Annual report 2014
INTERNATIONAL
PROGRAMMES
© Norwegian Centre for Human Rights 2015 Photos front page: Moot court at Law School of Yunnan University, China (Photo: private).
Field simulations are a regular part of the training of the Indonesian Armed Forces in human rights and the law of armed conflict (Photo: UiO).
Design and production: 07 Media Oslo AS Synnøve Ullern / Anniken Evjevik Borolien Project manager: Solveig Marie Igesund, NCHR
Page Contents
5 Foreword 6 About NCHR 6 Key numbers
What we do
7 Human Rights Education 10 Rule of Law
14 Freedom of Religion or Belief 18 Business and Human Rights 20 Equality and Non-discrimination 22 Human Rights Mechanisms
Opportunities
25 Introductory Course on International Human Rights 26 Visiting Scholar Programme
27 Internship Programme
27 Student exchange programme
27 Scholarship to international master’s students 27 Scholarship for master’s students in Norway 28 Publications
31 Events
Some of the International programme staff in 2014: (rear) Gisle Kvanvig, Anne-Kari B. Johansen, Natasha Telson, Knut Dagfinn Asplund, Siri Skåre, Mau Don Thi Nguyen (seated, front): Lena Larsen, Solveig Marie Igesund and Aksel Tømte.
Cecilie Figenschou Bakke, Yi Wang, Maria Lundberg, Yong Zhou, Sayra Mesali and Kjetil Fiskaa Alvsåker were not present.
Foreword
The NCHR is a leading multidisciplinary research institution at the Faculty of Law at the University of Oslo. As a university institution, the Centre is afforded unique access to actors and networks in countries where human rights work may be sensitive and under growing pressure. In environments where non-governmental organisations are met with suspicion and distrust, the NCHR is met with greater openness.
2014 was a challenging, yet successful year for the NCHR. Through our international pro gram- me activities, the NCHR has endeavoured to improve the quality of human rights education and research and to build capacity of key institutions and actors in their efforts to promote and protect human rights.
Our international programme activities are anchored in established human rights standards and recommendations from UN human rights mechanisms, such as the Universal Periodic Review. We believe that capacity building of key institutions and actors, such as academics, government officials, lawyers, judges, religious leaders and civil society is vital for national implementation of international human rights commitments. With almost thirty years of support from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the NCHR is able to work in a range of challenging countries and with complex topics over time. This provides NCHR and partners with foresight, stability and time to build trust. Through our work, we have contributed to building a global network of human rights experts, and motivated lawyers and professionals to choose a career within the field of human rights.
We are happy to present this annual report for 2014 which highlights some of the important results and activities carried out by the international programmes at the NCHR.
Inga Bostad
Director of the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights
Siri Skåre
Director of International programmes
About NCHR
The Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR) is a leading multidisciplinary research institution at the Faculty of Law at the University of Oslo. NCHR conducts research, education, dissemination and international projects on human rights. NCHR’s uniqueness is ensured by combining research and teaching with international programmes in its work to promote human rights.
In 2014 the following programmes carried out activities: The Indonesia Programme, The China Programme, The Vietnam Programme, The China Autonomy Programme, The Socio-Economic Rights Programme (SERP), The Oslo Coalition on Freedom of Religion or Belief.
The international programmes’ work is focused on capacity building through education, research and training activities. The main partners are academic institutions, governmental institutions and non- governmental organisations.
Key numbers
68 conferences, workshops, seminars and trainings Capacity and skills building on human rights 2320 individuals reached
Researchers, students, teachers, police, military, NGOs, religious leaders, judges and officials
21 publications
Publications written by, or with support from, the International Programmes
36 media appearances
International programme staff in radio, TV, op-eds and news articles in Norway and abroad
Master’s Programme in
Human Rights Law in Vietnam
HUM AN RIGH TS EDUC AT ION
“Whereas in 2011, the NCHR and the VNU discussed the design of the master’s programme, the dialogue has now shifted to that of aca demic freedom and academic standards”, says Gisle Kvanvig, Director of the Vietnam Programme.
In 2011, Vietnam did not offer master’s courses in human rights. In 2014, the situation was quite different. With support from the NCHR, two batches of students have now completed the master’s degree in Human Rights Law at the Vietnam National University (VNU) in Hanoi.
