Human rights
The promotion of human rights and democratic principles is at the heart of Norwegian foreign policy. This policy is implemented both in international forums such as the UN, the OSCE and the Council of Europe, and at country level.

Guidelines on Norway’s human rights policy
The promotion of human rights is a key component of Norway’s foreign and development policy. As part of its efforts to ensure an integrated human rights policy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has published several sets of guidelines on different aspects of human rights.

Global efforts to combat death penalty
The right to life is enshrined in both global and regional human rights conventions. The right to life and respect for human dignity and inviolability are the underlying principles on which all other human rights and the fundamental principles of the rule of law are based. The use of the death penalty is a violation of these principles and is, in itself, inhumane.
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- Agreement at the UN to recognize the efforts of human rights defenders Press release 17/11/2023
- Norway participates in humanitarian conference for the people of Gaza News story 09/11/2023
- One day, the war between Israel and Hamas will be over Speech/statement 08/11/2023
- The Minister of Foreign Affairs visited the synagogue in Oslo News story 07/11/2023
- Joint Statement on Afghanistan News story 01/11/2023
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Section for Human Rights, Democracy and Gender Equality
E-mail: mrsek@mfa.no
Phone: +47 23951488
Address: Postboks 8114 Dep., 0032 Oslo
Visitor address: 7. juniplassen 1 / Victoria Terrasse 7, Oslo