Information on "Human Rights" and "Northern Europe"
March 2013
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Mar 2013
Sweden's Social Democracy Spirit and its Success Story About Children Rights
Author: Menekse Tokyay
Publisher: Global Political Trends Center (GPoT)
This paper examines the role of grassroots activities in Sweden concerning child rights protection and how the country has become a role model for human development and child rights policies. More on «Sweden's Social Democracy Spirit and its Success Story About Children Rights»
October 2012
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Oct 2012
Promoting Women’s Rights in Afghanistan: a Call for Less Aid and More Politics
Author: Torunn Wimpelmann
Publisher: Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF)
The rights of Afghan women, deeply politicized and now set to fade from the international agenda, are facing an uncertain future. More on «Promoting Women’s Rights in Afghanistan: a Call for Less Aid and More Politics»
September 2012
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Sep 2012
Self-Determination and National Minorities
Author: Tove H Malloy
Publisher: European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI)
Drawing on the experience of the 1920 referendum in the Danish-German border region, this issue brief puts the problem of self-determination for the Serbs in Northern Kosovo in an historical perspective as a basis for contemporary analysis. More on «Self-Determination and National Minorities» -
Sep 2012
The Challenges and Ambiguities of South Africa's Foreign Policy
Author: Jean-Paul Marthoz
Publisher: Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF)
In the roughly two decades since the African National Congress's electoral victory, South Africa has scored some significant victories and become one of the major players on the continent and a legitimate voice of Africa on the world scene. More on «The Challenges and Ambiguities of South Africa's Foreign Policy»
January 2012
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2012
International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law in the Global Legal Order
Author: Kristin Bergtora Sandvik
Publisher: Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
This policy brief provides a contextual and conceptual overview of the debate over the relationship between human rights and humanitarian law, in order to set out for Norwegian policymakers the full range of approaches to the issue. More on «International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law in the Global Legal Order» -
2012
Claims About Global Decline in Sexual Violence Spark Debate
Publisher: Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
This commentary highlights the problems related to Human Security Report 2012 issue's claims of a global decline in sexual violence in conflict. More on «Claims About Global Decline in Sexual Violence Spark Debate»
December 2011
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Dec 2011
Sri Lanka and the Peace Makers
Author: M R Narayan Swamy
Publisher: Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS)
More than two years after Sri Lanka militarily vanquished the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in a manner few had anticipated, a Norwegian government-led investigation into the collapse of the 2002 peace process has resulted in a comprehensive and r... More on «Sri Lanka and the Peace Makers»
November 2011
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Nov 2011
A Farewell to Open Borders? The Danish Approach
Author: Peter Hobbing
Publisher: Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
Migratory pressure from abroad and populist trends in Europe have already put considerable stress on borderless Europe. More on «A Farewell to Open Borders? The Danish Approach»
October 2010
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Oct 2010
Sexualised Violence in War and Conflict
Author: Randi Solhjell
Publisher: Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF)
This report addresses the challenges and opportunities facing Norway in relation to the combat against sexualised and gender-based violence (SGBV) in war and conflict situations. More on «Sexualised Violence in War and Conflict»
September 2010
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Sep 2010
The International Criminal Court in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities
Author: Makau Mutua
Publisher: Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF)
This policy paper is a practically-oriented comparative analysis of the work of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Kenya, Uganda, Sudan, and the Central African Republic, and the policy implications for its work for Norway, States Parties, ci... More on «The International Criminal Court in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities»