Bui Thi Hoa (28) is one of the 61 students who have thus far graduated from the Master’s Programme in Human Rights Law. She wrote her thesis on migrant work- ers and immigrant rights in Vietnam. The know ledge Bui Thi Hoa gained through the programme has also proved to be relevant in her current job at the Ministry of Justice. “Last year the government changed the
constitution, and during this process my of- fice was consulted on the amendment. I wrote a report on the new human rights chapter, where I compared the old constitution to the new one”, says Hoa. She also wrote about the limitations of the new constitution.
The VNU is currently working to establish the pilot master’s degree as an ordinary master’s programme. As part of this process, the NCHR has agreed to support a third batch of students in 2015.
Highlights
: Teacher training programme
A research project in cooperation with China University of Political Science and Law on human rights education at universities in China shows that 30 uni versities involved in the project have established new courses on human rights during the last 3 years.
The China Programme has been supporting human rights education and training of university teachers since 2001 contributing to courses in human rights being offered at around 100 univer- sities in China today.
: E-learning in China
In cooperation with Peking University and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute, the NCHR has developed five e-learning courses in Chinese on Development of international human rights; Human rights protected under IHRL; Equality and Non-discrimination; Protection of people with disabilities: and Business and Human Rights.
: Sharia and Human Rights
Two master’s courses in Sharia and Human Rights were conducted at the Muhammadiyah University in Malang and the Gadja Mada University in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
: Socio-Economic Rights
Four Global School Courses on Socio-Economic Rights were held in Colombia, South Africa, the US and Finland for 185 researchers, students, politicians and human rights actors from around the world.
HUM AN RIGH TS EDUC AT ION
A delegation headed by the NCHR’s Director, Inga Bostad, visited China in October to meet with university partners to discuss future cooperation. The delegation met with several of the China Programme’s key partners including the Renmin University Law School. (Photo: UiO).
From violations to improved human rights compliance
The NCHR has been involved in training the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) in human rights and the law of armed conflict since 2006. During this period, the TNI have moved away from a situation where military personnel in reality have enjoyed impunity, to one where miscon- duct and abuse of power will be prosecuted and penalised.
At the time the NCHR entered into this area of work military leaders in Indonesia saw the need for the TNI to adapt to the changing po- litical environment, which was brought about by the transition from authoritarian rule. “The almost phobic conception about human rights,
which the TNI harboured at the onset of the cooperation called for the prescription of sys- tematic desensitisation training. Mass expo- sure of military personnel to human rights and the law of armed conflict through trainings be- came our key approach”, says Asplund.
Regional course in the law of armed conflict in Southeast Asia. (Photo: UiO).
RU LE OF L AW
“Efforts to improve human rights compliance amongst the TNI have followed the tenet: When there is movement, push!” says Knut D. Asplund, Director of the Indonesia Programme.
In 2014, the seventh consecutive training of the TNI was held. In addition, the NCHR sup- ported a two-week regional course in human- itarian law, with participants from Indonesia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Laos, Thailand, Singapore and China. During this time, the TNI has introduced both Rules of Engagement regulating the use of force for the different circumstances that may occur during military operations and new training modules and
materials on human rights and humanitarian law. “Not least, human rights have changed their status from norms considered to impede the TNI from doing their job, to rights for which any aspiring military leader has to attest his support. In line with this, the TNI’s stand- ing in the eyes of the population has gradually improved”, Asplund concludes.
Field simulations are a regular part of the training of the Indonesian Armed Forces in human rights and the law of armed conflict. (Photo: UiO).
RU LE OF L AW
Highlights
: Presumption of innocence
Two courses on the presumption of innocence in police investigations were held in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, in cooperation with the Norwegian Police and the Ministry of Public Security in Vietnam.1 Similar work has been initiated in cooperation with military police and intelligence, as well as the National Police in Indonesia.
: Annual Kenyan Colloquium
The NCHR supported the largest gathering of Kenyan judges in the country’s history. Over 120 judges, in addition to outside legal experts and scholars, met for a week-long discussion of ongoing transformation of the judiciary.
