Jostein Kobbeltvedt
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Executive Director, Rafto Foundation for Human Rights.
Bergen
Joined May 2009
As a human rights organization, we cannot continue staying on this platform that amplifies hate and spreads harmful narratives. That’s why The Rafto Foundation is leaving X. We stand for human rights and democracy—X no longer does.
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LAST CALL📣 Nominations for the 2025 Rafto Prize must be submitted by 1 February. Read more and make your nomination here:
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Each year we award a person or an organization who stands up for human rights and democracy with the Rafto Prize. We encourage everyone with an interest in human rights to make a nomination. The...
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This week the Rafto Foundation is marking #HolocaustRemembranceDay by inviting school students to a walking theater about Oskar Müller, a Jewish boy who was 14 years old when he was arrested at Fridalen School and deported to Auschwitz in 1943.
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Freedom of speech, organization, and peaceful assembly should be protected by all states. We call for the immediate release of all prisoners incarcerated for their exercise of these rights. #Freeluisma #Todos
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Raftostiftelsen er en ideell organisasjon som arbeider for å fremme menneskerettighetene
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Do you know our next Rafto laureate?
Each year we award a person or an organization who stands up for human rights and democracy with the Rafto Prize. We encourage everyone with an interest in human rights to make a nomination. The annual deadline is 1 February.
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The #ceasefire raises critical questions about what comes next. Beyond political negotiations and reconstruction, the focus must shift to addressing the immediate and long-term needs of those most affected by the violence: Palestinian children. https://t.co/ZIBnZUl1A5
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Each year we award a person or an organization who stands up for #humanrights and #democracy with the Rafto Prize. We encourage everyone with an interest in or knowledge of human rights to make a nomination. Annual deadline is 1 February: https://t.co/DhjCMHcFj0
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Do you know a #humanrights defender who needs the world's attention? We call for nominations for the 2025 Rafto Prize! Nominate your candidate: https://t.co/AKXbthnlwV Annual deadline is 1 February.
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UN Human Rights Chief @volker_turk calls on the @UN Security Council & all those with influence to take action to safeguard hospitals and health services in Gaza, to protect civilians as a matter of absolute priority & to ensure accountability for all violations of international
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Nodjigoto Charbonell has dedicated his life to fighting for victims of torture and human rights abuses in Chad. Friends of the Rafto Foundation have launched a fundraising campaign to support Charbonell's important work. Do you want to give a donation? Follow the link:
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Thank you to all followers and supporteres for the collaboration this year. We look forward to continuning our efforts to promote human rights together in the year ahead. From all of us at the Rafto Foundation, we wish you peaceful holidays and a wonderful New Year. ❤️
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In 2017, @amnesty published a seminal report on #Syria’s notorious Saydnaya Prison which we described as a Human slaughterhouse with Mass hangings and extermination. If you want to understand why Syrians feel they can finally breathe, read this report. https://t.co/YVHfrynRfl
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A chilling new report by Amnesty International exposes the Syrian government’s calculated campaign of extrajudicial executions by mass hangings at Saydnaya Prison. Between 2011 and 2015, every week...
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The celebration of this year’s Rafto Laureate, Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, is now behind us. A heartfelt thank you to all the volunteers and supporters who continue to strengthen our mission. Your dedication makes a difference! #FreeLuisMa #PatriaYVida #MovimientoSanIsidro
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Hoy Luis Manuel Otero cumple 37 años. Este es su cuarto cumpleaños en prisión. El equipo de trabajo y de apoyo de Luis Manuel, exige su libertad inmediata así como la del resto de los presos políticos cubanos! @RaftoFoundation @princeclausfund
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🧵#Cuba | Today is the Cuban artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara’s 37th birthday. But he will celebrate from behind bars, unjustly deprived of his freedom for more than three years due to his courageous artistry and activism. (1/3)
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This is how people fight for freedom and human dignity!! You are beautiful Georgia!! 💪
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This evening, the streets of Bergen where full of people with solidarity with Palestine. Whe gathered with a fellow message. Stop the killings. Enough lifes lost. #dcipalestine
#defenseforchildrenpalestine
#defenseforchildreninternational
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Today marks the UN International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. Khaled Quzmar, General Director of Defense for Children International – Palestine (Rafto Prize laureate 2023) has this message. #defenseforchildrenpalestine
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Today we comememorate one of the darkest chapters in Norway`s history. Never stay silent. Never forget.
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Balansering av Grønn Vekst og Menneskerettigheter: Spørsmål om Tvangsarbeid. @RaftoFoundation #Statkraft @etiskhandel @nukinfo Arrangementet er gratis og åpent for alle. Onsdag 27 November kl 17:30 - 19:00. Litteraturhuset Oslo, Kverneland-rommet, 2 etasje.
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