About us

Norwegian experiences are shared with partners in Europe, while the knowledge we acquire internationally – including access to innovative teaching resources – is applied in Norway, which then leads to new activities.

Target groups

• Teachers, pupils and students
• Refugees, asylum seekers and minority communities
• NGOs, activists and the general public

Topics we teach

• Human rights
• Democratic citizenship
• Diversity, dialogue and integration

Our approach

• Courses, presentations and other teaching activities
• Participatory pedagogy
• Information and exhibitions
• Expertise and counselling

Funding

Our activities are funded through project support from various stakeholders, such as Oslo Local Authority, the Directorate of Integration and Diversity, the Directorate of Immigration, the Cultural Council of Norway, Sparebankstiftelsen DnB, the Fritt Ord Foundation, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Nordic Council of Ministers, EEA funds (EEA grants/Norway grants), EU’s ERASMUS+ fund, the Dam foundation (formerly EXTRAStiftelsen Helse og Rehabilitering), the Holst legacy and others.

Collaboration

The Human Rights Academy collaborates with a number of organisations, schools, universities and other educational institutions, public agencies, reception centres and individuals in Norway. We also have projects in Russia, Bulgaria, Portugal, Poland and other countries, in collaboration with local organisations.

Network

• DARE (Democracy and Human Rights Education in Europe), a network consisting of 30 organisations in 20 countries.
• Demokratinettverket – a national museum network for democracy and human rights.
• Network for dissemination of awareness-raising information about democracy, peace and human rights.
• NGO forum for human rights.

Human rights education and training - a discipline in growth

The last decades there has been an increasing focus on human rights education as a tool of promoting peace, democracy and respect for human rights worldwide. In 2010 the Council of Europe launched its Charter on Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education, and in 2011 the UN General Assembly adopted the Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training.

Read more:

• Charter on Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education
• The Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training