: Training judges and court employees
The NCHR’s Chinese partner organised trainings on the right to fair trial, human rights and the new criminal procedure law at an intermediate people’s court in South China. Participants included 144 judges and court employees, 10 from the local prosecutor’s office and 40 from local police.
: Raising legal awareness of prisoners
The NCHR supported legal awareness projects at Hue University and Ho Chi Minh City University of Law in Vietnam. Through these projects, 285 students have visited prisons and communities to provide legal advice.
Women in Islamic
fundamentalist movements
Although many books have been written on fundamentalism in Indonesia, almost all of them have underestimated or neglected the role of women, conclude the editors of a newly published book supported by the Oslo Coalition on Freedom of Religion or Belief.
Cover of the book entitled “Kesaksian para Pengabdi: Kajian tentang Perempuan dan Fundamentalism di Indonesia”
(Testimony of the Devotee: Studies on Women and Fundamentalism in Indonesia). (Photo: M. Nur Abdurrahman, DetikFoto).
FR EEDO M OF R ELIGION OR B ELI EF
“Religious radicalisation has mostly been assumed as a masculine activity, within the domain of men. However, no social religious movement can develop without women’s involvement”, writes Lanny Octavia, editor of the book.
With support from the NCHR, the Indonesian organisation Yayasan Rumah KitaB has con- ducted research on women in Islamic funda- mentalist movements. The findings confirm that there are at least three factors which motivate women to engage in fundamentalist Islamic movements: ideology, economy and social pro- tection.
Most of the women interviewed were born- again Muslims in search of religious purification and authenticity. All informants noted advan- tages in becoming a member, such as a prom- ise of an afterlife reward, writing and speaking skills, or benefits from selling Muslim outfits and Islamic books. The women explained that they found true sisterhood in the movement, and that a feeling of solidarity provided psychological comfort and protection.
Women must be included in de-radicalisation efforts
On the one hand, women play the role as cul- tural and biological reproducers. Unregistered marriage, polygamy and having many children are considered part of their jihad. On the oth- er hand, women play a productive role. For instance, women hold trainings for female members and try to garner public support for the movement by mobilising other women and children. On the basis of their research, editors Lanny Octavia and Lies Marcoes argue in fa- vour of feminist perspectives on how women are perceived in fundamentalist movements and how they become active agents. In conclusion, they find that there is a need to include women in the de-radicalisation efforts in Indonesia.
Participants at the Oslo Coalition on Freedom of Religion or Belief seminar “What are legitimate restrictions on Missionary Activities toward vulnerable groups?” held at Lysebu, Oslo in November. (Photo: UiO).
Highlights
: Orthodox Thought and Practice
Twelve Orthodox intellectuals and highly respected theologians were gathered in Oslo in December to discuss the topic Toward a Public Ecclesiology: Church as Nation and Reli gious Pluralism.
: Muslim Family Law
The NCHR’s report Justice through Equality: Building Religious Knowledge for Reform of Muslim Family Law was translated to French, Arabic and Urdu.
: Blasphemy and Apostasy
Eleven Muslim academic experts discussed and presented papers on Critical Approaches to Blasphemy and Apostasy during the NCHR’s international workshop in Istanbul in August.
: Missionary Activities and Human Rights
Ten international and three Norwegian experts presented papers on What are Legitimate Restrictions on Missionary Activities toward Vulnerable Groups? at the NCHR’s inter national workshop in Oslo in November.
FR EEDO M OF R ELIGION OR B ELI EF
The impact of palm
oil plantations in Indonesia
The NCHR has cooperated with the Institute for Ecosoc Rights since 2008. A report published by the Institute concluded that in the areas examined, the palm oil industry created serious human rights problems related to access to food, water, health, wages, work- ing hours and contributed to the forceful take- over of land.
Strengthened knowledge about state obligations
Throughout 2014, before the launch of the report, several discussions regarding the re port’s findings were organised at the prov- ince level, targeting village administration, traditional leaders, local government repre- sentatives and adat (customary) communities.
As a result of this work, civil society actors increased their ability to take part in political processes regarding natural resource man- agement. Furthermore, the authorities at the province level in Kalimantan gained increased knowledge about the state’s human rights ob- ligations.
