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Lene Wetteland

@lenewett.bsky.social
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Head of the Documentation and Accountability Hub of the Norwegian Helsinki Committee bsky.app/profile/nhcno.bsky.social - defending human rights, civil society and accountability in Eastern Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia.

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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Free people first! – Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, human rights and press freedom defenders, former political prisoners, and families of those still in detention and captivity, appeal to President Trump before the meeting with Putin in Alaska. #People1st nhc.no/en/people-fi...
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People First - Open letter to President Trump
People First! Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, human rights defenders, former political prisoners, appeal to President Trump before meeting Putin
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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
For 34 years, Ukraine has stood strong. For over 11 years, it has resisted Russian aggression. And for 3½ years, it has endured a full-scale invasion. Yet the Ukrainian spirit remains unbroken. We stand with Ukraine. 💙Slava Ukraïni💛
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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
📣 We are excited to announce that Ukrainian organizations now can apply for the Nansen program’s small grants “Enable to impact”. This call is administered by Kyiv Human Rights Hub, Center for Civil Liberties and the NHC, with the support of @norad.no Deadline: August 8 hrhub.kyiv.ua/konkurs-maly...
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Конкурс малих грантів “Спроможні впливати” – Київський хаб прав людини
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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Duma rep Andrei Lugovoy has sent a letter to Russian Justice Dep to list NHC as an «undesirable organization» after decades of cooperation with dissidents and human rights defenders. We strongly disagree & see this as part of the Kremlin’s campaign against civil society. So far no official response
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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Siarhei Tsikhanouski is free🤍❤️🤍 We are so happy that Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s husband has been released, along with 13 other political prisoners in Belarus. We will continue the fight for Ales Bialiatski and more than 1400 others!! www.facebook.com/share/v/1C3v...
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Lene Wetteland @lenewett.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Hjelp oss dokumentere krigsforbrytelser i Ukraina ved å støtte denne spleisen! Tusen takk til Dommerforeningen for initiativet!
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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
The group of 37 countries' position on establishing a special tribunal is historic and essential in holding Russian leaders responsible for the crime of aggression against Ukraine. The NHC calls upon states worldwide to support the tribunal. @beritlindeman.bsky.social @ekelove.bsky.social
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Historic step to create the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine
On 9 May 2025, foreign ministers met in Lviv, Ukraine, announcing the establishment of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine. The Tribunal builds on resolutions by the UN Ge...
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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Today, it is 20 years since the #ANDIJAN massacre! ❗Order investigation ❗Release Information ❗Compensate survivors ❗Punish perpetrators Ensure that it never can happen again‼️ #Usbekistan 📸 The square where the massacre took place
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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Read 'The Forbidden Times'—an illegal newspaper in many parts of the world. Today is World Press Freedom Day. Together with the Nobel Peace Center and Narvesen, we publish this newspaper in Norway and present articles from journalists in regimes that censor media and imprison or kill journalists.
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‘Illegal newspaper’ published on World Press Freedom Day
Reporters Without Borders’ Press Freedom Index shows that press freedom is moving in the wrong direction in an increasing number of countries. More than half of the world’s population lives in countri...
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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
#Norway must take the lead for democracy. The NHC's Annual Meeting has issued a statement asking Norway to establish a new democracy programme and strengthen support for the international legal order. (NORW) @espenbartheide.bsky.social @norwaymfa.government.no @norad.no @beritlindeman.bsky.social
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Norge må gå i front for demokratiet
I lys av at det i 2025 er 50 år siden de europeiske landene, Nord-Amerika og Sovjetunionen undertegnet Helsingforserklæringen ønsker Helsingforskomiteens årsmøte i 2025 at Norge må gi nødhjelp til dem...
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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Civil society organisations, including NHC, call on all state parties to the #ICCStatute to amend the International Criminal Court’s jurisdiction over the crime of aggression. We need a legal framework that can effectively deter state leaders from waging aggressive wars. nhc.no/en/harmoniza...
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Harmonization of the ICC’s Jurisdiction over the Crime of Aggression: A Call for Reform
We respectfully call on all states parties to take the steps required to amend the International Criminal Court’s jurisdiction over the crime of aggression. What the international community needs is a...
