Racism in Norway

Some Muslims in Pakistan have publicly insulted the cross on the Norwegian flag in their continued retaliation against the recent desecration of the Quran by far-right activists in Europe. Members of …

Norwegian car was rammed while he was trying to burn a copy of the Quran in Oslo. A Pakistani woman tried to stop him burning the holy book Quran, reported …

Ski (Norway) based Holmentoppen Bryggerhus apologized and withdrew beer label, displaying reimagined image of Lord Ganesh, after Hindu protest calling it “highly inappropriate”.  Kurt Haugen, owner of Holmentoppen Bryggerhus, in …

While refusing to use the formula “structural racism”, claiming that people don’t really understand its meaning and implications, Erna Solberg nevertheless acknowledged that it has been and remains a problem.Norwegian …

This is the story of Priyangika Samanthie who is originally a Sri Lankan but was adopted by a Norwegian couple and was taken to Oslo. She helps individuals get reunited …

A teacher’s throat was slit in France. Several more people were stabbed to death in the church. In both cases, the killers are “refugees”, young people from Chechnya and Tunisia. …

Saudi Arabia appointed its second female ambassador, Amal Yahya al-Moallimi, as ambassador to Norway, according to the Saudi media. The first woman to hold such a position is Princess Reema bint …

Recent anti-Islam protests in Sweden and Norway have sparked debate over the limits on freedom of expression. Last weekend saw a night of rioting in the Swedish city of Malmo …

Pakistan has strongly condemned the recent incidents of desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden’s Malmo and Oslo in Norway. The spokesperson of the Foreign Office (FO) said in a …

Turkish officials condemned the burning of the holy Quran in front of the Norwegian parliament, saying the act fans the flames of anti-Muslim hatred. In a statement, ruling Justice and …

The development comes as violent riots broke out in Sweden, following the burning of a Koran during a demonstration organized by an anti-Islam group in the city of Malmo. Law …

In recent weeks, it has been reported that the Norwegian authorities have taken permanent custody of three American children from their Christian parents. Natalya Shutakova, a US citizen, and her husband, Lithuanian …

A Malaysian couple in Norway are facing child abuse charges, after being accused of hitting and pressuring their children to perform their prayers and forcing them to fast during Ramadan. …

One of the first things you notice about Norway when you visit is how beautiful it is. But there is a very dark side of Norway that most of the …

On 4 July, ADF International filed an intervention in Bodnariu v. Norway at the European Court of Human Rights. In 2015, the five children of the Romanian Bodnariu family were taken away from their parents …

‘Norway’s third report to the UN Human Rights Council shows that the Government has done a great deal to strengthen human rights in Norway,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine …

Polish diplomat Sławomir Kowalski has to leave Norway. Norway decided that he is no longer welcome. Sławomir Kowalski has helped 150 Polish families living in Norway, that were subject to …

Poland has granted asylum to a Norwegian woman who fears officials in her home country would take her young child away, her lawyer has been cited as saying by Polish …

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has published its findings on the countries it examined during its latest session from 26 November to 14 December: Albania, …

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning held an informal meeting with representatives of non-governmental organizations with respect to the Republic of Korea and Norway, whose reports …

Women in Norway who were vilified after WWII for having had relationships with German soldiers received an official government apology on Wednesday from Prime Minister Erna Solberg. Germany invaded Norway …

The conviction for child porn of a prominent expert in Norway’s troubled child protection system has put the organisation under scrutiny once again. In April this year a child psychiatrist …

The World Health Organization (WHO) follows the Nordic countries in repealing sexual minorities with consenting practices from the International Classification of Diseases in the new revision ICD-11.  This is a …

The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon concluded its seventy-eighth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Argentina, Angola, Algeria, Montenegro, Russian …

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child will meet in Geneva from May 14 to June 1, 2018 to review children’s rights in the following countries: Argentina, Angola, …