“Palm oil plantations cause severe human rights consequences for the people living in the Indonesian province of Central Kalimantan”, says Sri Palupi, founder of the Institute for Economic and Social Rights, one of the main partners of the NCHR’s Indonesia Programme.
“Palm oil production is important to the Indonesian economy. The controversial oil, for instance used in cooking and cosmetics, brings economic benefits for some, but leads to loss of livelihoods for others”, says Palupi.
BUSI N ESS AN D H UM AN R IGH TS
Highlights
: Corporations in the Global Food System and Human Rights
In September, a conference on Corporations in the Global Food System and Human Rights was held at the NCHR. State Secretary Morten Høglund from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs opened the conference.
: UN Forum for Business and Human Rights
The NCHR co-organised a side event at the UN Forum for Business and Human Rights.
Three master’s students from the NCHR received support to attend the forum.
: Capacity building
The NCHR supported the participation of three Indonesian civil society representatives at the two-week course in Human Rights Advocacy, Business and Development in Myanmar
Dissemination of research on human rights aspects of oil palm plantations, conducted by the NCHR’s partner organisation, the Institute for Ecosoc Rights, in Central Kalimantan province, Indonesia (Photo: Ecosoc Institute).
Learning Minority Rights in Practice
“It is a breakthrough that a course taught by Norwegian partners has been approved as an independent and compulsory course in Chinese university curriculum. This could not have been possible without the long-term research cooperation between the NCHR and the Law School of Yunnan University”, says Maria Lundberg.
The NCHR, through its China Autonomy Programme (CAP), cooperates with the LSYU and the Sami Centre of the University of Tromsø (UiT) on a Master’s Program on Law and Ethnic Affairs in China. This cooperation has greatly advanced the development of mi- nority and human rights law teaching and re- search in China.
The signing of a formal agreement on teaching co-operation complemented by a student exchange programme is also a posi- tive step forward. In 2014, the LSYU select- ed three master students to study at UiT and NCHR for three months. Additionally, two master students from NCHR had their intern- ship at LSYU. “The internship with the China Autonomy Programme was an excellent op- portunity to understand the future challenges for the protection of minorities and indige- nous peoples’ rights”, says Alfonso Calcáneo Sánchez.
In addition to conducting research and field work, Sánchez was responsible for reading groups with the students enrolled in the course
“Minorities in Law and Politics: Universal, Regional and Comparative Perspectives”. This is a 54 hour compulsory course taught by CAP researcher Maria Lundberg.
CAP researcher Maria Lundberg, Professor Kirsten Sandberg, and intern Alfonso Calcáneo Sánchez conducting field visit to De Hong, China. (Photo: private).
“In view of the recent World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, held in September 2014, the ongoing Post-2015 Agenda process, and the continued push for economic development in minority areas in China, the importance of continued research and education in this field is critical”, says Lundberg.
EQU ALI TY AN D NON-DISC RIMI NA TION
Highlights
: Helping inject human rights into the post-2015 agenda
The NCHR co-hosted a two-day conference on the current debate and future shape of the post-2015 development agenda from a human rights perspective. The conference brought together leading scholars and practitioners to examine the topic from different perspectives, envisioning both what may happen and what should happen before September 2015.
: Training journalists and media in non-discrimination
Two seminars were held for 28 journalists and media from different parts of China, focusing on equality and non-discrimination issues. Topics covered gender equality, LGBT rights, disa- bility rights and health rights.
China and the international human rights system
China has ratified 26 international human rights treaties and through established UN monitoring mechanisms, aligned itself with countries promoting human rights education, technical assistance and exchange. Chinese academics are eager to learn more about the UN and the international human rights system.
China has followed up on its commitments given at the 2009 Universal Periodic Review hearing to further promote teaching of human rights inside China. By 2014 a total of eight national bases for human rights education have been set up around the country, many of which are long time institutional partners of the NCHR.
Observing international events helps enrich human rights research and teaching
In 2014, five Chinese law experts partici- pated in NCHR’s programme to visit the UN and Geneva. One of the participants was Associate Professor Lu Haina from Renmin University. She characterised the experience as unique. “The Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is one I constantly refer to and that I specialised in through my PhD. Now I can combine my research with practical experience”, says Dr.