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Karen-Anna Eggen @kaeggen.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
I dag har jeg en ny kronikk på trykk i @altinget.bsky.social hvor jeg skriver om russisk manipulering av informasjon som del av Kremls langsiktige strategi i jakten på sine stormaktsambisjoner. Åpen for alle 🙌
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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
$23.7 billion in Western companies’ goods reaching Russia via China and Hong Kong during sanctions, shows a new report by @b4ukraine.org, NHC, and Corisk. The G7, EU, and European governments must particularly address the flow of santioned goods vital to Russia's war efforts. nhc.no/en/23-7-bill...
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$23.7 Billion in Western companies’ goods reaching Russia via China and Hong Kong
Despite sanctions, goods produced in Western countries increasingly reach Russia via China and Hong Kong, totaling $9.2 billion from April 2022 to July 2024. Including all goods produced by Western co...
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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Armenia and Azerbaijan have announced that a peace agreement is closer than ever. But it does not include elements needed to make it last, such as dealing with the completely opposing versions of events during the many years of conflict. @lenewett.bsky.social (Norw.) klassekampen.no/artikkel/202...
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Et tynt håp om fred i Kaukasus
Armenia og Aserbajdsjan sier de er enige om en fredsavtale. Folk Klassekampen har snakket med i ­de to landene, tror likevel ikke at konflikten er over.
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Lene Wetteland @lenewett.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Important decision that Norway ratifies the ICC Kampala Amendments on the crime of aggression - more countries should follow suit
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Thomas Nilsen @thomasnilsen.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
UD brukte i en 20 års periode millioner på å forbedre soningsforholdene i russiske fengsler. En samarbeidspartner var Vodnik varetektsfengsel i Moskva hvor politiske fanger nå opplever barbariske avhørsmetoder. Fredag sanksjonerte Norge russisk kriminalomsorg, 10 måneder etter EU gjorde det samme.
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Norway sanctions Russian judges, prosecutors responsible for repression
19 individuals responsible for serious human rights violations were Friday listed on Norway’s sanctions regime for Russia. Furthermore, Oslo introduces trade restrictions on equipment and software whi...
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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
The elections in #Tajikistan are a meaningless exercise as long as the opposition is outlawed, and its members are in prison. We call on Tajik authorities to free political prisoners and allow the peaceful opposition to operate, says @beritlindeman.bsky.social nhc.no/en/tajikista...
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Tajikistan: Parliamentary elections amidst a human rights crisis
According to information, published by Tajik media, the ruling People’s Democratic Party of Tajikistan won 49 out of 63 seats. The remaining seats were divided among four pro-government parties: the A...
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Lene Wetteland @lenewett.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Interesting session with parliamentarians from #Ukraine at the Norwegian @stortinget.no today - nobody wants peace more than Ukrainians, and I want my partner back from the front, but not if it means that my 12-year son has to be sent to the front in 6 years time due to a bad peace agreement..
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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Remembering Boris Nemtsov❤️ Today marks the 10 years since the Russian opposition leader was murdered. He was not afraid and openly opposed Putin's military aggression against Ukraine, protested against the wars in Chechnya, fought against corruption. For this, he was silenced 📷Ivan Lapyrin/Unsplash
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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
The US and Russia cannot strike a peace deal without #Ukraine at the table. They must prioritise release of forcibly deported Ukrainian children, Ukrainian civilians held by Russia, and prisoners of war on both sides. Russian war crimes must be prosecuted in order to achieve a lasting peace.
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Lene Wetteland @lenewett.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Ukrainian NGOs respond to ridiculous dictator allegations: “elections in Ukraine must take place-but only after the war is over, sustainable peace is achieved, and security and other conditions are in place to allow for free, fair, democratic, and accessible elections.” oporaua.org/en/vybory/st...
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Statement of Ukrainian Non-Governmental Organizations on the Impossibility of Holding Democratic Elections without the Sustainable Peace
Any peace process should take into account Ukraine's voice and a logical sequence of actions to restore electoral cycles: 1) a sustainable ceasefire under the security guarantees of the guarantor coun...
