned down an invitation to attend a garden party hosted...

Malala gets warm welcome in Oslo

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenager who became world famous after surviving an attempted murder by the Taliban, was welcomed as a heroine to Oslo...
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