Lu, who graduated from the NCHR MA pro- gramme in 2000. “In 1999, I had little know- ledge of the concept of human rights. The stay
in Norway gave me a strong incentive to further my career, and I wanted to become a scholar with a specialisation in human rights”. Today, Dr. Lu is one of the key persons providing human rights education at Renmin University to the next generation of law schol- ars and professionals in China.
“It is important that Chinese academics and human rights experts inside China learn more about the UN human rights system and how things work in Geneva and New York. It will not come as a surprise if the first Chinese UN special rapporteur on human rights is to be appointed in the near future”, says Cecilie Figenschou Bakke, Director of the China Programme.
HU M AN R IGH TS MEC HAN IS M S
Highlights
: UPR of Vietnam
In February, Vietnam underwent its second Universal Periodic Review. The NCHR, in coop- eration with the Norwegian-Vietnamese Center and the Norwegian Bar Association, invited a Vietnamese defence lawyer to attend the hearing.
: Regional human rights mechanisms
The NCHR wrote a report on regional human rights mechanisms in Asia, Africa and America commissioned by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The report was later published as an NCHR Occasional Paper.
: Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Gisle Kvanvig, Director of the Vietnam Programme, presented the paper ASEAN, sovereignty and human rights at the Third International Conference on Human Rights and Peace & Conflict in Southeast Asia.
The annual Introductory Course on Inter- national Human Rights was held in Oslo on 1-5 September 2014. The course provided 20 participants from Indonesia, Vietnam, China, Morocco and Norway a comprehensive intro- duction to international human rights, their institutions and substantive rights, as well as their monitoring, implementation and en- forcement. Topics covered during the course included human rights and development,
human rights and business, disability rights, freedom of expression, freedom of religion or belief, women’s rights and indigenous peoples’ rights. Highly qualified human rights researchers and practitioners served as lectur- ers, provided case studies and group work ac- tivities that actively engaged the participants in the sharing of knowledge, practical expe- riences and challenges from their daily work.
Introductory Course on International Human Rights
OPP OR TU N IT IES
Each year, the international programmes at the NCHR offer students and academics the opportunity to apply for human rights courses, scholarships and internships.
Participants at the NCHR’s Introductory Course on International Human Rights in Oslo, September 2014. (Photo: UiO).
Visiting Scholar Programme
The NCHR’s Visiting Scholar Programme offers researchers from Mainland China, Indonesia and Vietnam the unique opportu- nity to become a guest researcher in Oslo for a period of two months every year. The objec- tives of the Programme are to: support emerg- ing high quality research within the field of in- ternational human rights; build human rights research capacity in the target countries; and provide international networking and excha-
nge opportunities between individuals and institutions in the field of human rights. In 2014, the NCHR welcomed five visiting schol- ars, focusing on topics such as the economic, social and cultural rights jurisprudence of the Indonesian Constitutional Court, access to information and human rights, good govern- ance and corruption. In addition, the China Autonomy Programme invited nine research- ers to Oslo in 2014.
The NCHR Occasional Paper Series was launched in 2014 and aims to feature contributions from NCHR visiting research- ers, master’s students, and the various international programmes and thematic working groups. (Photo: UiO).
OPP OR TU N IT IES
Internship Programme
Students from the NCHR’s M. Phil in the Theory and Practice of Human Rights have the opportunity to apply for internships at the international programmes, as part of their ob- ligatory course “Human Rights in Practice”.
In 2014, the interns included Inger Aasgard (China Programme), Tori Loven Kirkebø (Vietnam Programme) and Dorina Damsa and Alfonso Calcáneo Sanchez (CAP).
Student exchange programme
In 2014, the Faculty of Law at the University of Oslo signed a formal student exchange agreement with Renmin University in China.
In September, the NCHR received two stu- dents who followed the first semester courses of the M.Phil in the Theory and Practice of Human Rights as part of the MA programme in human rights at Renmin.
Scholarship to international master’s students
The international programmes offer master student scholarships to students from Indonesia and Vietnam for studying for the NCHR’s M. Phil in The Theory and Practice of Human Rights. The scholarships cover all living costs for two years. In 2014, scholarship holders Indria Fernida, Mahaarum Kusama Pertiwi and Nga Hong Nguyen graduated from NCHR.
