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.

Studying human rights.

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.

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Global efforts to combat death penalty

The right to life and the respect for human dignity and inviolability are underlying principles on which all other human rights and the principles of the rule of law are based. The use of the death penalty is not consistent with these principles and is in itself inhumane.

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Section for Human Rights, Democracy and Gender Equality

Phone: +47 23951488
Address: Postboks 8114 Dep., 0032 Oslo
Visitor address: 7. juniplassen 1 / Victoria Terrasse 7, Oslo