Lene Wetteland (@lenewett) 's Twitter Profile
Lene Wetteland

@lenewett

Working on #humanrights and #accountability in Russia, Ukraine, Armenia in @nhc_no. Likes books, volleyball and nynorsk.

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As demonstrations in Tbilisi enter their fourth week, NHC’s Ana Pashalishvili often gets asked what’s wrong with the Russia-inspired “foreign agents law”. Her response published today in an op-ed for VG [NORW] vg.no/nyheter/mening…

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Small communities like Austevoll in Norway have welcomed large numbers of Ukrainian refugees. But Ukraine needs our continued support, also in the documentation of war crimes, NHC's Lene Wetteland writes in this op-ed for Marsteinen [NORW] marsteinen.no/meiningar/i/Gy…

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- De foreslåtte budsjettkutte til menneskerettigheter og demokratistøtte fremstår uansvarlige i en tid der Georgia koker og Gaza brenner, skriver Helsingforskomiteen i et felles debattinnlegg Amnesty Norge Human Rights House Foundation Rafto Foundation Norsk PEN m.fl panoramanyheter.no/bistandsbransj…

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Many European countries provide members of the Russian opposition with residence-like permits without asylum. Norway. does not. - We should support Russian forces for good, NHC's Beritlinen and Inna Sangadzhieva write in this op-ed for Avisen Vårt Land [NORW]vl.no/meninger/verdi…

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Den 20. juni markerer vi verdens flyktningdag. I dette debattinnlegget skriver Helsingforskomiteens generalsekretær Beritlinen og ledere for en rekke norske sivilsamfunnsorganisasjoner at Norge må gjøre mer for mennesker på flukt. [NORW] dagsavisen.no/debatt/2024/06…

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Our friends in #Ukraine, Olena & Insight, alongside the 25 July Support Group in #Norway, win the first-ever Kim Friele Memorial Award🌈 The award is in the spirit of the late Norwegian activist Kim Friele. We send our warmest greetings to both winners🫶

Our friends in #Ukraine, Olena & Insight, alongside the 25 July Support Group in #Norway, win the first-ever Kim Friele Memorial Award🌈

The award is in the spirit of the late Norwegian activist Kim Friele. 

We send our warmest greetings to both winners🫶
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It's been twenty years since the worst hostage tragedy took place in Beslan, North Ossetia, killing 334 people, 186 of them children. Today, we mourn the children and the victims and demand that the perpetrators are held accountable. nhc.no/en/20-years-si…

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Together with 95 human rights organisations we express corcern about US's declining use of Global #Magnitsky sanctions and call for greater responsiveness to civil society recommendations Secretary Antony Blinken Secretary Janet Yellen (Archived) nhc.no/en/call-for-gr…

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Exciting news! Applications are OPEN for the Advocates for Change – #CivilSociety Support for #Türkiye! If your organization works on #humanrights defenders, #freedomofexpression, #LGBTQIA+ rights, #genderequality, #womensempowerment, apply now! nhc.no/en/apply-now-f…

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The Norwegian Helsinki Committee is happy to announce our call for proposals on human rights in Central Asia. Read more about our renewed small grants program here: nhc.no/en/call-for-pr…

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#Azerbaijan's government has a longstanding and well-documented pattern of repressing independent civil society and silencing critical voices. 27 civil society organisations + individuals demand attention to #humanrights and #climatejustice ahead of COP29 nhc.no/en/azerbaijan-…

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We must never stop talking about political prisoners in #Belarus, like Ales Bialiatski Maria, Maria Kalesnikava and Sergei Tikhanovsky, says Sviatlana Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya at Stortinget . The fight for a free Belarus continues Human Rights House Foundation #freebelarus #freeviasna #freeales

We must never stop talking about political prisoners in #Belarus, like Ales Bialiatski Maria, <a href="/by_kalesnikava/">Maria Kalesnikava</a> and Sergei Tikhanovsky, says Sviatlana <a href="/Tsihanouskaya/">Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya</a> at <a href="/Stortinget/">Stortinget</a> . The fight for a free Belarus continues <a href="/HRHFoundation/">Human Rights House Foundation</a> 
 #freebelarus #freeviasna #freeales
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- We must talk about Chechnya! At the #AnnaPolitkovskaya seminar we examine the legacy of the Chechen wars and how the human rights violations continue and are spreading to other regions in Russia and abroad. Новая Газета Caucasian Knot (18+) #crewagainsttorture Aage Borchgrevink

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In areas visited by the NHC observers, the Parliamentary Elections in Georgia failed to meet fundamental standards for free and fair elections. In minority-populated areas voters were systematically pressured at the polling stations. Human Rights Center Aage Borchgrevink nhc.no/en/statement-o…

In areas visited by the NHC observers, the Parliamentary Elections in Georgia failed to meet fundamental standards for free and fair elections. In minority-populated areas voters were systematically pressured at the polling stations. <a href="/HRCGeorgia/">Human Rights Center</a> <a href="/AageB/">Aage Borchgrevink</a> 
nhc.no/en/statement-o…
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The IAPB and 12 leading international and Belarusian organisations are calling on #ICC State Parties to support Lithuania’s referral of the situation in #Belarus to the Int'l Criminal Court. 📩Read our open letter 👇 bit.ly/4ecuaZX

The IAPB and 12 leading international and Belarusian organisations are calling on #ICC State Parties to support Lithuania’s referral of the situation in #Belarus to the <a href="/IntlCrimCourt/">Int'l Criminal Court</a>.
📩Read our open letter 👇
bit.ly/4ecuaZX
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Bravo!! SV priorterer #menneskerettigheter og #sivilsamfunn i sitt alternative #statsbudsjett og vil bidra mer til et hardt prøvet sivilsamfunn i Russland og til naboland som er under press. Vi hyller økningen til 5000 kvoteflyktninger Ingrid Fiskaa sv.no/blog/2024/11/0…

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The NHC's Documentation and Accountability Hub is one of this year's Paris Peace Forum scale-up projects. The forum starts today and Lene Wetteland presents our project documenting violations of international criminal and human rights law in #Ukraine #PPF2024 parispeaceforum.org/2024-forum/

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Amid ongoing conflict, Justice for Victims in Ukraine, a project supported by the Forum, stands at the forefront of documenting violations of international human rights law and driving accountability. Interview with Lene Wetteland & Lasse Thomassen Norwegian Helsinki Committee 👇 bit.ly/4fZpHM3

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The Media Initiative for Human Rights has presented a new extensive study that reconstructs the crimes of Russians against civilians during the occupation of the northern regions of Ukraine. The study proves that the persecution of civilians is not an isolated case of cruelty by

The Media Initiative for Human Rights has presented a new extensive study that reconstructs the crimes of Russians against civilians during the occupation of the northern regions of Ukraine. The study proves that the persecution of civilians is not an isolated case of cruelty by