Scholarship for master’s students in Norway
Competence on China and human rights issues is in high demand. Since 2003, the China Programme has awarded 1-3 annual scholarships on a competitive basis to Master students in Norway. The scholarships are granted to encourage Norwegian students to carry out research on China and human rights related issues and consist of a monthly stipend. In 2014, the China Programme scholarship was awarded to Kristian Espelid from the University of Bergen and Shen Qimin and Anne Christine Lie from the University of Oslo.
Zhang Shuai from Renmin University studied for four months at the NCHR in 2014. (Photo: UiO)
Aksel Tømte. «The protection gap in the palm oil sector in Indonesia», Tvergastein 5(2), p. 104- 109.
Anne Christine Lie. «Rethinking Rural Resistance in China: A Case Study of the 2011 Wukan Incident in Guandong prov- ince». NCHR Occacional Paper Series #4, Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, Oslo.
Frida Margareta Pareus. Policing Youth in Vietnam: Using Juvenile Justice Reform as a Means of Social Control, Master thesis, Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, University of Oslo.
Indria Fernida. Calling for truth about mass killings of 1965/6: Civil Society Initiatives in revealing the truth of mass killings of 1965/6 under the transitional justice framework in Indonesia, Master thesis, Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, University of Oslo.
Jinrong Huang. «A Comment on the Second Consideration of the ESCR Committee on China’s Report on the Implementation of ICESCR » (Jingji,shehui
ji wenhua quanli weiyuanhui dui zhongguo lvyue zhuangkuang dierci shenyi shuping), Journal of Human Rights (Renquan), 1/2015, p.61-77.
Kristian Espelid. «Judicial Independence in China: A Post-totalitarian Story». NCHR Occacional Paper Series #2, Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, Oslo.
Lena Larsen. Book review of Martha C.
Nussbaums “The New Religious Intolerance.
Overcoming the Politics of Fear in an Anxious Age” (2012) in Nordic Journal of Human Rights 4/2014.
Lijiang Zhu. «International Humanitarian Law in the Universal Periodic Review of the UN Human Rights Council: An Empirical Survey», Journal of international humanitari- an legal studies, 5/2014, p. 186-212.
Lijiang Zhu. «The Chinese Practice in Public International Law in 2013», Chinese Journal of International Law, Vol. 13, 2/2014, p. 395-454.
Publications written by, or with support from, the International Programmes.
Publications
PU BLIC AT IONS
Mahaarum Kusama Pertiwi. Reclaiming Minority’s Freedom of Religion or Belief in Indonesia, Master thesis, Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, University of Oslo.
Malcolm Langford. The Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights:
A Commentary
(Pretoria: Pretoria University Law Press, 2014).
Malcolm Langford. The Human Rights to Water: Theory, Practice and Prospects (Cambridge University Press, 2014) (Edited with A. Russell).
Malcolm Langford. «Muddying the Water?
Assessing Target-Based Approaches in Development Cooperation for Water and Sanitation», Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, Vol. 15, Nos. 2-3 (2014), pp. 247-260.
Muhammad Latif Fauzi,and Hermawan, Sulhani (Eds.) Islam dan HAM - Diskursus dan Pengalaman Indonesia, Kaukaba Dipantara, December 2014. Book based on essays submitted to the conference ‘Islam dan Human Rights - theories and practices in contemporary Indonesia’ in 2012.
Nga Hong Nguyen. Human Rights in Industrial Zones: Beyond State Duty and Corporate Responsibility. The Case of Vietnam, Master thesis, Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, University of Oslo.
Qimin Shen. Corporatism, freedom of association and Shenzhen’s trade union reform (Master thesis), 2014, University of Oslo, Faculty of Law.
Zhu Lijiang. The Chinese practice in public international law in 2013. Chinese Journal of International Law, Vol. 13, No. 2, 2014, pp.
395-454.