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Lene Wetteland @lenewett.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Very important statement from our partners Truth Hounds and other organisations in #Ukraine - nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine, and any attempt of reconciliation without justice is unacceptable. truth-hounds.org/en/cases/sta...
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Statement of Ukrainian Human Rights Organizations Regarding the Inadmissibility of Negotiations about Ukraine without Ukraine – Truth Hounds
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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
At least 20,000 Ukrainian children are abducted to Russia and are held in indoctrination camps or adopted, even if their parents are still alive in #Ukraine. - Under humanitarian law, strict requirements apply to the detention of children, says @lenewett.bsky.social to @nettavisen.no (NORW.)
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Putins ukjente forbrytelse: – Kidnapper barn
Titusenvis av barn er bortført fra Ukraina til Russland. Det kan koste Vladimir Putin friheten.
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Lene Wetteland @lenewett.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
I am talking to @nettavisen.no about Ukrainian children in Russian control - horrible indoctrination in Russia, but also terror regime in occupied parts of #Ukraine (NORW) #people1st www.nettavisen.no/nyheter/puti...
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Putins ukjente forbrytelse: – Kidnapper barn
Titusenvis av barn er bortført fra Ukraina til Russland. Det kan koste Vladimir Putin friheten.
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Lene Wetteland @lenewett.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Now is the chance to step up the support - Norway has new government and a minister of finance more informed than most on he situation in and regarding #Ukraine.
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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
President #Trump seems set to initiate peace negotiations on #Ukraine. A key priority of any agreement must be to release all captives of Russia’s war. People First Campaign is led by Centre for Civil Liberties and Memorial. @avalaina.bsky.social @enmemorial.bsky.social www.nhc.no/en/people-fi...
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“People first!” campaign calls to free the captives of Russia’s invasion
Our call is simple: put people first. The key priority of any negotiated agreement must be the release of all captives of Russia’s war against Ukraine. Among them: Thousands of Ukrainian civilians hel...
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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
#Azerbaijan 's escalating repression of civil society, independent media, and political dissidents violates the principles and values of the Council of Europe. Ten #humanrights organisations urge the Parliamentary Assembly of @coe.int to confirm the suspension. www.nhc.no/en/urgent-ca...
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Urgent call to confirm the suspension of Azerbaijan’s PACE credentials
In January 2024, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a resolution, making the unprecedented decision not to ratify the credentials of the Azerbaijani delegation. The cre...
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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
On the occasion of the inauguration of President #DonaldTrump, the NHC will urge him to support #Ukraine and ensure justice for Ukraine in pursuing peace. The U.S. must stop undermining the ICC and support the court in prosecuting violations in Ukraine and Gaza. @intlcrimcourt.bsky.social
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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
We call on #Norway and @espenbartheide.bsky.social to oppose recent #US legislative efforts to impose sanctions related to the @intlcrimcourt.bsky.social . The U.S. must stop undermining the court and join it. Justice for victims relies on an independent and empowered ICC. www.nhc.no/en/civil-soc...
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Civil society urges States to oppose ICC sanctions
Letter to Norway’s Foreign Minister, including appendix   Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide, Please find below an urgent call from civil society organisations around the globe strongly opposing the Un...
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Lene Wetteland @lenewett.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Armenia and Ukraine are the two newest members of the ICC - sending a strong message for justice and accountability in the region.
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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Who is the criminal? Ulfatkhonim Mamadshoeva – journalist, human rights activist and defender of children's and women's rights – or Emomali Rahmon – dictator in Tajikistan, murderer, torturer and kidnapper? He sentenced her to 21 years in prison! Support Ulfatkhonim! bidra.nhc.no/julekampanje... 📸AP
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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
The NHC condemns the violence against peaceful protesters in #Georgia. Perpetrators must be investigated, senior leaders of the Government and security forces sanctioned, and new and free elections held with international assistance. We stand with the Georgian people! 📸Vladimir Romenskiy
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Lene Wetteland @lenewett.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Excited to be present at the ICC #ASP23 this week for important discussions for the court, networking, and our side event on Prioritization Criteria, I-DOC and the Quality of Atrocity Fact-Work today. #NGOVoices are heard with Norwegian Helsinki Committee, CILRAP, CaseMatrixNetwork, Truth Hounds etc
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