• Access to Justice and Human Rights in Afghanistan 

      De Lauri, Antonio (Journal of Crime, Law and Social Change vol. 60, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-01-01)
      In anthropological and legal literature, the phenomenon termed ‘legal pluralism’ has been interpreted as a co-presence of legal orders which act in relation to their own ‘levels’ of referring ...
    • Cabinda separatism and human rights violations 

      Amundsen, Inge (A report on secessionist movements in Africa and human rights violations, Chapter, 2022-01-01)
      Various separatist movements have been active in the Cabinda enclave in northern Angola since independence. Today, armed resistance seems to be replaced by an upsurge in non-violent protests, at the same time as violent ...
    • Derechos Humanos y Justicia en América Latina en la Agenda Académica Noruega 

      Skaar, Elin; Garcia-Godos, Jemima (Pensamiento Social Noruego sobre América Latina, Chapter, 2015-10-01)
    • Enforcement of water rights 

      Côrtes, Lara; Gianella, Camila; Wilson, Bruce (CMI Brief vol. 15 no. 9, Report, 2016-05-01)
      In 2010, a UN Resolution explicitly recognized the human right to water and sanitation (HRtWS). But has this international recognition improved the ability of poor and marginalized people to secure access to water? Of the ...
    • Family law reform in Sudan: competing claims for gender justice between sharia and women’s human rights 

      Nagar, Samia El; Tønnessen, Liv (CMI Report R 2017:5, Research report, 2017-12-01)
      This paper focuses on family law reform in Sudan-a country that has been in a state of perpetual conflict that stretches back long before its independence in 1956. The signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) in ...
    • From Impunity to Accountability for Human Rights Violations in Latin America: Towards an Analytical Framework 

      Skaar, Elin; García-Godos, Jemima; Collins, Cath (Conference object, 2013-01-01)
      Why have some countries in Latin America over the last two decades shifted from widespread impunity for past human rights violations to the implementation of various forms of specific accountability measures, while others ...
    • Human rights in Angola 

      Amundsen, Inge; Abreu, Cesaltina; Gomes, Catarina (Others, 2021-03-01)
    • Impunidade versus responsabilidade no Uruguai: o papel da Ley de Caducidad 

      Skaar, Elin (A Anistia na Era da Responsabilização: O Brasil em Perspectiva Internacional e Comparada, Chapter, 2011-09-30)
      Muitos países na América Latina e noutras partes do mundo estão seguindo em direção a uma maior responsabilização no que tange às violações de direitos humanos, e existe um consenso crescente de que alguns crimes simplesmente ...
    • Iron fist politics in Colombia: A panorama of destruction 

      Vallejo, Catalina (CMI Brief vol. 11 no. 1, Report, 2012-01-23)
      During the last decade many Latin American countries have resorted to mano dura (iron fist) politics and militarisation to combat crime, drugs and subversion. The high number of killed, injured and displaced persons in ...
    • Norwegian Research on Human Rights and Justice in Latin America 

      Skaar, Elin; Garcia-Godos, Jemima (Norwegian Social Thought on Latin America, Chapter, 2016-08-01)
    • Review report: Al-Haq 

      Selvik, Kjetil; Knudsen, Are John (Research report, 2014-11-01)
      This report reviews the organisational performance of the Palestinian NGO Al-Haq over a three period (2011–13). The report is based on field interviews in Ramallah with staff, stakeholders and beneficiaries and includes ...
    • Review report: Al-Miftah 

      Knudsen, Are John; Selvik, Kjetil (Research report, 2014-11-01)
      This report reviews the organisational performance of the Palestinian NGO Al-Miftah over a three period (2011–13). The report is based on field interviews in Ramallah with staff, stakeholders and beneficiaries and includes ...
    • Taking the Paris Principles to Norway - Match or Mismatch 

      Stokke, Hugo (Conference object, 2017-06-01)
      Presented at the Realizing Rights Conference, June 8 - 10, Univeristy of Ottawa, Canada
    • The “CIA’s Army”: A Threat to Human Rights and an Obstacle to Peace in Afghanistan 

      Suhrke, Astri; De Lauri, Antonio (Research report, 2019-08-01)
      Afghan paramilitary forces working with the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) have long been a staple in the US war on terrorism in Afghanistan and the border region with Pakistan. The problems associated ...
    • Why campaigns to stop child marriage can backfire 

      Muriaas, Ragnhild L.; Wang, Vibeke; Benstead, Lindsay J.; Dulani, Boniface; Rakner, Lise (CMI Brief no. 2019:04, Report, 2019-03-01)