Songcai Yang. «The Human Rights Responsibilities of Corporations under the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights» (Lun lianheguo gongshangye yu renquan zhidaoyuanze xia de gong- si renquan zeren), Journal of Guangzhou University, Social Science Edition
(Guangzhou daxuexuebao, shehui kexueban), Vol. 13, 11/2014, p.19-25
Teng Hongqing (co-author).”The Human Rights Perspective of the New Legal Reform of the Declaration of Assets Interests in Macao” in Study on One Country, Two Systems (3) 2014 94-97. Published by One Country Two Systems Research Institute at Macao Polytechnic.
Nils Christie. Crime Control as Industry.
Chinese translation (Fanzui Kongzhi Gongyehua), Routledge, (3rd ed.) Beijing Daxue Chubanshe, 2014 (translation).
Thomas Mathiesen. Prison on Trial . Chinese translation (Shou Shenpan De Jianyu), Waterside Press, 2006 (3rd ed.) Beijing Daxue Chubanshe, 2014 (translation).
Events organised by, or with participation from, the International Programmes at the NCHR.
EV EN TS
«Tibet and beyond: China, ethnic affairs and mi- nority rights». Internal press brief with NCHR China experts and professor Françoise Robin from Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales, Paris, France. Place: NCHR, 24 April.
«Socio-Economic Rights in South Africa:
Symbols and Substance? », Book launch. Place:
British East African Institute, Nairobi, 2 May.
«South East Asia at yet another crossroad?» with Prof. Jonathan D. London from City University of Hong Kong, Prof. Gerry van Klinken from University of Amsterdam/KITLV Leiden, Prof.
Olle Törnquist from University of Oslo, Prof.
Nankyung Choi from City University of Hong Kong. Place: Professorboligen, Oslo, 11. June.
«Evolution of human rights discourse in China»
with Professor Titus Chen fra National Chengchi University i Taiwan. Place: NCHR, Oslo, 18 June.
«HIV/AIDS regulation in China and its impact on key affected populations» with Professor Lin Jia, Vice Dean at Renmin Law School. Place:
NCHR, Oslo, 1 July.
Events
The NCHR supported the Third International Conference on Human Rights and Peace & Conflict in Southeast Asia. (Photo: UiO).
Book launch of «The Millennium Development Goals and Human Rights: Past, Present and Future»
at a Post-2015 seminar in cooperation with CMI and Norad, 25 August.
«The role of environmental public interest litigation in fighting China’s pollution problems»
with Kathinka Fürst, PhD Candidate, Netherlands China Law Centre, University of Amsterdam.
Place: NCHR, Oslo, 11. September.
«Experiences as UN Special Rapporteur: Reflections by Asma Jahangir». Place: NCHR, Oslo, 24. November.
«Political participation in China, a role for women?”, paper presented by Yi Wang at the European Association of Chinese Studies Conference. Place: Lisbon, Portugal, July.
Gisle Kvanvig and Knut D. Asplund presented their programmes’ cooperation with the Vietnam People’s Police Force and the Armed Forces of Indonesia (TNI), respectively, at the conference
“Human rights and the security sector in the Asia Pacific”. Place: Bangkok, Thailand, 15-17 September.
NCHR co-organised the Cambridge conference with the Mongolia & Inner Asia Studies Unit of Cambridge University and the Law School of Yunnan University, 14 October.
NCHR supported the South East Asia Human Rights Studies Network Conference in Malaysia.
Gisle Kvanvig presented the paper «ASEAN, Sovereignty and Human Rights» at the Conference.
Place: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 15-17 October.
Lena Larsen presented paper on women’s experiences in religious dialogue at the Conference
«Women at the heart of monotheisms: a plural history». Place: Rabat, Morocco, 12-13 November.
Knut D. Asplund held a lecture organised by SAIH on the mass killings in Indonesia in 1965/66 after “The Act of Killing” was nominated for Oscar for best documentary. Place: Chateu Neuf, Oslo.
Solveig Igesund held a lecture for 150 students on human rights and business, organised by the UN Associations of Norway. Place: Drammen VGS, 5 November.
Solveig Igesund held a lecture for 20 teachers on the Human Rights Council and Universal Periodic Review of Vietnam. Place: UN Associations Norway, Oslo, 12 November.
EV EN TS
Director of the NCHR’s Socio-Economic Rights Programme, Malcolm Langford, was invited as a panelist at event hosted by University de los Andes on the topic internally displaced persons (Photo: Universidad de Los Andes).
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